Articles by
Paul Gipe
Esperance Wind-Diesel System Passes 20-Year Anniversary
By
Paul Gipe
Ten Mile Lagoon wind farm on the south coast of West Australia was commissioned 20-years ago. The pioneering wind-diesel system ... Read more
Low Wind Speed and Medium Wind Speed Turbines or New Large Diameter Turbines with Low Generator Ratings
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Paul Gipe
Long awaited, low specific capacity-high specific area turbines are the kind of technology needed to make wind energy an essential low-cost component of moving society toward 100% renewable energy.
Power Plant Decommissioning and Dismantling: PG&E’s Kern River Power Plant—28 Years and Waiting
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Paul Gipe
The question about what to do with wind turbines after they’ve reached the end of their useful lives is often ... Read more
Decommissioning and Dismantling Wind Turbines and Wind Plants
By
Paul Gipe
Because of a flood of misinformation about what it costs to dismantle wind turbines, I’ve chosen to post a section from my 1995 book on the topic. Note that this was written nearly two decades ago.
Vietnamese Wind Tariff
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Paul Gipe
Below is the Vietnamese feed-in tariff for wind energy that has been in effect since 2011. DECISION ON MECHANISMS FOR ... Read more
Specific Rated Capacity of Wind Turbines in the 1980s
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Paul Gipe
I am posting this data for its historical context and because the question of specific capacity has come to the ... Read more
Measures of Wind Turbine Productivity
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Paul Gipe
In my 1995 book, Wind Energy Comes of Age, I discuss various measures of wind turbine productivity, including the misleading ... Read more
Wind Turbine Rating
By
Paul Gipe
The capacity or size of wind turbines and what that means relative to how much electricity they will generate often ... Read more
Wind Farm Noise Complaints Downunder Related to Aesthetic Concerns
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Paul Gipe
In an interesting study by an Australian consulting company, the acousticians found that complaints about noise were directly related to the attitude of receptors toward the perceived aesthetic impact of the wind farms.
Wind Energy Setbacks & Noise Complaints in Alberta 2000-2013
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Paul Gipe
A recent study by the Pembina Institute found that there have been only six complaints about wind energy in the province during the 12-year period surveyed.
Britain Publishes Spreadsheet Used to Calculate Precedent-Setting Home Heat Tariffs
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Paul Gipe
The mid-July press release from Britain’s Department of Energy & Climate Change announcing the launch of long awaited feed-in tariffs for residential heating system was fairly straightforward. The press release explained what the tariffs were for, how much would be paid, and for how long. . . Yet for North Americans, the understated press release was significant on several grounds.
Hometown Wind Farm A Wildcat
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Paul Gipe
Wind energy is growing in Indiana. Now there are some wind turbines in Upland on the Taylor University campus and there are two commercial-scale turbines Union City as well. Wind farms have also begun to sprout out of Indiana’s corn fields.
