Articles by
Paul Gipe
Solar PV DC Conversion Factor for AC kW
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Paul Gipe
Most contracts for solar PV, such as those under Ontario's Standard Offer Contract program and its new Feed-in Tariff program, are written in terms of AC kilowatts (kWAC).
Sarnia Solar PV Farm
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Paul Gipe
On a recent trip across Ontario to Indiana, I stopped by Sarnia to take some pictures of the large solar PV farm being installed outside town. When completed it will be one of the largest in North America.
New York Solar Energy Society Calls for Feed-in Tariffs
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Paul Gipe
The New York Solar Energy Society (NYSES) has sent out an action alert calling on its members to support ... Read more
Feed-in Tariffs for Small Wind Turbines Becoming a Reality
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Paul Gipe
Presentation by Paul Gipe for ASES Solar 2009
Selsam Super Twin Removal
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Paul Gipe
The turbine had failed sometime in the spring of 2009. We were living in Canada for most of the spring and early summer. When we returned it was the fire season and we didn't drive onto the site because of the high fire hazard.
Summary of Representative Inslee’s 2008 Feed-in Tariff Bill
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Paul Gipe
Project size cap 20 MW Tariffs based on cost of generation plus reasonable profit Tariffs differentiated by technology ... Read more
Presentation by Paul Gipe at the Washington Solar Summit
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Paul Gipe
Related Files gipe_washington_solar_summit_october_23_2009-pdf
Presentation by Paul Gipe at UCLA Greening North America
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Paul Gipe
Related Files gipe_ucla_greening_north_america-pdf
Quick Grab a Stake–Mag-Wind Rises from the Grave
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Paul Gipe
Mag-Wind is back. Grab your children. Bar the door. The dead walk. . . Worse Ed Begley and Jay Leno, those omnipresent endorsers of all things "green", have leapt to the aid of the undead. Their names and pictures are plastered across the web site of Enviro-Energies, the now parent of Mag-Wind.
Earthtronic’s Honeywell Windtronics WT 6500–A Review
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Paul Gipe
I've reviewed the series of preproduction wind turbine designs from Earthtronics twice before. See below.
