Articles by

Paul Gipe

IEA: Feed-in Tariffs More Effective and Cheaper than Quotas for Renewable Energy

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Paul Gipe

  The International Energy Agency (IEA) has never been known as a hot bed of progressive thought–it has long been ... Read more
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Homebrew Wind Power–A Review

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Paul Gipe

Finally, a detailed-some would argue exhaustive-treatment of how to build your own backyard wind turbine. The authors, do-it-yourselfers who actually know what they're doing, are the powers behind www.otherpower.com.

Spain Updates Solar PV Tariffs for 2009

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Paul Gipe

  In a major blow to critics who suggested that the Spanish solar PV market would collapse in 2009, the ... Read more

Ukraine Parliament Passes Alternative Sources of Energy Act

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Paul Gipe

  The Ukrainian Wind Energy Association (UWEA) reports that on September 25th, 2008, the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) passed the ... Read more

RENEW Wisconsin Argues for Generic Feed-in Tariff Case

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Paul Gipe

  RENEW Wisconsin testified September 25, 2008 in Wisconsin Public Service Company’s rate case before the Public Service Commission (PSC) ... Read more

Michigan PSC Weighs Pilot Feed-in Tariff

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Paul Gipe

  Michigan’s Public Service Commission (PSC) is weighing a pilot feed-in tariff proposed by Wisconsin Electric Power Company in an ... Read more

Feed-in Tariff Presentation to Michigan House Commerce Committee

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Paul Gipe

  Representative Kathleen Law and Paul Gipe made a presentation to the Commerce Committee of the Michigan House of Representatives ... Read more

Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy Launches

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Paul Gipe

  Renewable energy advocates supporting the development of Renewable Energy Payments (feed-in tariffs) for Florida have launched the Florida Alliance ... Read more

Florida Solar Coalition Calls for Feed-in Tariffs Over RECs at PSC

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Paul Gipe

  In comments filed September 5, 2008 with the Florida Public Service Commission, the Florida Solar Coalition called for a ... Read more

How Not to Site Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (Mariah Windspire) #2

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Paul Gipe

This is a classic example of how not to install wind turbines to best advantage. The best that can be said about this installation is that at least they were not mounted on top of the building.