Articles by
Paul Gipe
Solar Without Limits: Breaking Free from Net Metering
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Paul Gipe
For more than a decade, senior environmental leaders in North America have been waiting for Germany's renewable energy market to collapse, an expectation tinged with schadenfreude.
All Renewables and Renewables for All: Renewable Tariffs for North America
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Paul Gipe
While Americans are all atwitter as the US Congress makes another run at a nationwide Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), ... Read more
Presentation by Paul Gipe at the Michigan Agri-Energy Luncheon
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Paul Gipe
Community Wind--The Third Way--Wind Energy As If People Matter
Solar Energy Cash Flow Tables by Paul Gipe
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Paul Gipe
The following tables calculate the revenue, expenses, and cash flow for a projected investment in a solar PV project. The tables also calculate various investment parameters.
Presentation on Feed-in Tariffs and Ontario’s SOC Program
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Paul Gipe
Related Files ases_feed-in_tariff_ontario_sop_paul_gipe_01-pdf
Mag-Wind Pyramidal Power
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Paul Gipe
The pyramids have always been thought to contain some magical power. Maybe they do. Maybe Mag-Wind has found a way to tap into this magical power, because they certainly are not going to get much electrical power from this contraption.
Preparing for Prime Time: What Small Wind Needs to Make Its Mark
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Paul Gipe
Presentation to CanWEA's 2007 Conference
Annual Reoccurring Expenses
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Paul Gipe
Below is a sampling of annual reoccurring expenses for three different solar investments in Germany. Note that these projections include ... Read more
Germany Upholds Groundbreaking Renewable Energy Law
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Paul Gipe
Substantially Increases Tariffs for Some Technologies and Further Increases Renewable Targets
Solar Cost Calculator Using Chabot-BSi-Rate Methods
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Paul Gipe
The following spreadsheet calculator is a work in progress. The workbook, or notebook in Corel terminology, contains three spreadsheets: BSi Calculator, Chabot PI Method, and Rate Calculation. The calculator determines the price or tariff per kWh necessary to arrive at the financial targets given.
Italy Launches New Solar PV Feed–In Tariffs Among the Highest in Europe
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Paul Gipe
According to a recent article in Sun & Wind Energy (2/2007), Italy has launched new feed-in tariffs for Solar ... Read more
