Articles by
Paul Gipe

Chuck Moves to Volvo XC40 Recharge–Becomes EV Evangelist
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Paul Gipe
Chuck (Charles) Longabach took an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to buy a new car. He’d always wanted a new Volvo. He’d owned ... Read more

WTG Energy Systems’ MP-200 (1975-1982)
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Paul Gipe
Who remembers WTG Energy Systems and its developer Alan Spaulding? I’d certainly forgotten about him and his wind turbine until ... Read more

Wind Harvest VAWT—a Jungian Vision (the Backstory)
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Paul Gipe
While strolling through the Bakersfield Museum of Art this summer—yes, don’t laugh, we have an art museum here—I came across ... Read more

EV Charging Apps 2023
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Paul Gipe
The world of DC Fast Charging is changing rapidly. There are a dozen or more networks that provided DC Fast ... Read more

Howden Wind Farms: Scottish Adventure in the New World
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Paul Gipe
The Great California Wind Rush (1980-1985) was on and like gold had done before it, the lure of riches drew ... Read more

The Howden Wind Turbine Theme Song—“Turn em On, Let em Run”
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Paul Gipe
The Great California Wind Rush was the Wild West of wind energy. So it’s fitting that one of the songs ... Read more

Denmark’s Energy Museum Loses Funding—Will Close
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Paul Gipe
Denmark’s Energimuseet (the Energy Museum), a “must see” for anyone working in the energy field, especially those of us in ... Read more

Agile Wind Power VAWT Still Not Removed
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Paul Gipe
Thilo Wirth visited the Grevenbroich test site west of Cologne 24 September 2023. He found that Agile Wind Power’s test ... Read more

Betz’s “Wind-Energy and its use by Windmills” 1926
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Paul Gipe
Down the rabbit hole again. I got a request for a paper by German physicist Albert Betz that I didn’t ... Read more

Upcoming Small Wind Conference at the Folkecenter
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Paul Gipe
Later this week is the Folkecenter’s 8th Small Wind Conference, following quickly on the heels of the great Husum Wind ... Read more

Stop Burning Stuff–Program on EVs at Hart Park’s Nature Center
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Paul Gipe
Today, Sunday, 10 September I am giving a program on EVs and why we need to stop burning stuff at ... Read more

Replacing the Chevy Bolt Cabin Filter
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Paul Gipe
Replacing the cabin air filter in a Chevy Bolt should be a part of “regular maintenance.” One source said the ... Read more
