Articles by

Paul Gipe

20231026 Volvo Xc40 0006

Chuck Moves to Volvo XC40 Recharge–Becomes EV Evangelist

By

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
Wiskey Run Oregon 1985 WTG 200kW cropped

WTG Energy Systems’ MP-200 (1975-1982)

By

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
Windstar by Wind Harvest CEC Report

Wind Harvest VAWT—a Jungian Vision (the Backstory)

By

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
EVgo "50 kW" DCFC kiosk in a parking garage in downtown Visalia, California. 2018.

EV Charging Apps 2023

By

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

Howden Wind Farms: Scottish Adventure in the New World

By

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
HowdenAtlamont02

The Howden Wind Turbine Theme Song—“Turn em On, Let em Run”

By

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
Energi Museet 20120914

Denmark’s Energy Museum Loses Funding—Will Close

By

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
Thilo Wirth Sky VAWT 20230924 1200x800

Agile Wind Power VAWT Still Not Removed

By

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
Koester Heide

Betz’s “Wind-Energy and its use by Windmills” 1926

By

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
Folkecenter Ydby Denmark 1998

Upcoming Small Wind Conference at the Folkecenter

By

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 Intro

Stop Burning Stuff–Program on EVs at Hart Park’s Nature Center

By

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 Cabin Air Filter Chevy Bolt Manual

Replacing the Chevy Bolt Cabin Filter

By

Paul Gipe

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