Articles by

Paul Gipe

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IEC Wind Turbine Classes

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Paul Gipe

For a review of Wind Energy Handbook by Tony Burton and for ordering information see Wind Energy Handbook.  
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Windmill-Wildflower Hike: an Annual Spring Tradition

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Paul Gipe

Event Draws Attention to Pacific Crest Trail in the Tehachapi Pass Event Held 21 Years in 2006!

Small Wind Turbine Size to Meet Household Consumption

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Paul Gipe

You can't get something for nothing. North Americans who think a micro or mini wind turbine will meet all their household consumption are in for a rude surprise. A wind turbine with a rotor 1-2 meters in diameter (3-7 ft) will not provide a significant portion of their domestic electricity consumption unless they are extremely conservation minded.
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Urban Turbines: What Are They and What Makes Sense

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Paul Gipe

Urban wind turbines. The image is immediately appealing. Most people live in cities. Most people want to use wind and solar energy. Thus, there must be ways for those living in cities--urbanites--to use wind energy.

Royalty Revenue Calculator for Wind Energy.xls

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Paul Gipe

Spreadsheet for calculating royalty revenues from wind leases. . .

Wind Energy Royalty Revenue Calculator (qpw)

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Paul Gipe

Spreadsheet for calculating royalty revenues from wind leases. . .

Staggering Solar PV Growth in Germany in 2005

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Paul Gipe

  In a powerful display of how electricity feed laws can drive rapid development of solar energy, Germany installed $4 ... Read more

Renewable Energy Tariffs or Standard Offer Contracts: An Historical Time Line

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Paul Gipe

  1983: Standard Offer Contracts introduced in California. Standard Offer No. 4 contracts, which fixed purchase power rates or Feed-In ... Read more
Solar office. solar powered office building in schonau, southern germany.

Strom Rebels of Schönau: The Village That Built Their Own Solar Utility

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Paul Gipe

Alt captured that rebellious spirit in his inspiring tale of the small town of Schönau and how residents built a solar utility in the deep recesses of Germany's Schwartzwald--the Black Forest of legend. The story has all the elements of its own legend in the making. Small town Davids against electric utility Goliaths. Simple townsfolk with a bright, you could say "sunny", outlook on the future. And a decades-long struggle to bring their dream to reality. There's a movie script waiting to be written, or at least a documentary

The Power of Language: ARTs are not SOCs

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Paul Gipe

In retrospect, the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association erred in adopting the language of its client, the Ministry of Energy, in ... Read more

Degression of Renewable Tariffs

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Paul Gipe

  Germany’s Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) reduces the tariffs for new projects each year. This “degression” rate varies with ... Read more

Tiered Tariffs, Complexity, and Demands on Staff

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Paul Gipe

  Some critics have charged that determining wind tariffs after a five-year test period is too complex and too demanding ... Read more