Articles by

Paul Gipe

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Mister Consol’s Coal Train has hauled it away

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Paul Gipe

Bill Hopwood, a longtime friend and colleague, brought to my attention the sad tale of his former home of 27 ... Read more
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Solar REC Costs Striking—Would FITs have been Cheaper?

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Paul Gipe

An email from Lawrence Berkeley Labs came in today promoting an upcoming webinar on the status of RPS programs around ... Read more
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Small Ducted Turbines on the March in New York

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Paul Gipe

On 14 June the Adirondack Explorer reported that two small ducted wind turbines have been installed in the Adirondack Mountains ... Read more
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Global Hug a Wind Turbine Day

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Paul Gipe

15 June is Global Wind Day, a time to wrap your arms around your favorite wind turbine–well, at least part ... Read more
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Toyota Must be in Trouble: Now Peddling Quack Engine Sounds

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Paul Gipe

I’ve been wondering about the competence of Toyota’s management for some time. Their hesitancy if not downright opposition toward EVs ... Read more

Feed In Tariff Primer 250 words

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Paul Gipe

Feed-In Tariff Primer December 5, 2008 Feed-In Tariffs in Less than 250 Words (Also known as Advanced Renewable Tariffs, Renewable ... Read more

What are Feed-in Tariffs?

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Paul Gipe

October 6, 2010 Feed-in tariffs are PURPA[1] on steroids. A feed-in tariff Feed-in tariffs are used extensively in Europe, with ... Read more

Advanced Renewable Tariffs for North America

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Paul Gipe

October 6, 2010 Electricity Feed-in Tariffs (FITs), Advanced Renewable Tariffs (ARTs)—or, more simply, Renewable Tariffs—are the world’s single most successful ... Read more

Advanced Renewable Tariffs What Are They?

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Paul Gipe

December 5, 2008 Advanced Renewable Tariffs (ARTs) are a system of Feed-in Tariffs (FITs) differentiated by technology, size, application, and ... Read more
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Power Performance Test Report for the SWIFT Wind Turbine

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Paul Gipe

NREL’s field test report on Renewable Devices Swift in 2011 can be found here: Power Performance Test Report for the ... Read more
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Agile Wind Power’s Giant VAWT Coming Down

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Paul Gipe

Agile Wind Power is removing its giant VAWT from the Grevenbroich test site. The dismantlement follows the second failure of ... Read more
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We Made it! 37th Windmill-Wildflower Hike Completed

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Paul Gipe

All eight of us completed the 37th annual Windmill-Wildflower Hike Saturday 20 May. It was forecast to be hot, and ... Read more