Articles by
Paul Gipe
Preben Maegaard—the Father of the Folkecenter–Has Died
By
Paul Gipe
Preben Maegaard died 25 March 2021. He was 84. His death likely won't mean much to most North Americans. After all he wasn't a household name like reality TV stars Caitlyn Jenner or Kanye West.
It should.
More New Cultural Icons of Wind Turbines
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Paul Gipe
The job never ends of chronicling the cultural icons that feature windmills and wind turbines. This time it's cookie cutters--or biscuit cutters as the Brits like to say--and a big, expensive Lego kit.
Sierra Nevada East Side Open More DCFC Stations on US 395
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Paul Gipe
Caltrans announced that five new DC Fast Charge stations for electric vehicles have been installed in Inyo and eastern Kern Counties. Currently, charging is free with no time limit. Four of the charging stations are located at rest areas; Division Creek Safety Roadside Rest Area (SRRA), Coso Junction SRRA, eastbound and westbound Boron SRRAs. The fifth station is at 500 S. Main Street in Bishop at the Caltrans District office.
Wind—the Breath of Life or the Kiss of Death: Analysis of Wind Energy Fatalities
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Paul Gipe
Presentation to Winterwind 2021 21 April on a Comparison of Wind’s Fatalities to that of Other Industries. Wind energy’s hazards, like its appearance on the landscape, are readily apparent. Wind energy hides no latent killers, no black lung, for example. When wind kills, it does so directly and with gruesome effect.
Oh No Not Them Again: Bladeless Wind Turbines are Back
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Paul Gipe
As a subscriber to the Guardian newspaper I nearly choked on my coffee at 4.30 in the morning last week while I was scrolling through my news feed. I stumbled on Bladeless turbines could bring wind power to your home. “Oh Lordy,” I thought to myself. “My inbox is going to be full of this all day.” Sure enough, a few minutes later I get a ping and it was Bob Tregilus (he’s an early riser too) texting, “Did you see this.”
2021 Update on Non-Tesla DC Fast Charging Station Density in North America
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Paul Gipe
Oklahoma on Top--Maybe--My, my, how things change. I’ve been tracking non-Tesla DCFC station density for the past three years as a prod for the Golden State to get its act together.
Bergey 15 Installed in Tehachapi—New Era for Bergey
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Paul Gipe
Bruce Hatchett of Pacific Solar & Wind gave me a call a few weeks ago to tell me they were installing a Bergey 15 kW wind turbine in Tehachapi, wondering if I wanted to get some photos of it. “I don’t do that anymore,” I whined to Hatchett. “I have a full agenda playing with electric cars.”
Pandemic Peregrinations in an EV
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Paul Gipe
Since the advent of the first Covid-19 lockdown in California in mid-March 2020, Nancy and I have taken weekly day-trips to explore our region. Fully cognizant of the need to socially distance ourselves from others during the pandemic, we’ve walked, hiked, climbed and driven through remote areas within 100 miles of Bakersfield, California. In most cases we never met another person.
Proud to be a co-signer of the joint declaration of the global 100% renewable energy strategy group
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Paul Gipe
It was quite an honor to be asked to join a distinguished group boldly stating that “A World Based on 100% Renewables is Possible” now.
Caltrans’ DCFC Stations on the Sierra Nevada’s East Side Online Soon
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Paul Gipe
Caltrans’ District 9, which serves the east side of the Sierra Nevada mostly along the popular north-south tourist route of Highway 395, expects to have its DCFC stations in operation by early March 2021.
Caltrans’ New DCFC Stations: Charging the Way it should be
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Paul Gipe
This is the way fast charging a non-Tesla EV should be. Pull up, plug in, tap a few numbers on an easily readable screen and start charging. Easy peasy. No RFID card, no credit card, no app. Plug in and go.
Are EVs Bad?
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Paul Gipe
Zoom presentation for eMERGE Guelph, Ontario on the environmental benefits of EVs, what to look for in an EV, and how to charge them.
