Articles by
Paul Gipe
Fleet-Wide Typical Wind Energy Yields in California and the USA
By
Paul Gipe
What summary data tells us is that California wind farms generated 13.7 TWh from 6,200 MW of installed capacity in 2014. This results in a fleet-wide yield of 2,200 kWh/kW/yr. This is an important statistic for wind geeks.
Fluttering Flags, Can-can, & the Big Men of Wind Energy
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Paul Gipe
No. That title isn’t click bate. Long ago, in a land far away, I had to give a speech on the future of wind energy. That’s not noteworthy; I do it all the time. What was noteworthy, though, was that I had to compete with can-can dancers. If this was fiction, no one would believe it.
Windtamer Ducted Wind Turbine Finally and Officially Kaput
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Paul Gipe
It went by various incarnations, but it was founded as Windtamer by one Gerald Brock and it finally and officially is gone.
Don’t Forget Geothermal: San Luis Obispo County Geothermal Resources
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Paul Gipe
This tells us two things. First, that California has been resting on its laurels since the early 1980s, regarding geothermal. Not much has been done since. Second, it tells us because of California’s complex and active geology there are more geothermal resources out there than most realize.
Diablo Canyon’s Post Nuclear Future is Blowing in the Wind
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Paul Gipe
The following is post-nuclear vision for Diablo Canyon.
Proofread Book Returned to Designer for Final Changes
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Paul Gipe
The proofreader dropped the marked up manuscript in my lap the Friday evening of Memorial Day weekend—all 550 pages of Wind Energy for the Rest of Us.
No–Germany Is Not Launching Zero Emission Vehicles Anytime Soon
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Paul Gipe
It’s amusing to watch the blogosphere go wild with certain memes. (We used to call them themes.) The latest is that Germany is going to mandate all cars must be zero emission vehicles by 2030.
What Does Britain’s Solar Record Tell Us?
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Paul Gipe
Damian Carrington reported in The Guardian this week (UK solar eclipses coal power over month for first time) that solar photovoltaic (solar PV) plants in Great Britain generated more electricity than coal in May.
Bird Society Leads by Example: Operates Large Wind Turbine at Headquarters
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Paul Gipe
In early 2016 the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) installed a large wind turbine at their headquarters in central England. The 100-meter (330-foot) tall turbine was installed at the Society’s headquarters in Sandy midway between Milton Keynes and Cambridge.
Quiet Revolution VAWT Total Flop Says German Paper
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Paul Gipe
That this turbine was doomed to fail—and would give small wind another—and unneeded—black eye was obvious from the beginning—for anyone who had the desire to know.
Test Summary Report on Solid Wind 25 kW Turbine
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Paul Gipe
Sven Ruin brought to my attention the test summary report on Solid Wind's 14-meter diameter, 25 kW wind turbine. The report was issued in mid-2015.
DC Fast Charging Station Installed on I-5 in San Joaquin Valley [Updated]
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Paul Gipe
This is the first of—we hope—a series of DC Fast Charging stations to be installed this month under US Green Vehicle Council’s contract with the California Energy Commission.
