Articles by
Paul Gipe
The Feed-in Tariff Handbook–a Review
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Paul Gipe
Powering the Green Economy: The Feed-in Tariff Handbook is a book that has been out for some time and though ... Read more
Power Performance Test Report for the Windspire by Windward Engineering
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Paul Gipe
The Windspire is a vertical‐axis gyromill. The H‐rotor is 1.22 m (4 ft) in diameter by 6.1 m (20 ft) tall, capturing a swept area of 7.43 m2 (80 ft2). The data presented in this report was collected during a power performance test conducted by Windward Engineering from 21 October to 28 October 2011. The test was conducted at Windward Engineering’s Spanish Fork, UT test facility.
Scurvy and What it Can Tell Us About Opposition to Climate Change & Renewable Energy
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Paul Gipe
Just Because a Better Mousetrap is Known Doesn’t Mean it will be Used When There’s a Vested Financial Interest in the Status Quo . . .
When Euphemisms and Rebranding Obscure the Message
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Paul Gipe
Whether it is Climate Change or Feed-in Tariffs for Renewable Energy . . .
Sierra Magazine Discovers Community Power
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Paul Gipe
The magazine of the Sierra Club, the largest grassroots environmental group in the US, laudably featured community solar in a recent issue, but they missed the broader picture. . .
Market, cost, and technical analysis of vertical and horizontal axis wind turbines—A review
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Paul Gipe
“For all wind turbines, other than those used for more decorative purposes, the cost of energy is important.”
Why a Smart FIT is Not Very Smart Policy at All
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Paul Gipe
Parsing a Proposed Solution to a Hypothetical Problem with Feed-in Tariffs
Sandia’s Retrospective of VAWT Technology—A Review
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Paul Gipe
This review was a case of cleaning my desktop and before electronically filing away Sandia’s year-old report on its work ... Read more
Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Revival?
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Paul Gipe
Since Wind Energy Basics was first published in 1999, there has been an explosion of interest in new vertical-axis wind turbines. In that edition, the conclusion illustrating one photograph was stark--"Practically no one is working with vertical axis wind turbines today." The text went even further when describing the difficulties that "new" or "novel" designs face. . .
Australians report infrasound levels near wind farms and in other environments: a summary of findings
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Paul Gipe
The Environment Protection Authority issued a report 31 January 2013 on the Infrasound levels near windfarms and in other environments. ... Read more
FloWind: The World’s Most Successful VAWT (Vertical Axis Wind Turbine)
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Paul Gipe
Note: The following is an excerpt from my 2009 book Wind Energy Basics Revised: A Guide to Home- and Community-scale ... Read more
The Mind-Boggling Cost of a Theoretical French Nuclear Accident
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Paul Gipe
The report’s concluding remarks should send chills down the spines of politicians, industry, and policymakers on both sides of France’s political divide. Those in positions of authority, say the authors of the report, must carefully weigh the costs and benefits of nuclear power. The most severe accidents, they argue, “carry huge stakes for the nation and therefore . . . their lower probability may not balance their catastrophic potential.”. .
