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Paul Gipe

Community Power Report Calls for FITs in California

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Paul Gipe

Suggests Feed-in Tariff Design Best Practice

North German State to Double Wind Energy on Land

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Paul Gipe

Conservatives Increasing New Renewables from 50% to 100% of Electricity Highest Concentration of Wind in Germany--Most Locally Owned As Much Wind Generation as California

Presentation by Paul Gipe at the Husum Small Wind Summit 2010

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Paul Gipe

What Small Wind Needs to Make Its Mark

Status of Feed-in Tariffs in Europe 2010

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Paul Gipe

FITs Predominate in EU Renewable Energy Policy Most Wind & Biogas Developed with FITs All Solar Developed with FITs FITs Least Cost Wind Policy

Ontario FIT Price Determination Summary–How Did They Do It

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Paul Gipe

Several people have asked how the province of Ontario, Canada determined the price of each individual tariff in its Feed-in ... Read more

Taiwan Increases Offshore Wind Tariff 30 Percent

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Paul Gipe

Now Rivals Ontario's Offshore Tariff Geothermal Tariff Among Highest in World

Charts of Field Tests on Air Breeze BR0001068

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Paul Gipe

We have operated an Air Breeze BR0001068 since December 2007. The turbine has performed well without any problems and significantly quieter than previous versions in the Air series of micro wind turbines. The following summarizes power curve measurements on the Air Breeze.

Louisiana PUC Orders Limited Feed-in Tariff

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Paul Gipe

  The Louisiana Public Utility Commission (PUC) has ordered utilities in the state to implement an undifferentiated feed-in tariff for ... Read more

Wisconsin Voluntary Tariffs–Success or Failure?

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Paul Gipe

  On November 2, 2010, Wisconsin’s Public Utility Commission (PUC) issued a report on the state’s voluntary feed-in tariffs. The ... Read more

Spain Generated 3% of its Electricity from Solar in 2010

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Paul Gipe

Despite Fallout--Spanish Solar Systems Delivering Billions of Kilowatt-hours Wind Now Bigger than Hydro or Coal Produces More Wind & Solar than California

Vietnam Drafts FIT Proposal

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Paul Gipe

  Vietnam’s program is il-defined and limited, providing a tariff only for wind energy. Further, the tariff is supplemented by ... Read more

Uganda Launches Sophisticated Feed-in Tariff Program

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Paul Gipe

  Last week it was Turkey. No newcomer to the concept, Turkey revised their program, expanding it modestly, and added ... Read more