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Paul Gipe

Michigan Institute Calls for Feed-in Tariffs at Municipal Utility

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Paul Gipe

  The Michigan Land Institute has proposed that Traverse City Light & Power implement a system of feed-in tariffs to ... Read more

Brief Summary of World Solar PV Market Stats 2009

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Paul Gipe

March 30, 2010 Total Market World PV 6,000 MW/yr 20,000 MW Total Worldwide Growth: 20-40%/yr ~90% of World PV from ... Read more
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Mariah: Another Performance Report on Windspire VAWT

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Paul Gipe

The French test site, SEPEN (Site Expérimental pour le Petit Eolien de Narbonne), published a performance report 28 September 2009 ... Read more

Small Wind Turbine Classification and Performance in Germany

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Paul Gipe

The following data is summarized from a presentation by Paul Kühn, Fraunhofer-Institut für Windenergie und Energiesystemtechnik (IWES), at Husum, Germany, March 20, 2010 based on observations of performance of 253 small wind turbines from 1989 to 2003. . .

Presentation by Paul Gipe on Farm Power: Renewable Tariffs for a Rural Revolution, FARE

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Paul Gipe

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Nova Scotia’s Wheeler Report Recommends FITs

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Paul Gipe

  Nova Scotia may be finally able to aggressively develop renewable energy with the publication of a new, officially-sanctioned, report. ... Read more

Nova Scotia Sustainable Electricity Alliance Forms

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Paul Gipe

  Nova Scotia’s interest in developing a program of feed-in tariffs has led to the creation of the Nova Scotia ... Read more

Suntech’s Dr. Shi Applauds Australian Feed-in Tariff

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Paul Gipe

Chinese Manufacturer Plays Role in NSW Feed-in Tariff

Growing Backlash to Monbiot Attack on Solar PV

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Paul Gipe

There is a growing backlash against Cambridge professor and Guardian columnist George Monbiot’s unprecedented attack on solar PV. Monbiot’s attack ... Read more

2010 Windmill-Wildflower Hike Planned for Tehachapi

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Paul Gipe

  Sierra Club Kern-Kaweah Chapter P.O. Box 3357 Bakersfield, CA 93385 http://kernkaweah.sierraclub.org/   For more information contact: Tony Swan, 661 ... Read more

Ontario Reaches 46 MW of Solar PV in 2009

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Paul Gipe

The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) reports that 40 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) contracts were in commercial operation by the end of 2009. This represents about 46 MW of installed DC capacity in the industry's standard notation.
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Researchers correct the false allegations on Danish wind energy

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Paul Gipe

In a normal wind year, Danish wind turbines generate the equivalent of approx. 20 percent of the Danish electricity demand. Only approx. 1 percent of the wind power production is exported while the rest is used to meet domestic Danish electricity demands and the cost of wind power is paid solely by the electricity consumers. The net influence on consumer prices was as low as 1-3 percent on average in the period 2004-2008. In 2008, the net influence even decreased the average consumer price, although only slightly.