Articles by
Paul Gipe
Italian Groups: 8,000 MW PV in Five Years
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Paul Gipe
Three Italian trade associations have called on the government to update its system of solar PV feed-in tariffs to ... Read more
Committee Chairs Propose Wisconsin Feed-in Tariff Legislation
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Paul Gipe
In a potentially groundbreaking development in the Midwest, the committee chairs of both the House and Senate of Wisconsin’s ... Read more
Algerian Feed-in Tariff Decree 2004
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Paul Gipe
The Algerian government instituted a feed-in tariff in the spring of 2004. The policy appears modeled after that used in ... Read more
NW Energy Coalition Passes Resolution in Support of FITs
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Paul Gipe
The Northwest Energy Coalition passed a resolution in support of feed-in tariffs at its annual conference on November 14, ... Read more
SEMIconductor Manufacturers: FITs Best for Solar PV
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Paul Gipe
The world's semiconductor manufacturers have now deliberately waded into the feed-in tariff policy arena.
Serbia Issues Decree on Feed-in Tariffs
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Paul Gipe
According to English-language reports on the web, Serbia’s government has issued a decree instituting a system of feed-in tariffs ... Read more
Small Wind Turbines Monitored at Wulf Test Field
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Paul Gipe
Below is a tabular list of the micro and mini wind turbines tested at the Wulf Test Field and the type of tests performed.
Wulf Test Field Equipment Description
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Paul Gipe
During the winter of 1998 through the spring of 1999, I installed equipment to measure the power curve of first mini and then eventually micro wind turbines. The description of this effort and the reason for the hardware choices made is found in my year 2000 article Testing the Power Curves of Small Wind Turbines.
Windtamer Hype Needs Trimmed: Betz Beaten Yet Again Raises Questions
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Paul Gipe
Poor Albert Betz, the German physicist must be turning over in his grave. He's been beaten yet again.
Deutsche Bank: What Investors Want is Transparency, Longevity and Certainty-FITs
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Paul Gipe
In a 36-page report issued in October, Deutsche Bank Climate Advisors identified feed-in tariffs as key tool to develop renewable ... Read more
Vermont Demand for FIT Contracts Exceed Supply
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Paul Gipe
Vermont’s feed-in tariff program, dubbed VermontSpeed after an existing program, specified a program cap of 50 MW. Vermont’s Public ... Read more
Summary Statistics of Emissions Avoided, Fossil Fuels Offset, Imports Avoided, and Overall Cost Savings in Germany during 2008 from Feed-in Tariffs
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Paul Gipe
The following are just some of the data found in a report by the German government on the development ... Read more
