Articles by
Paul Gipe
Solar Cost Calculator Using Chabot-BSi-Rate Methods
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Paul Gipe
The following spreadsheet calculator is a work in progress. The workbook, or notebook in Corel terminology, contains three spreadsheets: BSi Calculator, Chabot PI Method, and Rate Calculation. The calculator determines the price or tariff per kWh necessary to arrive at the financial targets given.
Italy Launches New Solar PV Feed–In Tariffs Among the Highest in Europe
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Paul Gipe
According to a recent article in Sun & Wind Energy (2/2007), Italy has launched new feed-in tariffs for Solar PV. The new tariffs replace a complex and bureaucratic system of net metering and feed-in tariff incentives.
Italy Launches New Solar PV Feed–In Tariffs Among the Highest in Europe
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Paul Gipe
According to a recent article in Sun & Wind Energy (2/2007), Italy has launched new feed-in tariffs for Solar ... Read more
German Renewable Employment Reaches 214,000 in 2006
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Paul Gipe
Direct and indirect employment in the German renewable energy industry reached 214,000 in 2006 according to a recent study ... Read more
German Solar Rate of Return 2006
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Paul Gipe
The following chart from New Energy's 1/2007 issue (page 48) shows the profitability of solar PV installations in Germany in 2006.
L’éolien: Pour qui souffle le vent?
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Paul Gipe
Collectif sous la direction de Roméo Bouchard avec Jean-Louis Chaumel, Pierre Dubuc, Paul Gipe, Gaétan Ruest, et Gabriel Ste-Marie. ... Read more
Michigan Representative First to Endorse Renewable Energy Feed Laws in the United States
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Paul Gipe
Law Endorses Feed-in Tariff
California Energy Commission Weighs Feed-in Tariff
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Paul Gipe
The continuing failure of California’s much vaunted Renewable Portofolio Standard (RPS) to develop any significant amount of renewable energy ... Read more
Advanced Renewable Tariffs Pricing Worksheets
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Paul Gipe
The following worksheets were developed for the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association and the Toronto Renewable Energy Cooperative in 2007 for the report Renewables without Limits: Moving Toward Advanced Renewable Tariffs.
These tables have multiple tabs. For an explanation of each tab, see the OSEA report.
Note that the assumptions used in the worksheets and the worksheets themselves evolve.
Costs of Operation & Maintenance Summary
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Paul Gipe
Various estimates of the running costs of large wind turbines from 2004. . .
