Articles by
Paul Gipe

Wind Farm, Wind Plant, Wind Power Plant—Not Wind Parks
By
Paul Gipe
In American and British English "park" connotes recreational enclaves or sylvan settings publicly protected from development. Arrays or clusters of multiple wind turbines are more correctly described as wind power plants. During the 1970s utilities in North America envisioned building "energy parks" of multiple nuclear reactors. Propagandists for the utilities deliberately chose the term "parks" to mislead public debate. Continued use of the term "wind park" by the wind industry may be construed as a similar attempt to deceive the public.

Wulf Test Field Site Description
By
Paul Gipe
Since 1997 Paul Gipe and Nancy Nies have used the site to gain experience installing and operating small wind turbines, to measure small turbine performance and noise emissions, and to experiment with various erosion control products and practices.
Wind Turbine Market Overview (Windkraftanlagen 1996 Marktübersicht)
By
Paul Gipe
Gesselschaft für Windenergie to become the Bundesverband Wind Energie (German Wind Turbine Owners Association) since this article was written. In ... Read more
Windkraftanlagen Enters Third Printing
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Paul Gipe
The third printing of the 1993 book “Windkraftanlagen” (Wind Turbines) was issued by B.G. Teugner of Stuttgart in the spring ... Read more

Remarks by Paul Gipe at the Dedication of EDON’s Wind Plant at Eemshaven, the Netherlands
By
Paul Gipe
May 29, 1996 I’d like to express my thanks to Mr. Witvliet and Mr. Jans for the invitation to join ... Read more
Remarks by Paul Gipe at the Dedication of EDON’s Wind Plant at Eemshaven, the Netherlands
By
Paul Gipe
With the completion of this wind plant, events have come full circle. The flow of visitors seeking information about wind energy has reversed. The intellectual, technical, and may I say "moral" momentum has shifted from the United States to Europe.
Kenetech Windpower (U.S. Windpower) citations in Wind Energy Comes of Age
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Paul Gipe
Kenetech Windpower (U.S. Windpower), one of the world’s largest wind companies, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May 1996. Below ... Read more

Wind Energy in America: A History by Robert Righter
By
Paul Gipe
"The free benefit of the wind ought not be denied to any man."

Erosion Gullies in the Tehachapi Pass: An Example of Improper Wind Development
By
Paul Gipe
Note: This critique was originally written in 1996. Little has changed since then except on the former FloWind site ... Read more

A L’Etape de La Maturité: L’Énergie Éolienne
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Paul Gipe
L'énergie éolienne, aujourd'hui viable sur le plan commercial, peut combler une partie importante des besoins énergétiques. L'image qu'on se fait aujourd'hui de l'énergie éolienne n'a plus rien à voir avec la vision romantique du meunier aux cheveux blanchis par la farine ferlant les voiles de son moulin à vent. Cette source énergétique est devenue une réalité commerciale incontournable. Qu'il s'agisse de combler les besoins d'un nomade mongol, de paysannes puisant leur eau dans un puits au Maroc, d'un fermier du Minnesota, d'une coopérative au Danemark ou d'un travailleur de l'une des nombreuses éoliennes de Californie, l'électricité produite par la force des vents montre qu'un approvisionnement énergétique durable n'est plus un réve.
Presentation by Paul Gipe to the Government of Quebec on L’Energie Eolien dans le Monde
By
Paul Gipe
Ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada
