Articles by

Paul Gipe

Honeywell Windtronics Update on Recommendation for 12 mph Sites

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Paul Gipe

After posting my article Honeywell Windtronics WT6500 Report from the Field, the president of the company contacted me to note that their web site clearly says that they recommend using the turbine only at sites with a 12 mph average annual wind speed.

New Italian Tariffs Complex and Robust

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Paul Gipe

1,200 MW Cap on 2011 Installations Greater than US Solar PV Installed in 2010--Effectively No Cap on Rooftop Systems 2011 Cap only for 2nd Half--More than 2,000 MW May be Installed in 2011

Italy’s Quarto Conto Energia.xls

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Paul Gipe

Tables of Italy's new feed-in tariffs for solar PV

Honeywell Windtronics WT6500: Report from the Field

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Paul Gipe

Retired civil engineer Lynn Shafer wants to do the right thing and leave the world a better place for future generations. In 2010 he installed 5 kW of solar PV on his house near Sedalia, Missouri. There's not a lot of solar PV in Missouri, the "show me state" and when Shafer installed his system the local paper published a page one spread on the project.

California’s Solar Program Costs More Than German Feed-in Tariffs

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Paul Gipe

Germans Paying Nearly One-Fourth Less per Kilowatt-hour for Solar than Californians Should California Simply Adopt German Solar Tariffs?

Proposed Feed-in Tariffs in the Philippines

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Paul Gipe

 

Germany to Substantially Increase Geothermal Feed-in Tariffs

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Paul Gipe

Expects to Boost Distributed Generation May Raise Geothermal Tariffs €0.10 ($0.14) per Kilowatt-hour

Germany to Substantially Increase Geothermal Feed-in Tariffs

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Paul Gipe

Expects to Boost Distributed Generation May Raise Geothermal Tariffs €0.10 ($0.14) per Kilowatt-hour

Community Colleges Offering Wind Courses in North America

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Paul Gipe

Because of the rapidly growing demand for windsmiths (wind energy technicians) in North America, several community colleges have begun offering ... Read more
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Dardesheim: Germany’s Renewable Energy Town

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Paul Gipe

There are less than 1,000 souls in the town of Dardesheim. But the village and its 80,000 neighbors in the county of Halberstadt in the former East Germany have an expansive spirit. They want to become Germany's renewable energy city. They want to become 100% renewable using solar, wind, and biomass.

Geothermal Feed-in Tariffs Worldwide

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Paul Gipe

Countries worldwide are increasingly turning to feed-in tariffs as a mechanism to develop geothermal energy. In the wake of the ... Read more