Books Reviews by Paul Gipe

I have an extensive library on wind energy and energy policy. A number of these books I’ve reviewed over the years. Not all are in English, my native language. Nonetheless, I’ve reviewed some books in German, French, and Danish because I think it’s important to hear what these authors have to say about wind development in their countries.

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Copyright Finally Issued for Wind Energy for the Rest of Us

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Paul Gipe

The copyright was finally issued for Wind Energy for the Rest of Us. A long time coming, the copyright was issued under Title 17 of the United States Code and became effective 5 December 2016.

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Energy Democracy, by Craig Morris & Arne Jungjohann: A Review

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Paul Gipe

Is one of the most powerful books on the renewable energy revolution in decades. It’s a chronicle of the remarkable transformation underway in the world’s fourth-largest industrial economy.

Wind Power: the True Story (Review of Paul Gipe’s Wind Energy for the Rest of Us)

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Ugo Bardi

They say that a good book should always tell a story. And this is true for this book by Paul Gipe. Titled “Wind Energy for the Rest of Us” is not just about the technology, but it tells the whole story of the development of the field, starting with the first windmills, all the way to the modern, high-power towers. And it is a book of excellent graphic and textual quality. Something that’s becoming rare in a time when publishers provide less and less editorial services. Highly suggested if you want to learn about wind energy.

Small Wind Conference Chooses Gipe for Keynote Speaker

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The Small Wind Conference has chosen Paul Gipe as its keynote speaker for its 2017 conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Calling Gipe “legendary” for his four decades writing about wind energy, the conference is the principal North American venue for the small wind industry.

Windtech International: Review of Wind Energy for the Rest of Us

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Floris Siteur

The book is a combination between a historical book, a textbook and a do-it-yourself book if you want to install your own wind turbine or want to invest in wind energy. It describes the different technologies available and the author explains what is important and what is not.

Figure 3-4 from Wind Energy for the Rest of Us. Askov’s conical wind catcher. In 1897, Poul la Cour added a keglevindfang or “conical wind catcher” (left) atop Askov’s new laboratory. (His earlier turbine is in the background.) The wind catcher used an unconventional six-blade rotor developed by a local millwright. The rotor represented the intuitive thinking of the day but proved unsatisfactory, leading la Cour to his famous wind tunnel experiments on wind turbine rotors. Eventually, the wind catcher rotor was replaced with a more conventional fourblade rotor designed by la Cour. (Poul la Cour Foundation)

Kudos for Gipe’s Wind Energy from the Poul la Cour Foundation

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Paul Gipe

The current newsletter of the Poul la Cour Foundation offers kudos for the new book by Paul Gipe, Wind Energy for the Rest of Us.

Detail of Figure 3-8. Allgaier. Three-blade downwind 11.3-meter (37-foot) rotor with fantail developed by Urich Hütter in the early 1950s. This detail is only available with ereaders capable of viewing all the pixels in an image in the digital version of Wind Energy for the Rest of Us..

The Book for Wind Geeks: Wind Energy for the Rest of Us Digital Edition

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Paul Gipe

The digital version of Wind Energy for the Rest of Us is now available for download. This is the version of the book for true wind geeks as it offers photographic detail not seen any other way.

Figure 15-50 on page 371 of Wind Energy for the Rest of Us illustrating the compatability of wind turbines with tourist destinations. Copenhagen's Little Mermaid in the foreground. Lynetten wind cooperative in the background.

Bare Breasts and Windmills—Oh, My!

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Paul Gipe

Fans of my work with wind energy have often joked that my books would have a larger audience if they had some sex in them–or at least a bare breast.

Germany’s Energy Transition A Comparative Perspective

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This book analyzes Germany’s path-breaking Energiewende, the country’s transition from an energy system based on fossil and nuclear fuels to a sustainable energy system based on renewables. The authors explain Germany’s commitment to a renewable energy transition on multiple levels of governance, from the local to the European, focusing on the sources of institutional change that made the transition possible.

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Gipe’s New Wind Book Making the Rounds

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Wind Energy for the Rest of Us, Paul Gipe’s new book on wind energy is finally hitting the streets. Complimentary copies of the 560-page tome are reaching the first group of colleagues and reviewers in Canada, the USA, and Europe.