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.
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.
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.
Energy Democracy: Germany’s Energiewende to Renewables
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Craig Morris and Arne Jungjohann
Energy Democracy traces the origins of the Energiewende movement in Germany from protests against the industrialization of rural communities in the 1970s to the Power Rebels of Schönau and German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s shutdown of eight nuclear power plants following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident.
We Have Books–Wind Energy for the Rest of Us Now Available
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Paul Gipe
More correctly, the Chelsea Green warehouse has books. They arrived 9 November all 2,150 copies.
We Have a Ship Date–Wind Energy for the Rest of Us
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Paul Gipe
Ok, we did have a previous ship date. Printed copies of Wind Energy for the Rest of Us were to arrive in the warehouse at the end of October. Obviously, that didn’t happen–and for good reason. I called a halt
Wind Opus A Step Closer to Completion: Contract for Printing
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Paul Gipe
Who knew that printing a book would be so complicated? Yes, writing, designing, and editing a book are difficult. That’s expected. But picking out paper weights?
Library of Congress Number Assigned to Wind Energy for the Rest of Us
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Paul Gipe
The Library of Congress has assigned the Control Number 2016912305 for the title. The process isn’t complete until a printed copy of the book is received by the Library of Congress. We don’t expect books to be shipped until October.
Proofread Book Returned to Designer for Final Changes
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Paul Gipe
The proofreader dropped the marked up manuscript in my lap the Friday evening of Memorial Day weekend—all 550 pages of Wind Energy for the Rest of Us.
Wind Energy for the Rest of Us First Page Proofs
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Paul Gipe
The good news is that with a smaller font size and tighter leading (the space between lines) than in my previous books, Holm has been able to substantially reduce the number of printed pages from that expected.
