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.
Homebrew Wind Power–A Review
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Paul Gipe
Finally, a detailed-some would argue exhaustive-treatment of how to build your own backyard wind turbine. The authors, do-it-yourselfers who actually know what they’re doing, are the powers behind www.otherpower.com.
Feed-in Tariffs by Miguel Mendonça–a Review
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Paul Gipe
Miguel Mendonça’s Feed-in Tariffs takes his place alongside Craig Morris’ Energy Switch in explaining the success of Feed-In Tariffs to …
Le Grand Livre de l’Éolien
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Paul Gipe
Le Grand Livre de l’Éolien est le livre de référence pour tous les acteurs du secteur et pour tous ceux …
The Citizen Powered Energy Handbook: Community Solutions to a Global Crisis
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Paul Gipe
Greg Pahl’s idea of shifting the debate from Not In My Back Yard to Please, In My Back Yard with …
Vingesus–Whisper of Wings
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Paul Gipe and Nancy Nies
Ok, we liked this book because it has lots of pictures: pictures of wind turbines, pictures of people, pictures of …
Choosing Windpower by Hugh Piggott
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Paul Gipe
Hugh Piggott is one of the English-speaking world’s true experts on small wind turbines, especially for off-the-grid applications.
Éoliennes: Quand le vent nous eclaire (Wind Turbines: When the wind lights our way) by Philippe Ollivier
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Paul Gipe
Ollivier is a journalist living in southern France’s Languedoc-Roussillion region, the country’s premier wind resource area. As a journalist, Ollivier …
Switching to Renewable Power by Volkmar Lauber–A Review
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Paul Gipe
Volkmar Lauber is one of the world’s pre-eminent academics specializing in renewable energy policy. Lauber, a professor political science at …
Wind Energy: Technology and Planning CD-ROM
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Paul Gipe
The World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) issued a bilingual CD-ROM on wind energy at its New Delhi conference in 2006.
Krieg um Öl oder Frieden durch die Sonne (War over Oil or Peace through the Sun)
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Paul Gipe
Yes, Franz Alt’s powerful little book is in German. And yes there’s perhaps only 100 million native German speakers in …
