Coffee Table Books
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.
Comments by Noted Geographer Martin Pasqualetti on Wind in Sicht: Landscape in Transition
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Ulrich Mertens has done us all a very big favor. With graphic clarity and a professional photographer’s keep eye for composition, Wind in Sicht – Landscape in Transition illustrates the newest man-made landscapes we have created in our quest to supply ourselves with the energy we crave.
Wind in Sicht: Landscape in Transition by Ulrich Mertens, A Review
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Paul Gipe
There are some books that simply bring a smile to your face–even to someone as jaded as I. This is one of them. There is a joy in discovering what the future may hold that comes across in Ulrich Mertens’ Wind in Sicht: Landscape in Transition.
Catching the Wind of the World (the Aerodyn Story)—a Review
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Paul Gipe
Den Wind der Welt einfangen is part of series of retrospectives being issued by pioneers in the field of wind energy as they near retirement. Written by freelance journalist Dierk Jensen, Catching the Wind of the World (the English title) traces the growth of a German company that designs wind turbines: Aerodyn.
Windgesichter (The Face of Wind Energy) a Review by Paul Gipe
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Paul Gipe
Windgesichter: Aufbruch der Windenergie in Deutschland (The face of wind: Dawn of wind energy in Germany) by Jan Oelker is …
L’Energie du Vent A Review
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Paul Gipe
L’énergie du vent : Les éoliennes au service des hommes et de leur planète Is a beautiful coffee-table book with …
The Nature of Wind Power A Review by Paul Gipe
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Paul Gipe
The Nature of Wind Power is another celebratory book on Danish wind power leading up to the climate change conference …
Wind Turbines & the Landscape: Architecture & Aesthetics by Frode Birk Nielsen
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Paul Gipe
This is the first of two reports on wind turbines and aesthetic design. The second is The Landscape Impact and …
