News & Articles on Wind Energy

This is an archive of articles and news on both large and small wind turbines, wind energy & the environment, and links to topics on the history of wind energy.

I’ve been working with wind energy since 1976 and my professional experience in the subject runs the gamut from wind resource assessment to installing and testing small wind turbines. I continue to follow the industry and analyze its growth and increasing contribution to renewable electricity generation worldwide.

Sierra Club Wind Siting Advisory Document

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Paul Gipe

  Note: The Sierra Club is a grass roots or member-driven environmental organization in the United States founded by the …

BLM Wind Energy Programmatic EIS Scoping Questions

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Paul Gipe

  BLM Wind Energy Programmatic EIS Scoping Argonne National Laboratory EAD/900 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439   RE: …

More Wind than First Thought?

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Paul Gipe

USA report stirs minor tempest

Wind Energy “Best Practice” Guides–Wresting Standards from Conflict

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Paul Gipe

  The following article appeared in an edited form in the Spring 2003 issue of WindStats Newsletter (Vol. 16 No. …

Why I Oppose the Production Tax Credit

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Paul Gipe

  Background Since the first National Energy Act, tax credits have been the mechanism used in the United States to …