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.
Les éoliennes multipales, progrès et tradition (French Multiblade Wind Pumps: Progress and Tradition)
By
Etienne Rogier
Extensive treatise on the development, manufacture, and use of multiblade, mechanical farm windmills in France during the 19th century.
Birds, Cuisinarts, Wind Turbines, and the Sierra Club
By
Paul Gipe
The Sierra Club has long advocated the expanded use of renewable sources of energy, including wind energy. The Club judges …
Energy for Life: The Pursuit of an Ethical Energy Policy
By
Paul Gipe
Presented to the Kegley Institute of Ethics, California State University Bakersfield, 17 October 2001 Let’s get this out of the …
Die Geschichte der Windenergienutzung 1890-1990 (The History of Wind Energy Utilization 1890-1990) by Matthias Heymann
By
Paul Gipe
American readers will find two sections particularly intriguing: development of wind energy in Germany during the Third Reich, and a critical comparison of the German, U.S., and Danish wind energy programs in the modern era.
European Wind Experience to 2001
By
Paul Gipe
IV. European Experience IV.A. Denmark and the Danes IV.A.1. Right Product at the Right Place IV.A.2.Dependable Home Market IV.A.3. …
Reaping the Wind: How Mechanical Wizards, Visionaries, and Profiteers Helped Shape Our Energy Future by Peter Asmus
By
Paul Gipe
Timing is everything. And Peter Asmus couldn’t have better timed the release of his book about the rise and fall …
