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.
For newcomers to wind energy I’ve added pages from my previous books explaining terms used in the industry.
- 200 Term Multilingual Lexicon: The lexicon translates English terms into five different languages: Dansk, Deutsch, Español, Français, and Italiano.
- Glossary of Wind Energy Terminology: The glossary was written by Paul Gipe and Bill Canter in the late-1990s. I’ve added the glossary to my web site for both its historical content—many of the terms were in use during the 1980s and 1990s—and as a reference for the thousands of newcomers to the wind industry since it was first published.
A L’Etape de La Maturité: L’Énergie Éolienne
By
Paul Gipe
L’énergie éolienne, aujourd’hui viable sur le plan commercial, peut combler une partie importante des besoins énergétiques. L’image qu’on se fait aujourd’hui de l’énergie éolienne n’a plus rien à voir avec la vision romantique du meunier aux cheveux blanchis par la farine ferlant les voiles de son moulin à vent. Cette source énergétique est devenue une réalité commerciale incontournable. Qu’il s’agisse de combler les besoins d’un nomade mongol, de paysannes puisant leur eau dans un puits au Maroc, d’un fermier du Minnesota, d’une coopérative au Danemark ou d’un travailleur de l’une des nombreuses éoliennes de Californie, l’électricité produite par la force des vents montre qu’un approvisionnement énergétique durable n’est plus un réve.
Wind Energy in America: A History by Robert Righter
By
Paul Gipe
“The free benefit of the wind ought not be denied to any man.”
AWT 26 Generates Noise Complaint
By
Paul Gipe
These comments were posted to awea-windnet and subsequently noise from the AWT 26 was abated. Eventually the turbines were …
Aperçu sur la Production Mondiale d’Électricité par Aérogénérateurs
By
Paul Gipe Et Nancy Nies
Un aperçu sur l’exploitation de l’énergie éolienne en Amérique du Nord et en Europe: capacité installée, production, performance et évolution du marché.
Tilting at Windmills: Public Opinion Toward Wind Energy
By
Paul Gipe
Surveys point to broad support for wind energy despite vocal objections to some projects.
Design as if People Matter: Aesthetic Guidelines for the Wind Industry
By
Paul Gipe
Note: The graphics to this article were lost when my original web site crashed in the fall of 2022. For …
