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An on-line archive of articles and commentary primarily--but not solely--on wind energy, Feed-in Tariffs, and Advanced Renewable Tariffs.


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What's New
October 23, 2009


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Presentation by Paul Gipe at the Washington Solar Summit October 23, 2009
Solar Alliance Position Paper on Feed-in Tariffs--The Solar Alliance, the US industry trade association for solar PV manufacturers and project developers, has recently posted a position paper supportive of feed-in tariffs (FITs) to their web site. . .
Danish Renewable Energy Policy A Review--Danish Renewable Energy Policy by Preben Maegaard recounts the historic development of Danish policy from the perspective of one its participants. . . The report contains useful data on the development of renewable energy and its role in Danish electricity supply. . .
Presentation by Paul Gipe at UCLA Greening North America October 22, 2009
ISES Calls for Feed-in Tariffs Worldwide--The International Solar Energy Society (ISES) has called for the use of feed-in tariffs worldwide at its world congress in Johannesburg, South Africa. This is the strongest endorsement yet from ISES of the policy that has sparked renewable energy development in Europe. . .
Tom Karas: Giving Yogi Berra FITs--I never thought I would use baseball great Yogi Berra’s famous line to talk about a utility company’s bizarre claims. But Tony Anderson, CEO of Cherryland Electric Cooperative, is forcing me. . .
Grist: Why solar won’t topple in Germany by Craig Morris--Since the new center-right coalition won the elections a few weeks ago in Germany, onlookers from the U.S. have been expecting the country to drastically cut its support for solar. . .
Vermont's Public Utility Board Rules on Interm FIT Rates for 2009--Vermont's Public Utility Board (PUB) ruled in a decision September 30 2009 on interim feed-in tariffs for the remainder of 2009. . .
Ontario FIT Program Off to a Cautious Start by Jon Worren--once the dust from the initial excitement over the Green Energy and Green Economy Act has settled, a number of questions emerge about Ontario’s FIT rules concerning the long-term potential for the renewable energy industry in Ontario . . .
Reuters: New German government won't slash solar power rates--Germany's conservatives and their Free Democrat allies will reform the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) but cuts for solar power rates will be modest to prevent harming the fast-growing industry, a coalition source said on Sunday. . .
Quick Grab a Stake--Mag-Wind Rises from the Grave--Mag-Wind is back. Grab your children. Bar the door. The dead walk. . .
Wind Cube Squarely Over the Top--What with the flood of new "internet wonders" overwhelming me, I've decided to stop trying to debunk them all. Wind Cube is one I've ignored--until now. . .
Earthtronic's Honeywell Windtronics WT 6500--A Review--Lest the Honeywell name lend some kind of legitimacy to the WT 6500 note that the Honeywell trademark is simply used under license. Tellingly, "Honeywell International Inc. makes no representation or warranties with respect to this product."
6th Annual Small Wind Conference will take place June 15 and 16, 2010--The 6th annual Small Wind Conference is the premier event for small wind-electric system designers and installers in North America. . .
Gipe Receives Canadian Wind Award for Feed-in Tariff Campaign--Long-time renewable energy advocate Paul Gipe was selected by the Canadian Wind Energy Association for its Individual Leadership Award at its 2009 conference in Toronto September 22. . .

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What Can Be Found on This Site

This site contains information about my books, an archive of my articles, and descriptions of my workshops on wind energy and Advanced Renewable Tariffs. This site also contains an extensive collection of articles and technical reports on electricity feed laws or renewable energy tariffs. I've been an outspoken proponent of feed laws since the late 1990s when I urged the American Wind Energy Association to call for them nationally.

Photography
My photos are stocked by Still Pictures in London. For more on my photography and for photo tours of several wind farms as well as a sampling of wind energy icons, see the photos section of this site.


Small Turbine Testing
Beginning in 1997 I've measured the performance and noise emissions of small wind turbines at the Wulf Test Field in the Tehachapi Pass. For more information on this work, visit Wulf Test Field.


Previous Web Sites
My web pages have previously been hosted on the Chelsea Green web site and by the Workgroup Wind Turbines at TU-Berlin. My thanks to Michael and Sienna Potts, and to Klaus Kaiser, for their help posting my pages in the past.

Origin of Wind-Works
Since 1981, following a trip to Denmark, I've stressed the theme that wind energy does indeed work, makes economic and environmental sense, and is here to stay. Even then Denmark was a model of how successful wind energy could become--when given the opportunity. In North America at the time, there were few wind turbines and only a few of those operated well. Most simply didn't work. My slogan was as much a statement of what could be as it was a statement of fact. Today, wind turbines are commonplace throughout the world and "wind works", once a bold statement, now elicits a "What? Of course it does. Everyone knows that." And that's the way it should be.--Paul Gipe

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