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Wind Energy Basics: A Guide to Small and Micro Wind Systems Paperback – April 1, 1999

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Presents an overview of the use of wind energy around the world providing information on planning, purchasing, siting, and installing a wind system and the integration of wind power with solar photovoltaics

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Paul Gipe is an author, advocate, and analyst of the renewable energy industry. He has written extensively about the subject for the past four decades, receiving numerous awards for his efforts. Gipe has lectured before groups from Patagonia to Puglia, from Tasmania to Toronto, and from Halifax to Husum. He has spoken to audiences as large as 10,000 and as small as a private presentation for Vice President Al Gore. Gipe is well known for his frank appraisal of the promise and pitfalls of wind energy, including his stinging critiques of Internet wonders and the hustlers and charlatans who promote them. He led the campaign to adapt electricity feed laws to the North American market―the same policy that has stirred a renewable energy revolution in Germany.

Paperback: 122 pages
Publisher: Chelsea Green; 1st Edition edition (April 1, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1890132071
ISBN-13: 978-1890132071
Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.5 x 10 inches
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Average Customer Review: 31 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,821,332 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #142 in Books > Engineering & Transportation > Engineering > Energy Production & Extraction > Alternative & Renewable > Wind
- #256 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Home Improvement & Design > Energy Efficiency
- #5925 in Books > Engineering & Transportation > Engineering > Civil & Environmental > Environmental

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Farmuel

So Good it talked me out of Wind Power !

October 2, 2011

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I bought this book expecting it to go over the installation of a wind system. It does very little of that. The author spends an inordinate amount of time on designs that did not work- instead of just summing up "Vertical Axis machines have never met their hoped for potential' - he goes over specific machines and why each failed. THis information might be very useful to a person who is going to DESIGN and BUILD their own wind turbine The book says BASICS. What person interested in BASICS is going to DESIGN their own machine? THe book contains more information on what NOT to do rather than what to do.

The good section of the book was on economics of wind power. The author clearly shows how wind power makes little sense economically on the small scale. He did such a good job on this that I am investing my money elsewhere.

If you want to put in a small wind power plant because you just like to tinker - this is NOT the book for you - I would recommend WInd POwer for Idiots or one of the many others on the market

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Whiskey Mike

A great introductory text book to Wind Energy.

December 20, 2013

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I'm a graduate student at a large state university with a 4.0 GPA studying Wind Energy. In this program, I have had to read several books on the subject, including massive textbooks, some costing nearly $200 each. This inexpensive book is the best one I've come across so far, and I would choose it as the textbook for a first college (undergraduate or graduate level) class in Wind Energy. Paul Gipe is THE GURU of modern wind energy, and his decades of experience in this subject are the ace up my sleeve. If you want to learn all that you really need to know from a single book to get a really good grasp of this subject, this is that one book.

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Sparks1

Good introduction to wind energy

October 5, 2009

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Paul Gipe is not only a leading authority on wind energy but he is an exceptional teacher. This second edition of Wind Energy Basics covers most of the current models of wind turbines on the consumer and commercial market as of 2009. The book is an excellent introduction to wind energy that will serve both potential wind turbine buyers and those interested in wind energy well. There is some math involved but nothing over basic high school algebra and it is kept to a minimum. This is a great, inexpensive way to learn about wind turbines. If you are more interested in design and want more in depth analysis, Paul's other book, "Wind Energy", is an excellent choice.

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Hunter

helpful if you are interested in buying or having someone ...

August 29, 2016

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helpful if you are interested in buying or having someone install one. not much help if you want to build one.

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Robert A. German

WIND ENERGY BASICS

September 5, 2008

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THIS IS A LITTLE TECHNICAL TO UNDERSTAND, AND SOME OF THE GRAPHS AND CHARTS DONT HAVE ENOUGH EXPLANATION TO THE AVERAGE PERSON . I EXPECTED A EASY TO FOLLOW BASIC BOOK ON HOW TO , POSSIBLY MAKE YOUR OWN, IN A PICTURE OR ILLUSTRATIVE WAY . THE BOOK TOUCHED ON IT, BUT WAS TOO COMPLEX FOR A BASIC BOOK .. I SAW NO IDEA OF HOW BIG THE ELECTRICAL USE OF THE AVERAGE HOUSE WAS, SO I DONT KNOW HOW LARGE A WINDMILL MUST BE MADE OR PURCHASED.. PROBABLY A GREAT BOOK FOR ELECTRICIANS ,BUT NOT BASIC ENOUGH FOR ME .I WAS WANTING TO MAKE MY OWN ( FROM SCRATCH )AND HAVE THE BOOK TELL ME WHAT I NEEDED ..

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K. A. Roth

Not what I expected

March 10, 2010

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An interesting book, just not what I expected. Thought it would give me information about how to select a wind turbine and it is all about telling you to invest in a commercial size unit rather than a household size unit. Not much information about starting an LLC or raising millions either.

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Belle

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March 28, 2016

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Thank you for the local prison project.

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stone artist

Break it down more so I can understand!!

January 5, 2011

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Needs to be more user friendly--for average Joe-not an electrician--by showing more pictures and diagrams from whind turbine to appliance needing electrity.

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