Microgrid News
03/14 – 03/16, 2016 || CommonWealth Africa Summit || London, U.K.
Powering Africa Microgrid Media is proud to be a part of Powering Africa, a high level interactive panel discussion on meeting the energy challenges facing Africa . The panel will be a part of CommonWealth Africa Summit 2016 , taking…
Read more →Microgrid Business Models Gain Traction In Kenya As Africa Leapfrogs Electric Grid
Kenya Microgrid Company SteamaCo Is Deploying Renewable Energy, Pay-As-You-Go Microgrids In Rural Africa One of the most interesting aspects of distributed energy is that rural areas in developing countries have a major advantage. Not only do they have the most…
Read more →Sungevity To Employ Cyber-Secure Energy Monitoring and Management Software from CleanSpark
Commercial solar customers of Sungevity will now utilize cyber-secure energy monitoring and management software from microgrid company CleanSpark . Better known as a residential solar provider, Sungevity sees an opportunity in the 'small-scale business sector,' which includes retail stores, medical…
Read more →Massachusetts PV Project Highlights Benefits of Solar Brownfields
The U.S. is home to more than 450,000 so-called brownfields. A just completed solar PV array in Massachusetts highlights the multiple and varied shared benefits and added value solar brings to remediation efforts.
Read more →New York Town Looks To Create Pockets of Resilience Through NY Prize Program
Nearly 25 years after a historic ice storm paralyzed wide sections of western and northern New York , much of the state remains exposed to increasingly severe weather. The following report from Livingston County News recounts the hazards of a…
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Infocast’s Microgrid Markets Summit East Announces Addition of U.S. DOE/MIT Microgrid Controller Demonstration and New Speakers
Infocast, a world leading business intelligence and networking events producer in renewable energy finance, investment, and development is excited to announce a new additions to the upcoming Microgrid Markets Summit East, scheduled for March 16-18, 2016 in Arlington, VA. Utility…
Read more →ComEd and Partners Moving Forward on Bronzeville's "Community of The Future"
ComEd, along with its partners are moving forward on its "Community of the Future" plans. They announced earlier this week details on its plan for the world's first "microgrid cluster" in Bronzeville Illinois. The plan showcased will feature new technologies…
Read more →Obama Doubles Renewable Energy Funding
Barack Obama has announced this weekend that the budget for renewable energy funding will be doubling within five years in an attempt to commit to pledges during the Paris Climate Summit in 2015. Making climate change the focus of his ‘Weekly Address’ emphasising his vision for a renewable future in the US, the President stated that he will be sending the proposal to Congress this week.
Read more →Community Solar, Microgrid Trends Gain Momentum
Numerous and varied community solar and microgrid programs and installations are taking shape across the U.S. as the number of cities and communities that have, or plan to, launch community solar and microgrid programs grows, adding momentum to efforts to realize renewable energy targets and mitigate threats associated with a warming climate.
Read more →Africa Energy Investment Summit Lines Up High Calibre Speakers and Industry Experts
With Africa’s exciting growth path and the fact that most Sub Saharan African countries are working on policies to fast track investment in the power sector & renewable energy infrastructure, the Africa Energy Investment Summit to be held at the…
Read more →Why Microgrids Matter: A Microgrid Infographic from OBG
OBG , an advanced manufacturing and engineering firm based in Syracuse, NY explains why microgrids are so important for the evolution of the electric grid. Why Microgrids Matter "The electric grid is an engineering marvel but its aging infrastructure and…
Read more →Why Low Energy Prices Rarely Reach Electric Consumers
Low Natural Gas Prices Would Be Comparable To The 2nd Biggest Stimulus Package Ever, Had They Benefited Electric Ratepayers After peaking in 2008, the collapse of natural gas prices theoretically saved Americans nearly $250 billion over 3 years. Had the…
Read more →Lockheed Martin Signs Power Purchase Agreement With Duke Energy
Duke Energy’s corporate solar energy program is generating what’s shaping up to be a steady stream of high profile customers – Google and Corning among them. Adding to the roster is Lockheed Martin, which signed a 17-year solar power purchase…
Read more →Infocast Announces the 2016 Microgrid Markets Summit East Scheduled for March 2016 in Arlington, VA.
[wpsm_titlebox title="Department of Defense Microgrids Event" style="3"] Hear how the DoD, Federal Facilities, States, Utilities, Cities & Communities are Investing in Microgrids for Energy Security, Renewables Integration, & the Grid Modernization [/wpsm_titlebox] Infocast, a world leading business intelligence and networking…
Read more →GE Berlin Hybrid Power Plant Combines CHP, Solar and Smart Battery Storage
Along with solar PV and intelligent energy storage technology, combined heat and power (CHP) takes center stage in a Hyrbrid Power Plant GE has built to power its facility, households and local businesses in Berlin. Besides using PV and advanced battery technology to generate, store and dispatch electricity as demand requires the Hybrid Power Plant uses GE Jenbacher CHP technology to capture heat produced in various processes to heat water.
Read more →New Orleans Microgrids to Enhance Disaster Resiliency, Water Resources
Winner of a $141 million HUD National Disaster Resilience Competition grant, New Orleans aims to build two microgrids to enhance water resource management and quality of life, as well as improve disaster relief and emergency infrastructure and services.
Read more →Port au Prince's First Solar-Storage Project Will Provide Light and WiFi Around The Clock
The Champs de Mars public square and recreational park in the Haitian capital Port au Prince will be alight at night and powered by a solar PV-energy storage system. The first PV power plant in Haiti, the solar-energy storage system will also provide Wi-Fi connectivity across the park grounds, which includes the Triumphe Cultural Center.
Read more →Johnson Controls-Tyco Merger to Create One of World's Largest Battery Storage Companies
The Johnson Controls -Tyco merger will create one of the world's largest battery storage companies and boost JCI's presence in the nascent but rapidly evolving microgrid and energy efficiency industry and markets.
Read more →Caterpillar Takes Equity Stake In Africa Microgrid Company Powerhive
Part of a $20 million round of Series A VC funding, Caterpillar Ventures is taking an equity stake in Powerhive, a pioneering developer and vendor of smart microgrids that network residential and commercial solar PV-energy storage systems in rural Africa.
Read more →Solar Microgrids Could Yield Substantial Savings at City-wide Scale
Researchers from MIT, Italian and Saudi universities modeled installation and use of 20 microgrids with residential solar penetration of 0% and 20% in MIT's hometown of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Overall results showed average daily savings in power consumption of nearly 5kW as well as improved resilience to power outages.
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