Microgrid Australia
The First Global Energy Startup Accelerator, Free Electrons, Gets Buy-in From Major Utilities
Free Electrons, the world's first global energy accelerator connects startups and utilities to reach breakthroughs faster. The consortium will recruit energy startups to drive the next generation of ideas in clean energy, energy efficiency, e-mobility, digitization, and on-demand customer services.…
Read more →Can Blockchain Gain Traction in Power and Energy Markets?
Touted as the next “transformational” digital information and communications technology, interest and investment in Blockchain projects and ventures is diffusing out from banking and financial services to include power and energy markets. Several issues serve as barriers, however.
Read more →Energy Industry First: Siemens, LO3 Energy to Link Blockchain Trading, Microgrid Management Technology
Brooklyn, New York's LO3 Energy is at the leading edge of a fundamental restructuring and retooling of energy production and distribution. A partnership with Siemens should give the startup a big “leg up” as it seeks to expand use of its Ethereum Blockchain-based, P2P microgrid distributed energy trading software.
Read more →LO3 Energy Takes Blockchain Microgrid Energy Trading Platform Down Under
Brooklyn, NY-based LO3 Energy is leveraging initial demo installations in the U.S. in a bid to expand globally. Management on Nov. 3 announced it has established itself in Byron Bay, Australia where it is in discussions with local energy market players to build demo installations and pilot P2P energy trading platforms based on Ethereum smart contracts and blockchain RDBMS technology.
Read more →Off-grid: When hybrid plus storage makes sense
Reducing the reliance on costly diesel-based power generation is high on the list of priorities for off-grid operators around the world. PV-hybrid systems alone can only go so far in meeting this need. The addition of storage can significantly alter…
Read more →Rural Electrification to Fuel Microgrid Market Expansion
The market for microgrids – grid-connected, off-grid or hybrid – will expand at a 10.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to an estimated $34.94 billion from 2016-2022, according to new market research from Markets and Markets.
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.
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5 Unstoppable Drivers Of Microgrid Growth in 2016
You may not be surprised that we are bullish on microgrids, but we are unaware of an argument against significant microgrid growth in the coming years. By definition, microgrids are small and versatile, allowing them to quickly take advantage of…
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U.K.'s First C&I Automated Demand Response Program Launched by Honeywell, Pearlstone
The advent of automated demand response (ADR) technology is enabling owners of commercial and industrial (C&I) facilities to earn revenues and reduce their energy bills by helping distribution utilities enhance grid operations and management. Given the scale of distribution utility…
Read more →November 7th-8th, 2016 | New York City | HOMER Microgrid Conference and HOMER training at Columbia University
HOMER Energy will hold its 4th International HOMER Microgrid Conference and HOMER training at Columbia University in New York City on November 7 and 8, 2016. Details of the event, including information on registration, speaking, sponsorship, and HOMER training…
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