Microgrid Benefits
Microgrids without Subsidy? Check Out the C&I Market
Microgrids often need some form of policy support. This is especially so for microgrids that are deployed for a public purpose, such as community resilience. Because utility distribution microgrids face a higher regulatory standard, they also often incur a premium…
Read more →Microgrid 2.0 and Aging U.S. Grid Infrastructure
“Microgrid 2.0 deployments are going to eclipse those done in the old way simply because of the economic benefits, which are in addition to improved resiliency and sustainability," according to Schneider Electric North America's Mark Feasel.
Read more →San Francisco, Los Angeles Outages Highlight Growing Risks, Rising Costs of Aging Power Infrastructure
The threats and costs associated with aging power grid infrastructure are rising, challenges that can be met by emerging "Microgrid 2.0" technology and systems, according to Schneider Electric's Mark Feasel.
Read more →Denver Solar-Storage Microgrid to Deliver Multiple Service Streams, Benefits Today
Project partners Panasonic, Xcel Energy and Younicos lay out the stream of benefits expected from Peña Station NEXT, a 382-acre, sustainabie transit-oriented “multi-stakeholder ‘portfolio microgrid’ under construction adjacent to Denver International Airport (DEN).
Read more →New Secretary of Defense James Mattis Supports Solar Military Microgrids To 'Remove Tether of Fuel'
As Coalition Forces stormed Baghdad in 2003, the commanders knew they had a significant Achilles heel. They didn't know how long they had to defeat Saddam's regime before the difficulty of delivering fuel throughout the battlefield would catch up with…
Read more →Self-Driving Batteries, Virtual Microgrids, and Other Uber-like Future Energy Models
This new slideshare from Professor Damien Ernst describes microgrids, V2G (Vehicle To Grid), autonomous vehicle energy delivery, and other futuristic models for the electrical industry. With seemingly daily announcement from car and technology companies, these models are much closer than…
Read more →Biggest Drivers Of US Electric Grid Transformation According to DOE
According to the 2nd Quadrennial Energy Review , here the key trends shaping the electricity sector today. It also reads as a list of opportunities for microgrids. Increasing Importance of “Internet of Things” (IoT) and Digitization. IoT is “sensors and…
Read more →An Off-Grid Vision for 2025 With Solar, Storage, Efficiency, and Autonomous EVs
The year is 2025 and like most of your neighbors, your house is not connected to the electric grid. During the summer, it is almost completely powered by the solar panels on your roof, which look like traditional roofing shingles…
Read more →Tesla-SolarCity Swoops In On Nascent Island Microgrid Market
Successive news announcements makes it clear that Tesla-SolarCity has had its eyes on island solar-storage microgrids for quite some time.
Read more →Borrego Springs Microgrid: From Proof of Concept to Project Development Showcase
Created as a result of grid outage, Borrego Springs' "solar plust storage" microgrid has evolved from a "proof of concept" to the town's primary source of electricity, as well as testing ground for utility customer demand response and innovative clean energy solutions.
Read more →World's First Open Microgrid Lets Commercial Zones Co-Invest and Optimize Energy Resources
Two new pilot projects, dubbed 'E-Cloud' seek to develop and optimize open microgrids in Belgium's industrial zones. E-cloud is funded by the local Wallonia government. The "eco-zoning" will allow different companies in the same commercial park to invest together into…
Read more →Postcard From the Future? Ta'u Island Ditches Diesel With Tesla-SolarCity Microgrid
In 'Before The Flood,' Elon Musk tells Leonardo DiCaprio that just 100 Gigafactories would be enough to move the entire world to sustainable energy. While critics scoffed, Tesla and SolarCity were busy building the prototype. Just days after the Tesla-SolarCity…
Read more →Solar Microgrid Helps Save Lives, Brighten Prospects in Rural Myanmar
A community solar-energy storage is delivering emissions-free electricity throughout a village in Myanmar's central Dry Zone, enabling health clinic staff to store anti-venom and treat snakebite victims on-site for the first time.
Read more →Hybrid Renewable Mini-Grids A Potential $200 Billion Market
Declining costs and improving performance is fueling a surge in the construction of hybrid renewable energy mini- and microgrids worldwide, particularly in rural and otherwise remote areas where conventional, centralized power grids have been unable to reach, according to a comprehensive, rigorous study from the International Renewable Energy Agency.
Read more →Marine Expeditionary Force Tests Microgrids on Land, In the Air
The U.S. I Marine Expeditionary Force tested microgrids in recent large-scale field exercises. Early results indicate they proved more efficient and reliable, reduced man-hours and costs and enhanced operational effectiveness as compared to existing alternatives.
Read more →Electrical Manufacturers Lay Out Microgrid Strategic Vision
Microgrids will evolve from playing passive to active roles and serve as core elements of 21st century U.S. grid modernization efforts, according to a research report from the National Electrical Manufacturing Association.
Read more →Watch This Fishing Village In Haiti Get Transformed by A Solar Microgrid
Sigora Solar recently completed a solar powered microgrid in Mole Saint Nicolas, Haiti - a remote fishing village seven hours by truck from Port Au Prince. Sigora is a for-profit company that bills themselves as the green utility. The microgrid…
Read more →War of Currents Unsettled as DC Microgrid, EV, DER, and Efficient Loads Favor DC
New DC Microgrid Opportunities Are Opening Up, Causing Many To Rethink The Entire Electric Grid. Universities, companies, and governments have been lining up for years to demonstrate the potential of DC microgrids, and the next generation of DC microgrid architectures…
Read more →NY Prize Pushing Community Microgrids Beyond Feasibility Studies
NYSERDA is now accepting applications for detailed designing, engineering, and business plans for microgrids in the state of New York. The RFP is the second stage of the NY Prize , which made $40 million in state funds available to…
Read more →Mobile Phone Adoption In Africa Can Provide Tools, Demand, and Lessons for Off-Grid Electrification
Hundreds of millions of phones ( a nd smartphones ) have been activated in Africa . But the aspiration of portable and renewable off-Grid solutions for all households still appears far-fetched . In countries like Nigeria, many urban household s…
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