Microgrid Markets
A Solar-Plus-Storage Microgrid at a South Pacific Resort Collects SEANZ Award For PowerSmart
PowerSmart garnered two first-prize awards at the Solar Electricity Association of New Zealand's annual conference, one for an off-grid solar PV-energy stoarge min-grid being built for the Vanabuku luxury residentital resort project and another grid-connected prize for an installation at New Zealand's Yealands Estate Winery.
Read more →'Microgrid as a Service' Projected Annual Growth Over 15% In New Report
According to a new report from Markets and Markets, the Microgrid as a Service (MaaS) is likely to grow at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 15.86% between 2015 and 2022, bringing the market from a 2015 base of…
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 →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 →A Solar-Storage Microgrid for Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Small in size at 10-kW of solar power and 95-kWh of zinc-iron battery energy storage, the proposed project nonetheless highlights the leading role the National Park Service and other branches of the Federal government can and are playing in reducing greenhouse gas emissions reductions and ramping up use of local renewable energy resources.
Read more →At the Grid Edge: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton's Fractal Microgrid
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton's Fractal Microgrid serves as an illustration of how the U.S. Navy and armed forces are taking advantage of leading-edge clean energy technology to improve performance, reduce costs and greenhouse gas emissions.
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 →India's Fast Growing Number of Cloud Data Centers May Spur Microgrid Investments
Leading cloud data center hosting companies, including AWS, IBM and Microsoft, have been opening up new facilities across the sub-continent, opening up prospects for hybrid and renewable microgrid deployments. Doing so would yield twin benefits: securing power supplies and contributing to achievement of India's renewable energy and greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets.
Read more →"It's Like The Early Days of the Internet," Blockchain-based Brooklyn Microgrid Tests P2P Energy Trading
“When the internet was first introduced, it was hard to conceive of the drastic impact it would have on the world. We’ve got all the parts to do some…
Read more →New York's Solarize Campaign Harnessing Collective Buying Power For Shared Solar Gardens
Community solar's hitting the “Big Time” in New York. Governor Andrew M. Cumo on February 19 announced 900 solar projects are in progress across 26 community Solarize campaigns. Gov. Cuomo also announced 31 new Solarize campaigns will launch this spring. Part and parcel of the Governor's NY-Sun…
Read more →Over 5 Million Smart Electric Meters To Be Rolled Out By Con Edison, Orange & Rockland Utilities
New York regulated utilities Con Edison and O&R Utilities have decided to run with Silver Springs Networks' smart grid communications-computing platform, which is to be installed and form the core of AMI infrastructure that connects to more than 5 million smart electric and gas meters.
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…
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 →South Shore Long Island Town Studying Community Microgrid Feasibility
Known as a haven for the rich and famous, the “South Shore” Long Island town of East Hampton is evaluating the feasibility of using a microgrid to enhance efficiency, reliability and resiliency of its power grid to extreme weather. More…
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NY Prize Feasibility Studies Under Way in 10 Communities
The NY Prize program is heating up in New York, as a variety of factors are putting pressure on and raising the risks and costs of producing, distributing and using energy. Fostered by new clean energy policies, regulations and programs…
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