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The Largest Central American Microgrid is Officially Operational in Costa Rica Medical Plant

The Largest Central American Microgrid is Officially Operational in Costa Rica Medical Plant

Establishment Labs, S.A. has commissioned a solar-plus-storage microgrid at their medical manufacturing plant in Costa Rica, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by Costa Rican ...

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Hybrid Solar Microgrids Up and Running in Colombia’s Forbidding Darièn

Hybrid Solar Microgrids Up and Running in Colombia’s Forbidding Darièn

Installed by Cali's Tecmac Ingeniera, the five community solar-diesel microgrids have created jobs for locals and reduced pollution and energy costs, thereby improving human and ...

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Postcard From the Future?  Ta’u Island Ditches Diesel With Tesla-SolarCity Microgrid

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 ...

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ABB, Indian Institute of Technology Microgrid Partnership To Boost Climate-Smart Rural Electrification Drive

ABB, Indian Institute of Technology Microgrid Partnership To Boost Climate-Smart Rural Electrification Drive

ABB and IIT Madras aim to develop a ¨microgrid of microgrids¨ platform that if successful should make a substantial contribution to realization of India's ambitious renewable ...

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Naval Multi-Physics Lab Adds Ice Energy Storage to its Renewable Microgrid

Naval Multi-Physics Lab Adds Ice Energy Storage to its Renewable Microgrid

The addition of Calmac's IceBank energy storage technology is the latest in the US Naval Postgraduate School Multi-Physics Lab's efforts to design, test and build an integrated ...

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At the Grid Edge: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton’s Fractal Microgrid

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 ...

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Electrical Manufacturers Lay Out Microgrid Strategic Vision

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 ...

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El Hierro – The leading example for renewable integration on islands?

El Hierro – The leading example for renewable integration on islands?

El Hierro is a frequently cited example for renewable integration on islands, but microgrid expert Martin Baart "couldn't disagree more," here's why: There is no business case ...

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How Can Microgrids and Utilities Become Best Buds?

How Can Microgrids and Utilities Become Best Buds?

The term microgrid used to give utility executives sleepless nights and indigestion. These small, self-reliant systems would pop up, seemingly like mushrooms, within a utility’s ...

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India Drafts ‘National Policy for Renewable Energy based Micro Grids and Mini Grids’

India Drafts ‘National Policy for Renewable Energy based Micro Grids and Mini Grids’

  India's challenges to reach renewable energy targets include an already unstable grid, a crippling drought (hindering thermal generation and hydropower), and reaching ...

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