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Category: Island Microgrids
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Decentralized Renewable Hybrid Mini-Grids for Sustainable Electrification of the Off-Grid Coastal Areas of Bangladesh
By Majbaul Alam and Subhes Bhattacharyya Academic Editor: Josep M. Guerrero Journal: Energies Received: 23 November 2015 / Accepted: 21 March 2016 / Published: 6 April 2016 ...
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Forging Win-Win Solutions in the Evolving DER Integration Landscape
By Peter Asmus The stars appear to have aligned for distributed energy resources (DER) to play an increasingly important role in providing energy services to consumers. Some see ...
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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 ...
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Latest UCSD Microgrid Control System Optimizes Distributed Energy Resources Accross 450 Buildings
UCSD has installed an advanced microgrid control system from Schweitzer Engineering that is expected to enhance outage prevention and the overall performance of its clean energy ...
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SolarCity and Tesla Package First Solar-Storage PPA To Deliver Solar Energy On Demand in Kaua’i
SolarCity announced it had chosen sister company Tesla's Powerpack to provide 52MWh of energy storage for what's billed as the U.S.' first utility-scale solar PV-energy storage ...
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New York’s Solarize Campaign Harnessing Collective Buying Power For Shared Solar Gardens
Governor Andrew M. Cumoo on February 19 announced 900 solar projects are in progress across 26 community Solarize campaigns. ...
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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 ...
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- The Water Energy Barrel SaunaThe traditional Finnish sauna is a water/energy phenomenon. By using wood (traditionally) or rocks to heat volcanic rocks, water can be splashed on the rocks to create steam. This steam is naturally circulated around the sauna, especially if you’re fortunate enough to be in a barrel sauna. The sauna is the perfect representation of heat/energy […]
- Solar Startup Harnesses the Power of the Sun and the Mighty ZambesiAfrican renewable energy startup Muhanya Solar Ltd. is building a solar-powered microgrid that will deliver affordable, reliable, emissions-free electricity to 60 families in Sinda, a village in eastern Zambia. In southern Zambia, SuperRich Energies Ltd is harnessing solar energy and the power of the mighty Zambesi River to build the first of a planned 12 […]
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