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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. ...
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Will Desalination Undermine California’s Renewable Energy Targets Or Be A Grid Resource?
Large, inflexible desalination plants could jeopardize California's renewable energy targets and increase the cost of both water and energy. Better designed desalination plants ...
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October 25-26, 2016 | Infocast’s Microgrid Summit | San Francisco Bay Area
Infocast’s Microgrids Summit, now in its 9th edition, returns this October 25-26 in the San Francisco Bay Area as the Microgrids Convergence Conference Both new and established ...
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Duke Energy Gets Bullish on ¨Green¨ Microgrids
The nation's power utilities are facing pressures of unprecedented breadth and depth – from reducing greenhouse gas emissions and pollution to keeping up with new, cleaner and ...
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Hawaiian Electric Launches $2.1MM Distributed Energy Storage Program
Integrating electricity produced by solar and wind energy systems on to power grids has quickly become a major cause for concern among U.S. utilities, grid operators and ...
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Distributed energy resources can already balance themselves on a local microgrid
At ESNA 2015, UCSD's Byron Washom described his 'hallucinogenic dreams,' where solar panels, batteries, electric vehicles, and other distributed energy resources (DER) ...
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There are 83 microgrid projects being evaluated in New York
New York is the most active and innovative market for microgrid projects, driven largely by the need for resiliency after Superstorm Sandy. New York has the oldest electric grid ...
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Community Microgrids are the bridge to a modern grid
The Clean Coalition shows how adopting community microgrids can provide a pathway to a clean, resilient, and less expensive energy system. The electric grid was not designed to ...
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The New Economics of Battery Storage
In ¨The Economics of Battery Energy Storage,¨ RMI lays out 13 distinct services advanced battery storage systems can deliver today. More to the point, the report authors conclude ...
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A Glimpse Into Future Microgrid Communities at Solar Decathlon
The Solar Decathlon, organized by the US Department of Energy is showcasing a new generation of homes designed to minimize energy consumption and maximize renewable as well ...
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The 10 Microgrid Value Streams
Keeping the lights on during a power outage is usually the selling point of a microgrid. But a new report by Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) breaks down the 13 value streams that ...
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Energy Storage Addresses The Causes and Effects of Climate Change
Should we focus on stopping the root causes of climate change or start adapting to the new reality? Energy storage does both. Increased Severity and Frequency of Extreme Weather ...
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03/16 – 03/18, 2016 || Microgrid Markets Summit East || Arlington, VA
MICROGRIDS' ROLE IN ENERGY SECURITY, RENEWABLE INTEGRATION & THE GRID OF THE FUTURE Register Now The United States Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Energy (DOE), ...
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Ally Mwanja Biography
My name is Ally Mwanja also known as Ibrahim, I was born and grew up in Mbalizi – Mbeya in Tanzania, I studied primary education at Nsalala primary school at Mbalizi then I ...
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How The Developing World Is Reinventing The Grid
A Fresh Start The way we interact with energy is fundamentally changing. The core business model of utilities is clashing with global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas ...
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Working With Nature to Reach 100% Renewable Energy with Elemental Water Makers
EDITOR'S NOTE Let's admit it, fossil fuels have made us lazy. What we used to accomplish with biomimicry and working with nature we now just burn more fossil fuels. Today ...
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Grid Will Not Survive Inevitable Geomagnetic Storm or EMP Attack
An EMP, or electromagnetic pulse, bringing down the entire electric grid sounds like science fiction, and you may have heard about it from your prepper neighbor wearing a ...
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The Microgrid Frontline Series — Tanzania
Habari gani!! Welcome to the Microgrid Frontline Series from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. My name is Ally Mwanja, together with my teammate Petro Mwamlima and Frank Prosperous we ...
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Will Community Microgrids and Community Solar Join Forces?
Community Solar Gardens, or CSGs are positioned to drive the next wave of growth for the solar industry. Until recently, investing in solar energy to offset personal energy ...
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What is a Microgrid? There’s More Than One Microgrid Definition
The definition of a microgrid is best addressed in this video from The International District Energy Association (IDEA) below, called 'What Is a Microgrid' ...
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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 […]
- How Sodium Acetate Reusable Hand Warmers WorkHand warmers are now much more environmentally friendly, and warmer than ever thanks to reusable hand warmer technology, but how do they work? Reusable hand warmers take advantage of the physics of phase change between solid and liquid states to release heat energy on demand. BUY REUSABLE HAND WARMERS ON AMAZON HERE Are reusable hand warmers toxic? […]