The Importance Of Distributed Energy Systems
It’s all about distributed energy this week. First up, in hot-off-the-press news we hear the battery system integrator Demand Energy is installing 1MW of distributed energy storage systems across... Read More
Why Should Utilities Embrace Microgrids?
Whether you like it or not, the microgrid industry is expanding. According to Navigant Research, microgrid capacity that is planned, under construction, or already in... Read More
U.S. Army Base In Texas Installs Microgrid Facility
The U.S. Army’s base in Fort Bliss, Texas, launched its first solar and battery-powered microgrid. The system has a storage capacity of 300 kilowatts and... Read More
A Little Electricity From Microgrids, A Big Deal For India
The rural areas of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in India have no access to electricity from the grid. Come nightfall, the states are pitch dark.... Read More
Why Aren’t Microgrids Here Yet?
In the developed world where day-to-day electricity is taken more or less for granted, we really only feel a loss when our reliable power supply... Read More
Make It Easy For Us To Use Microgrids
Companies should start looking at microgrids as a value-adding service. Yes, microgrids are a facility, but the process of buying and using one is a... Read More
Microgrid Market To Quadruple To $40b In 7 Years
The worldwide microgrid market is going to be worth more than $40 billion every year as soon as 2020. According to the report from Navigant... Read More
Missouri S&T Students Conduct A Microgrid Feasibility Study
Students at the Missouri University of Science and Technology have built 4 solar homes that are now used as experimental sites for microgrid. This is... Read More
Microgrids Are Not Just For Emergencies
In Eastern Connecticut, Backus Hospital is the only trauma center available. Yet during emergencies, such as Hurricane Sandy, backup power generators aren’t able to power... Read More
Microgrid Without Energy Storage? Not A Good Idea.
There was a new wave of commitment to microgrids since Hurricane Sandy battered the east coast of the United States. Microgrid iniatives are already underway... Read More