Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2022 13:00:18 +0000
When we think of microgrids, we typically think of solar power, wind power, and battery energy storage systems. But there are all kinds of microgrid configurations and an ever growing variety of innovative technologies available to power and benefit from them. For example, in Austria, there’s a microgrid testbed that is used by researchers to […]
Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2022 23:00:46 +0000
Communities looking to build resilience in the face of worsening climate disasters will soon have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to better prepare themselves via new federal funding and incentives.
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2022 19:00:35 +0000
Communication-Less Scheme Streamlines Microgrid Setup, Simplifies Recovery During a power outage or after a disaster, it is hard to beat the simplicity of a diesel generator. Just supply fuel and start it up — so easy, anyone could do it. Renewable microgrids, on the other hand, are not so simple, with their suite of controls, […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2022 17:00:27 +0000
It’s 2022, and 600 million people in Africa still don’t access to electricity. About 50% of them live in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda. To ensure that universal access to affordable electricity is achieved by 2030, connections to over 70 million people will need to be added per […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2022 01:49:58 +0000
Oak Ridge National Laboratory are partnering with local organizations, nonprofits and universities to build resilience into independent microgrids
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2022 14:13:23 +0000
Transportation as a Service (TaaS) is a concept most of us are familiar with — instead of buying your own car, you pay for people to transport you to where you want to go. (Uber — we’re talking about Uber.) We’re also all familiar with microgrids. In simple terms, they are small electricity grids. But […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:33:28 +0000
Australia is a top source of lithium for EV batteries. Much of the world’s lithium used for such purposes comes from there. Now we’ve got news of a major lithium mine in Australia using batteries as well as solar and wind energy in order to mine more cleanly and — importantly for the miners — […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2022 20:00:22 +0000
Sunnova plans to offer renewable energy micro-grid communities in California and has the support of a major home builder.
Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2022 21:35:03 +0000
The Inflation Reduction Act tax incentives are expected to accelerate the adoption of domestic flow battery technology to help achieve energy independence powered by sustainable sources.
Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2022 01:35:44 +0000
The Bahamas are used to energy disruptions. In 2017, Hurricane Irma slammed into Ragged Island at the southern tip of The Bahamas. The Category 5 storm destroyed the small island and wreaked havoc for its 100 residents. This was only one of multiple Category 4 and 5 hurricanes to hit The Bahamas in the past […]