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Nautilus, Overwatch Aiming for AI-Ready Data Centers Powered Carbon-Free

Integrating clean energy microgrids will help address the data center sector’s growing power demands as well as its need to curb carbon emissions.
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e2, Nabors Combining to Create Publicly Traded Firm Aimed at On-Site Electrification Projects

Together, the e2-Nabors Energy Transition joint venture will reach out to provide on-site power for oil and gas, data centers, manufacturing and healthcare customers.
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Guidiville Indian Rancheria Installing Harnyss Microgrid at California Tribal HQ

The Harnyss microgrid will be paired with solar power on tribal grounds. The Guidiville Rancheria is a federally recognized Pomo tribe based in Mendocino County, California.
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3 Pacific Island Nations Deploy Aquaculture and Agriculture Microgrids

The Palau, Tuvalu and Marshall Island solar and energy storage microgrids will provide more than 50% of the power needed for aquaculture centers and demonstration farms.
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Demand Response Can Boost the Economics of Microgrid & DER Projects yet Participation has Stagnated

Microgrid and DER providers who can take advantage of demand response programs in wholesale markets aren't stepping up. In fact, participation in most markets had stagnated or...
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GE Hitachi Signs SMR Nuclear Deals with UK Engineering Firms

GE Hitachi Nuclear hopes to start construction on installing the SMR sometime in the middle of this decade and has estimated it can build those for about $1 billion per project...
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New York Public Utility Funds Virtual Reality Initiative to Train Microgrid and Energy Storage System Electricians

The New York Power Authority has awarded $400,000 to support the development and integration of a virtual reality (VR) component into the Energy Storage and Microgrid Training...
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Energy Trading Yields Lower Costs in New Zealand Tribal Community. Can U.S. Replicate This?

Community energy trading, as practiced in New Zealand and proposed in Henderson, Colorado, is a “bold reimagining” that can cut costs, promote community well-being and yield environment...

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Key Microgrid Trends Impacting the New Energy Landscape

As we enter 2025, microgrids are driving the evolution of the New Energy Landscape, fueled by advancements in renewable energy and smart technology. I see several transformati...

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Quickchat: How SCADA Can Manage and Make Sense of Renewable and Distributed Energy Data

Managing editor Rod Walton spoke with Brett Benson, marketing director for global renewable energy solutions at global automation technology and software firm Emerson...

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7 Strategies to Make Microgrids a Fit for Utility Grid Modernization

In 2022, Enchanted Rock and Microgrid Knowledge conducted a survey of leaders at large U.S. electric utilities. The goal was to understand their actions and attitudes around microgrid...

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Microgrid Standardization Will Accelerate Much Needed Adoption

Demand for microgrids is growing in large part because they offer resilience for today’s energy needs. Microgrids are just one example of distributed energy resources. They generate...
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3 reasons your microgrid controls should be able to communicate in real time

Tom Poteet, vice president of corporate development at Mesa Solutions, outlines three things a microgrid controller should be able to do: accept control commands, engage in site...