What is a Microgrid?
Welcome to About Microgrids, a new section of Microgrid Knowledge that defines terms and concepts to help readers understand the growing usefulness and popularity of this form of distributed energy.
If Regulators Had a Magic Wand, How Would They Encourage Microgrid Development?
If you had a magic wand and could create one policy that would help rollout more microgrids, what would that be? Panelists respond at Microgrid 2019 in San Diego on Tuesday.
Emory University Seeks Regulatory Support for Microgrid at its Atlanta Campus
Emory University is seeking support from Georgia regulators for a microgrid that would be built on its Atlanta campus.
Clean Energy Patents: What’s Up, What’s Down and How Do the Trends Portend Markets?
A new analysis of clean energy patents reveals increases in electric vehicles and smart green home patents, upswings in blockchain, and decreases in solar and other energy harvesting filings. Based on data through 2018, the report also found patents for smart grids are decreasing.
Looking at Microgrids a New Way with DERMS
Who benefits from a microgrid? The host or the broader grid? And therefore who pays for it? This is a daunting question for policymakers, and its answer may lie in technology, specifically DERMS.
Industry Perspectives
4 ways Controller Hardware in the Loop and Model-based Engineering are Reducing Risk
Typhoon HIL leaders break down how Controller Hardware in the Loop (C-HIL), and model-based engineering work to ensure your microgrid performs, and allows companies to test and validate microgrid design every step of the way.
About Microgrids
Here you’ll find microgrid 101 information. We define terms and explain concepts to help readers understand the growing usefulness and popularity of this form of distributed energy. We welcome you to send these article links to others who may want to learn more about microgrids.
Choosing the Type of Microgrid that is Right for Your Operation
So you’ve decided that your operation needs a microgrid. But what type of microgrid? Here's a guide to your choices in the latest installment of the Microgrid Knowledge "About Microgrids" series.
What is a Virtual Power Plant?
Virtual power plants turn on its head the traditional idea of relying on big, centralized power plants for predictable power. But what are they exactly? And who uses them and why?
