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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Test Long-Duration Energy Storage Microgrid

Jan. 18, 2024
Containerized iron flow battery technology has been integrated with a microgrid to demonstrate the critical role energy storage plays in energy security at remote military installations...

Only through Standardization Can Microgrids Accelerate the Energy Transition

Jan. 18, 2024
Jana Gerber, North America microgrid president at Schneider Electric discusses how standardizing microgrids will accelerate the energy transition.
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Yokota Air Base Celebrates the Completion of its New Microgrid

Nov. 1, 2023
The 10.72-MW combined heat and power microgrid will power the entire base during an outage. It joins a growing list of microgrid installations on U.S. military bases.
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U.S. Army Col. Christopher Midberry, Fort Campbell Garrison Commander, addresses attendees at a microgrid ground-breaking ceremony, October 3, 2023, on Fort Campbell, Ky. (Source: U.S. Army photo by Kayla Cosby)
U.S. Army Col. Christopher Midberry, Fort Campbell Garrison Commander, addresses attendees at a microgrid ground-breaking ceremony, October 3, 2023, on Fort Campbell, Ky. (Source: U.S. Army photo by Kayla Cosby)
U.S. Army Col. Christopher Midberry, Fort Campbell Garrison Commander, addresses attendees at a microgrid ground-breaking ceremony, October 3, 2023, on Fort Campbell, Ky. (Source: U.S. Army photo by Kayla Cosby)
U.S. Army Col. Christopher Midberry, Fort Campbell Garrison Commander, addresses attendees at a microgrid ground-breaking ceremony, October 3, 2023, on Fort Campbell, Ky. (Source: U.S. Army photo by Kayla Cosby)
U.S. Army Col. Christopher Midberry, Fort Campbell Garrison Commander, addresses attendees at a microgrid ground-breaking ceremony, October 3, 2023, on Fort Campbell, Ky. (Source: U.S. Army photo by Kayla Cosby)

Construction Begins on U.S. Army’s Latest Microgrid at Fort Campbell in Kentucky

Oct. 16, 2023
The groundbreaking ceremony on the natural gas microgrid was held during the first week of October, which the Army has dubbed Energy Action Month.
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A C-17A Globemaster III, such as those flown by the 105th Airlift Wing out of Stewart Air National Guard base in New York. (Source: Andrew Harker / shutterstock.com)
A C-17A Globemaster III, such as those flown by the 105th Airlift Wing out of Stewart Air National Guard base in New York. (Source: Andrew Harker / shutterstock.com)
A C-17A Globemaster III, such as those flown by the 105th Airlift Wing out of Stewart Air National Guard base in New York. (Source: Andrew Harker / shutterstock.com)
A C-17A Globemaster III, such as those flown by the 105th Airlift Wing out of Stewart Air National Guard base in New York. (Source: Andrew Harker / shutterstock.com)
A C-17A Globemaster III, such as those flown by the 105th Airlift Wing out of Stewart Air National Guard base in New York. (Source: Andrew Harker / shutterstock.com)

New York Air National Guard Base Getting LDES Prototype Microgrid

Sept. 19, 2023
The prototype microgrid at Stewart Air National Guard Base will include a long duration energy storage system.
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Afrl Kirtland Microgrid Social

Kirtland AFB Awards New DC Microgrid Contract

June 7, 2023
A first-of-its-kind Air Force system, the demonstration project reduces reliance on DC/AC inverters.
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The Complex Work of Installing a Microgrid at Every US Army Base

May 19, 2023
Reporting from Microgrid Knowledge's conference in Anaheim, California this week, EnergyTech's Rod Walton describes the promises and challenges the US Army faces as it works to...
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Air Station Miramar Increases Microgrid Islanding Time to as Much as 21 Days for Base the Size of a Small City

March 3, 2023
Air Station Miramar has accomplished a feat it has been working on for years — islanding with a backup generator integrated into the microgrid.
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MCB Camp Lejeune chooses Duke Energy to build $22 million military microgrid

Oct. 21, 2022
Duke Energy will design and build a $22 million dollar microgrid at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, the largest Marine Corps installation in the world.