Gregg Morasca of Schneider Electric explores how organizations in the western United States are addressing climate change by undertaking the necessary and urgent introduction of microgrid solutions. The last year has brought a sense of reevaluation to the world, with both individuals as well as businesses pausing to take stock of what is … [Read more...]
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Climate Action Is Needed Now – Microgrid Solutions Are Leading the (Green) Way
June 8, 2021 By 1 Comment
How to Bring Microgrids to Areas Without Electricity
June 2, 2021 By 1 Comment
The challenges of bringing microgrids to the more than 800 million people who lack electricity include costs, technology and financing, according to panelists at a Microgrid 2021 session on "New Strategies to Hasten Microgrid Adoption in Remote Regions." But one of the underlying keys to success is understanding the needs of the communities the … [Read more...]
Microgrid Knowledge Names Three Winners of the 2021 Microgrid Greater Good Awards
June 1, 2021 By Leave a Comment
This year’s Microgrid Greater Good Award winners provide essential services to refugees in Uganda, electrify a birthing clinic in Kenya and keep food fresh and safe in South Australia. The awards were announced today at Microgrid 2021, a virtual conference hosted by Microgrid Knowledge. Microgrid Knowledge launched the award program three … [Read more...]
Final Day of Microgrid 2021 Features Launch of New Coalition to Advance Microgrids and a Peak into the Future of the Technology
May 30, 2021 By
The final week of Microgrid 2021, a free virtual conference, brings two important announcements for the microgrid community, along with lively panel discussions that will focus on a vision — and action — for the future. “The audience will find this week particularly interesting and relevant as our speakers look at how microgrids are … [Read more...]
Blackstone Commits $500 Million for GreenStruxure Microgrids
May 25, 2021 By
A Blackstone company has committed microgrid financing of up to $500 million for GreenStruxure, a joint venture between Schneider Electric and Huck Capital that develops modular, energy-as-a-service microgrids for commercial and industrial (C&I), and governmental medium-sized buildings. The agreement with Blackstone's ClearGen allows … [Read more...]
Microgrid Costs, How to Lower Them and What They Mean for the Sector’s Growth
May 25, 2021 By
Factors like generation choice, battery size and interconnection upgrades affect microgrid costs, but there are ways to manage them so projects can move forward with satisfied customers, according to panelists at a Microgrid 2021 conference session called "Why Does a Microgrid Cost What It Costs?" A 2018 study by the National Renewable … [Read more...]
Bright Canyon Energy Signs Lease for 25-MW Microgrid at San Diego Naval Base
May 19, 2021 By
Arizona Public Service affiliate Bright Canyon Energy has signed a microgrid lease with the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) in San Diego. The long-term enhanced use lease will add battery storage and backup generators designed to power the entire Marine Corps Recruit Depot military base for extended periods of … [Read more...]
Maryland County Taps AlphaStruxure for Electric Bus Microgrid
May 13, 2021 By
Montgomery County, Maryland, selected AlphaStruxure — a joint venture between Schneider Electric and the Carlyle Group — to build a bus depot microgrid that will include electric bus chargers. The 4-MW project for the county outside of Washington, D.C., uses an energy-as-a-service model that doesn’t require upfront payments from the … [Read more...]
Microgrid Knowledge Names Finalists for Greater Good Awards
May 12, 2021 By
Microgrid Knowledge has released the names of the six finalists for this year's Microgrid Greater Good Awards. From the six finalists, three winners will be chosen and announced June 1, as part of Microgrid 2021: The World Awakens to Microgrids, a free virtual conference that has attracted several thousand participants from across the globe. Now … [Read more...]
Microgrid 2021 Kicks Off with Expert Panel on Why Today’s Grid Makes Microgrids Necessary
May 11, 2021 By
Increasingly, the electric grid’s shortcomings are affecting businesses and other institutions, whether from power outages, rising costs or preferences for how electricity is made, according to a panel of microgrid experts who spoke today at Microgrid 2021: The World Awakens to Microgrids, an eight-day virtual conference hosted by Microgrid … [Read more...]
