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ELM Microgrid & Solar Celebrates Grand Opening of Texas Manufacturing Site

April 18, 2024
The new factory, coupled with ELM’s manufacturing site in nearby Oklahoma, will help the company increase its production line to about 1,000 microgrids annually. ELM also is moving...
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Philippine Government Awards Contract for the Development of 8 New Microgrids

April 18, 2024
A consortium of three companies will build the hybrid microgrids in three off-grid areas of the country.
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Eat More Chicken, Build More Microgrids

April 16, 2024
Chick-fil-A is piloting solar microgrids at two California locations to improve resilience and better serve the community during grid outages. A third location in the state will...
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Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians Celebrate Construction Start on Solar & Storage Microgrid

April 12, 2024
A northern California tribe whose people have lived in the region for countless generations celebrated groundbreaking this week on a $32 million solar and storage microgrid to...
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Construction Begins on 13.4-MW Biogas Cogeneration Plant Near Sacramento

April 11, 2024
The biogas cogeneration plant, which is being built by Ameresco, will produce renewable electricity and reduce emissions for the Sacramento Area Sewer District.
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Oklo, Diamondback Energy Mulling 20-year PPA on Nuclear to Electrify Permian Basin Oil and Gas Operations

April 10, 2024
A series of 50-MW Aurora powerhouses could act as nuclear-powered microgrids to provide carbon-free electricity to counter the emissions involved in production from the shale ...

New York State of Mind: Acadia Energy, Alternus Partnering to Develop Upstate Microgrid Fleet

April 8, 2024
Alternus and Acadia are teaming up with the goal of developing and operating 200 MW in future microgrid capacity across New York. The partnership sets its sights on the next two...
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H2, Microgrids and Data Centers: Things2Know in Creating Truly Green Hydrogen Power

April 8, 2024
Plug Power expects to see hydrogen fuel cells deploying in scale within two years.

Exploring the Potential of Community Microgrids Through Three Innovative Case Studies

Community microgrids represent a burgeoning solution to meet the energy needs of localized areas and regions. These microgrids are clusters of interconnected energy resources,...

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Siemens’ Michael Carlson defines an intelligent microgrid and discusses the role of software in boosting the value of microgrids.

The Intelligent Microgrid and the Value of Software

Dec. 7, 2017
At the Microgrid 2017 conference, Michael Carlson, president, Siemens Digital Grid NA, defines an intelligent microgrid and discusses the role of software in boosting the value...

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Impact of Optimal Controls in a Microgrid

March 31, 2022
Many commercial and industrial businesses are installing microgrids in order to lower their energy costs, reduce their carbon emissions, and bolster their resilience. Learn how...
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Puerto Rico Can Achieve a 100% Renewable Energy Future and Microgrids Have a Role to Play

April 5, 2024
With microgrids, virtual power plants and a rapidly growing array of distributed energy resources, Puerto Rico can reach its goal of 100% renewable energy by 2050, according to...
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USDA Awards $190K in On-Site Solar Projects to Two Florida Businesses

April 2, 2024
Blue Grotto LLC of Levy County, Fla., and Adaptive Enterprises Corp. in Fort Walton Beach are installing solar photovoltaic (PV) systems at their sites.
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Eaton Delivers Largest Clean Energy Microgrid in Puerto Rico

April 2, 2024
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held April 2 to celebrate the new microgrid, which will deliver nearly 10 GWh of clean energy annually and cut electricity costs for Eaton’s Arecibo...
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Self-Reliance Scorecard Lauds State Legislation Helping DERs and Microgrids Overcome Utility Barriers to Local Energy

April 1, 2024
A new state scorecard from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance focuses on the need for state legislation that levels the playing field for DERs and microgrids, allowing them...
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Remote Microgrids in Australia Testing Long-Duration Energy Storage Systems

March 29, 2024
The project aims to prove the technical viability of zinc bromine and sodium sulfur batteries in remote microgrids and is driven by a need to find new sources of medium- and long...

Baltimore Bridge Collapse: All Routes Open to Waterfront for MGK Conference

March 27, 2024
Staff with both the Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Marriott Waterfront Hotel have encouraged current guests, and Microgrid Knowledge attendees next month, to seek out ...