• CHP Microgrids

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    Gas-fired Microgrids to Power Data Centers at Heart of New VoltaGrid-Vantage Deal

    Feb. 12, 2025
    Surging demand for AI and data centers is lifting Vantage’s bottom line in keeping pace with data center growth. The company last year launched new campuses in Dublin, Zurich,...

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    Key Microgrid Trends Impacting the New Energy Landscape

    Feb. 10, 2025
    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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    Chevron, GE Vernova and Engine No. 1 United to Provide Gas-Fired Power Directly to New Data Centers

    Jan. 29, 2025
    The aim of the new GE-Chevron-Engine No. 1 partnership is to construct a first-ever GW-scale power plant co-located with a data center and do it well before the end of President...
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    Encorp Handling EPC on $45.3M Alameda County Microgrids

    Sept. 12, 2024
    Alameda County government is planning for on-site solar, battery storage, generators and equipment resources to power microgrids supporting its Contract Services Building, the...
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    Dallas-Fort Worth Airport Signs Eaton to $10M Contract for Electric Central Utility Plant Equipment

    Aug. 21, 2024
    The equipment is expected to be installed by spring of 2025. Many airports are now pursuing on-site power and microgrid technologies as a way to protect against grid outages such...
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    RePower Initiative Brings Microgrids to Off-Grid Communities in Africa

    Feb. 29, 2024
    The European Union funded program aims to bring renewable electricity to 20,000 off-grid customers in Madagascar, Niger, Senegal and Ghana by 2027.
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    Combined Heat and Power can be Steady Pulse of the Microgrid’s Beating Heart

    Feb. 7, 2024
    Phasing out natural gas-fired systems — CHP included — may seem like an intuitive decarbonization measure. However, electrification will result in dramatic increases in electrical...
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    On-site Heat, Solar to Power Veolia Hazardous Waste Treatment Plant in Arkansas

    Feb. 1, 2024
    The power for the Veolia incineration facility will be generated by capturing waste heat recovered from a boiler and steam turbine, according to the companies. In addition, 5 ...
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    Battle Cry from Intersolar: The Ironclad Argument Reinforcing the Strengths of Microgrids, DERs in the Energy Revolution

    Jan. 23, 2024
    Thousands gathered to reaffirm a common allegiance to advance the clean power generation cause, and most reveled in the chance to connect environmental, humanitarian and business...