Commercial/Industrial Microgrids

A collection of videos and webinars on commercial/industrial microgrids including videos on real-world examples, financing, and selecting resources.
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Ports of Stockholm Demonstrating Microgrid Technology at Nearby Port

Dec. 2, 2024
The demonstration project for the collaborative effort--connecting wind, solar and battery storage--is starting in the Port of Kapellskär, one of several cargo and passenger ports...

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Revolutionizing Defense: The Crucial Role of Microgrids and Schneider Electric in Department of Defense Energy Resiliency

Sept. 13, 2024
Last month, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) said that U.S. power grids are becoming more susceptible to cyberattacks every day, with vulnerable attack...
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8 Promises Fulfilled in 2024: Significant New Microgrid Projects Move Forward to Highlight a Year of Thankful Progress

Nov. 27, 2024
We’re not saying these are the only or most important microgrid efforts, but we are saying they cover most situations and intrigued many of our readers. They also prove significant...
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The mining community of Broken Hill, located in Far West New South Wales, Australia. (Source: Taras Vyshnya/Shutterstock.com)

Remote Australia Mining Town One Step Closer to New Energy Storage Center and Minigrid

Nov. 22, 2024
Hydrostor has signed a 65-year Crown Lands lease that brings the Silver City Energy Storage Center one step closer to fruition. The project includes advanced compressed air long...
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Quanta Technologies Factory to be Powered by Bloom Energy Fuel Cell Microgrid

Nov. 15, 2024
Located at Quanta's California factory, the solid oxide fuel cell microgrid will be fully islandable.
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SMR News: GE Hitachi Nuclear adds Worley Chemetics to BWRX-300 Supplier Group

Oct. 31, 2024
GE Vernova’s plan for the BWRX-300 SMR involves extensive manufacturing work in Canada, with power utility Ontario Power Generation (OPG), GE Hitachi, engineering firm AtkinsR...
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Deborah Westlight, operations manager with the Oregon Clean Power Cooperative, raises her arms in celebration of the solar panel portion of the project.

Oregon Agrivoltaics-Based Microgrid Tackles Crop Warming from Climate Change – and May Improve Taste of Lettuce

Oct. 28, 2024
As climate change increases summer temperatures in Oregon, one farm struggling with decreased crop production is deploying a microgrid with agrivoltaics to provide solar, shade...
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Data Center Energy Frontier: Big Tech Making Big Bets on Small Nuclear

Oct. 17, 2024
Tech giants Amazon and Google this week announced huge bets on the future of small reactor nuclear projects. Those moves followed Microsoft’s recent agreement with Constellation...
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Takeoff for New Terminal One: Construction Begins on JFK Airport Microgrid

Sept. 24, 2024
The solar panel installation will begin early next year once the conduit work is in place, AlphaStruxure’s Macias noted. E-J Electric Installation will install the panels. The...