Design/Engineering

These videos focus on the design/engineering aspects of microgrids. Learn about emerging tech, the future of microgrids, and grid integration.
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St. Thomas University's Microgrid Research Center Gains $2M to Study AI-Power Management for EV Charging

Feb. 24, 2025
The funding and collaboration between Bright.Green and St. Thomas will focus on designing a microgrid utilizing AI-driven power management, carbon-free energy and advanced grid...

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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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Guidiville Indian Rancheria Installing Harnyss Microgrid at California Tribal HQ

Feb. 12, 2025
The Harnyss microgrid will be paired with solar power on tribal grounds. The Guidiville Rancheria is a federally recognized Pomo tribe based in Mendocino County, California.
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Demand Response Can Boost the Economics of Microgrid & DER Projects yet Participation has Stagnated

Feb. 10, 2025
Microgrid and DER providers who can take advantage of demand response programs in wholesale markets aren't stepping up. In fact, participation in most markets had stagnated or...
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GE Hitachi Signs SMR Nuclear Deals with UK Engineering Firms

Feb. 6, 2025
GE Hitachi Nuclear hopes to start construction on installing the SMR sometime in the middle of this decade and has estimated it can build those for about $1 billion per project...
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SMR Nuclear Microgrids: They Might Become a Texas Thing if A&M Has its Way

Feb. 5, 2025
The CEOs from all four startups—Kairos Power, Natura Resources, Terrestrial Energy and Aalo Atomics—have agreed to begin preliminary moves to locate small reactor work to the ...
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Energy Trading Yields Lower Costs in New Zealand Tribal Community. Can U.S. Replicate This?

Feb. 3, 2025
Community energy trading, as practiced in New Zealand and proposed in Henderson, Colorado, is a “bold reimagining” that can cut costs, promote community well-being and yield environment...
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ELM MicroGrid Unveils Upgraded FieldSight 2.0 Cloud-based Energy Management Tool

Jan. 29, 2025
The original FieldSight technology was introduced eight years ago around the same time that ELM Companies CEO and founder Lee Graves spun off ELM MicroGrid into its own company...
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2 New York Toyota Dealerships Add Microgrids and EV Chargers

Jan. 27, 2025
The microgrids will provide resilience and reduce energy costs for Sunrise Toyota and Sunrise Toyota North, both in Long Island. They will also power the dealerships’ new EV chargers...