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    Yassine Askri, microgrid specialist with Schneider Electric (left) walks and chats with Abel Lopez, facilities manager of the Napa winery Domaine Carneros, while surveying the winery's solar and battery storage microgrid.

    Harvesting Energy Security is Always Vintage: Winery Microgrid Creates Power Resiliency in Heart of Napa Valley

    March 3, 2025
    The 614 solar panels, which are mainly on the roofs of several Domaine Carneros buildings but also include one ground-mounted array near one vineyard section, total 427 kW at ...

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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...
    Ukraine soldiers power up anti-drone equipment. Image credit New Use Energy

    How Solar Microgrids are Saving Lives in War-Torn Ukraine, Where “the Needs are Endless"

    Feb. 24, 2025
    With solar microgrids and batteries providing electricity for lighting during outages sparked by Russian attacks, Ukrainian medical professionals don’t have to work on patients...
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    Nuclear in the Oil Patch: Natura, Texas Tech Exploring SMR to Power Water Desalination from Shale Drilling

    Feb. 20, 2025
    This collaboration, which includes the Texas Produced Water Consortium (TxPWC) at Texas Tech, focuses on integrating Natura’s MSR-100 technology to provide a sustainable solution...
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    On (Site) and Off (Grid): Industrial Electrification Future May Avoid Utility Interconnections

    Feb. 18, 2025
    The current and anticipated growth of load demand from new data centers is propelling the notion of massive behind-the-meter projects to meet future load necessitated by the growth...
    Solar installers wire-managing commercial panels on a self-storage facility in Virginia. Image credit Virtue Solar

    How Microgrid, Storage and Solar Companies are Responding to President Trump’s 10% Tariffs on Chinese Goods

    Feb. 17, 2025
    Microgrid, solar and storage companies are developing strategies for dealing with President Trump’s 10% tariff on Chinese goods, including looking at sourcing products in Southeast...
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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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    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...