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MGK QuickChat: The Intersection of SCADA and Power Generation

Nov. 6, 2024
Emerson’s Brett Benson shares his view of the future of power generation in this QuickChat interview for Microgrid Knowledge’s Rod Walton.

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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...

Distributed Energy Resources and Microgrids Flex Their Muscles to Meet Growing Data Center Power Demand

Aug. 5, 2024
Hydropower-based microgrids, energy storage and fuel cells are providing green alternatives to meeting burgeoning data center energy demands. Small, modular data centers are also...
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Microgrid Successfully Demonstrated for Canadian Armed Forces Camps

June 26, 2024
The microgrid project was part of Canada’s Defense Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program’s Pop Up City contest, in which innovators were asked to develop more efficient, green...
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U.S. Army Seeks Microreactor Nuclear Power Plant Solutions for Military Bases

June 20, 2024
The Army intends to deploy the prototype microreactor nuclear power plant at an installation in the continental U.S. by 2030. If successful, the technology could be used at bases...
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U.S. Solar Soars to All-Time High 32.4 GW Added in 2023: SEIA, WoodMac

March 7, 2024
New solar made up 53% of all electric generating capacity added to the grid last year, including utility-scale, community, residential rooftop and microgrid projects. It's the...
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Wave-Powered Microgrid to be Developed on Remote Thai Island

Feb. 8, 2024
The microgrid, which will be developed by a consortium of tech companies and universities, will include onshore wave energy converters, a wireless distributed energy management...
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How Modular, Hybrid, Renewable Microgrids Fulfill the Global Need for Green Power

June 8, 2023
Get a look at the role microgrids play on the road to 2050 by exploring renewable energy challenges and learning more about primary power generation.
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Resiliency-as-a-Service: Solutions for a More Resilient Future

May 24, 2023
Malcom Taylor of Mesa Solutions explains how resiliency as a service benefits both microgrid customers and the grid.