Generation/Fuels

Here you will find videos on microgrid generation and different types of fuel and generators for distributed energy
The James Hutton Institute
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Green Hydrogen Microgrid Could Transform Rural Energy Production in Scotland

Dec. 12, 2024
The HydroGlen demonstration project aims to incorporate on-site wind and/or solar energy generation with a hydrogen microgrid to show how farming communities can generate enough...

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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...
Schneider Electric
Source: Schneider Electric

Air Station Miramar: Marine Corps Microgrid Adds New Battery Energy Storage System

Dec. 10, 2024
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar has added a 1.5 MW / 3.3 MWh battery energy storage system that will reduce the installation’s demand on the local power grid and maximize the...
Aerial view of a drilling rig from Nabors Industries where Quaise Energy is installing millimeter wave capabilities. Work at Nevada Gold Mines will require a similar setup to develop deep geothermal energy onsite. Image credit Quaise Energy

Gold Mine Turns to Geothermal to Decarbonize On-Site Operations

Dec. 5, 2024
Quaise Energy and Nevada Gold Mines (NGM) are investigating how geothermal can further decarbonized NGM’s coal-fired TS Power Plant.
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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...
Bloom Energy
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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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Nuclear Hitch: Can FERC Rejection Threaten Data Center Power Deals?

Nov. 12, 2024
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission voted 2-1 to scuttle a request by plant owner Talen Energy and PJM to transfer some 480 MW of power to help support a new data center ...
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What Microgrids Offer the Golden State Could Prove a Golden Opportunity Globally

Nov. 9, 2024
The solution to these problems isn’t more transmission lines or fossil-fuel-powered peaker plants. The solution is decentralizing the grid, making it more flexible, resilient,...
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten
The Virginia-class attack submarine USS California (SSN 781) transits the Thames River during a change-of-command ceremony near Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut. (Source: U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten)

New Microgrid Provides Resilience to U.S. Navy Submarine Base in Connecticut

Nov. 6, 2024
The new microgrid, which includes a 7.4-MW natural gas-fired fuel cell park and a 10.75-MW combined heat and power system, can fully power Naval Submarine Base New London in the...