Microgrid Knowledge - Apr 5th, 2024
 
 
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April 5, 2024
Today's News from the Editors of Microgrid Knowledge
By Kathy Hitchens
With microgrids, virtual power plants and a rapidly growing array of distributed energy resources, Puerto Rico can reach its goal of 100% renewable energy by 2050, according to a new report from the Department of Energy.
Plug Power expects to see hydrogen fuel cells deploying in scale within two years.
From understanding the benefits of microgrids to optimizing and coordinating the use of renewable energy resources, industry experts agree that microgrid customers will continue to face challenges in 2024 and beyond. The good news is that all these challenges can be overcome.
A new state scorecard from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance focuses on the need for state legislation that levels the playing field for DERs and microgrids, allowing them to compete with utilities and increase the development of local energy resources.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held April 2 to celebrate the new microgrid, which will deliver nearly 10 GWh of clean energy annually and cut electricity costs for Eaton’s Arecibo manufacturing facility by nearly 20%.
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Blue Grotto LLC of Levy County, Fla., and Adaptive Enterprises Corp. in Fort Walton Beach are installing solar photovoltaic (PV) systems at their sites.
Staff with both the Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Marriott Waterfront Hotel have encouraged current guests, and Microgrid Knowledge attendees next month, to seek out local traffic updates to ensure as smooth a commute as possible.
New data center models use microgrids and clean energy to provide flexibility that reduces grid stress.
The project aims to prove the technical viability of zinc bromine and sodium sulfur batteries in remote microgrids and is driven by a need to find new sources of medium- and long-duration dispatchable renewable energy storage in the Western Australia.
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