Microgrid Knowledge - Apr 8th, 2024
 
 
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April 8, 2024
Today's News from the Editors of Microgrid Knowledge
By Lisa Cohn
California’s new “limited generation profile” order is a small step forward, but fails to unleash all the benefits of DERs and microgrids, industry members say.
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.
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.
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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Kaiser Permanente has installed on-site solar at more than 100 of its 700-plus locations, including hospitals and MOBs. It does not aim to reproduce solar-and-storage on-site at every company site, given inner and outer limitations such as space availability and state policies toward net-metering rates .
Plug Power expects to see hydrogen fuel cells deploying in scale within two years.
If a hurricane takes out power for many months or even years, many people likely will have no access to health care or electricity to power medical devices and refrigerate vaccines and medications. Often the value of resilient power to address this challenge isn’t included in cost-benefit analyses.
There’s been a lot of talk about losing the way on the road to net zero. At the same time, big money is still squarely aimed at carbon-free energy projects worldwide.
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