| | | | | | | | Today's News from the Editors of Microgrid Knowledge | | |
| | | By Kathy Hitchens A $53.2 million minigrid was commissioned on Niuafo’ou, Tonga’s northernmost island, to provide clean, reliable power 24 hours a day. In Micronesia, Yap island seeks bids on a 79 kW solar plus storage minigrid system. |
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| | | | | | Schneider Electric and United Solar Initiative announced plans to build microgrids at two rural birthing clinics in underserved, largely indigenous communities in Guatemala. |
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| | | | | | The Ho’Ahu Energy Cooperative in Hawaii has issued a request for proposal (RFP) for the design and construction of 15 off-grid solar and battery storage nanogrids on the island of Moloka’i (Molokai). The nanogrids will serve rural families that don’t have access to reliable grid energy. |
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| | | | | | Each of the communities of Anvik, Grayling, Holy Cross, Huslia, Kaltag, Minto, Nulato and Shageluk now has its own existing microgrid consisting of a centralized diesel-powered generator with medium-voltage power lines connected to local loads. |
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| | | | As climate change increases summer temperatures in Oregon, one farm struggling with decreased crop production is deploying a microgrid with agrivoltaics to provide solar, shade and resilience. A bonus: The taste of the lettuce grown with solar may be more appealing. |
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| | | | Sponsored | | 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 vectors increasing by about 60 a day. What’s more, extreme weather events also place the grid and power supply at risk... |
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| | | | After Hurricane Helene hit Western North Carolina, knocking out power, killing 95 and flooding roads and neighborhoods, requests for help in the form of solar microgrids poured in. They were deployed to provide clean water and to power critical services. |
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| | | | Under the planned water infrastructure power project, microgrids using battery energy storage and managed by distributed energy resources management systems (DERS) would form virtual power plants (VPPs) which could deliver load reduction during times of grid stress. |
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| | | | The Eos battery storage system to be installed will offer backup power support to the community microgrid that also provides grid services and electricity if an outage happens in the downtown Lincoln area. |
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| | The Army and other branches of the military are using microgrids to increase energy independence and resilience at bases around the world while also reducing energy costs and carbon emissions. |
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| | | | | | Sponsored | | Align Community and Funding Priorities with Standardized Modelling and Automation |
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