| | | | | | | | Today's News from the Editors of Microgrid Knowledge | | |
| | | By Kathy Hitchens The hybrid microgrid will leverage floating solar panels, a battery energy storage system and biogas and natural gas connections to provide roughly 40% of the power needed to power three city water and sewer facilities. |
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| | | | | | EPRI has been awarded a three-year $2 million grant from the California Energy Commission to demonstrate scalable, community-based virtual power plants for commercial buildings. |
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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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| | | | | | GE Vernova’s plan for the BWRX-300 SMR involves extensive manufacturing work in Canada, with power utility Ontario Power Generation (OPG), GE Hitachi, engineering firm AtkinsRéalis and Aecon Construction Group collaborating to build the reactor. |
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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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| | | | 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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| | | | 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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| | | | The microgrid will be connected to a new battery energy storage system, the hospital’s existing rooftop solar array and biogas energy generated by the nearby La Crosse County Landfill. |
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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 | | Learn best practices for success with grid-interactive technology solutions. |
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