Remote Microgrids

Videos on remote and island microgrid solutions

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...

The Microgrid Perspective

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...

A solar installation in Hughes, Alaska. (Image credit Eddie Dellamary)

The Microgrid Compass is Pointing North: Five Takeaways from This Year’s Rural Energy Conference for Alaska

Nov. 5, 2024

Given the enormous stakes and one-time funding opportunities currently on the table for rural energy microgrid projects, this could be a turning point moment in Alaska’s history...

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Solar and Storage Minigrid Commissioned on Tonga, Micronesia Seeks Minigrid Proposals

Oct. 29, 2024

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...

Solar panels at the Nyagoto birthing center in Kenya. Schneider Electric will partner with United Solar Initiative to build similar microgrids at two birthing clinics in Guatemala. (Source: Schneider Electric)

Microgrids to Provide Life-Saving Benefits to Guatemala Maternal Healthcare Clinics

Oct. 25, 2024

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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Zimbabwean, Nigerian Villages Celebrate New Solar Microgrids

Oct. 18, 2024

Hakwata village in Zimbabwe launched a 200-kW solar microgrid system earlier this month that will power a health clinic, school, shops and homes. In Nigeria, plans to build a ...

Momentum for Moloka’i Micro Power: Rural Hawaiian Island Seeks 15 Nanogrids

Oct. 18, 2024

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...

A Plan to Create an Energy Infrastructure in Rwanda Focused on Small Nuclear-Based Microgrids

Sept. 4, 2024

Nano Nuclear is working with the Rwandan government to deploy nuclear energy in the form of microreactors and small modular reactors in areas without electricity access. But will...

For 3 Outage-Prone Tribes, 3 Nested Microgrids Spanning 26 Miles

Aug. 12, 2024

Nested microgrids – which can operate together or separately – are relatively rare but may be the future of the grid. Three outage-plagued tribes plus Blue Lake Rancheria, the...