• Remote Microgrids

    Videos on remote and island microgrid solutions
    African Development Bank Group
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    African Development Bank Funds $19.5M Minigrid Project in Eritrea

    March 27, 2025
    The 12 MW Desert to Power Eritrea Minigrid Project will power homes, small-scale farms, agricultural processing zones and water supply systems, improving electricity access for...

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    Key Microgrid Trends Impacting the New Energy Landscape

    Feb. 10, 2025
    As we enter 2025, microgrids are driving the evolution of the New Energy Landscape, fueled by advancements in renewable energy and smart technology. I see several transformati...
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    Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley launches the Barbados Energy Transition and Investment Plan flanked by Damilola Ogunbiyi, special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All and co-chair of UN-Energy, among others at the SEforALL Global Forum (Source: Sustainable Energy for All)

    UN’s SEforAll Global Forum Anticipates $900M Investment in Clean, Distributed Energy for Emerging, Developing Nations

    March 21, 2025
    A $500 million distributed renewable energy fund was announced by the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, SEforAll, International Solar Alliance and Africa50 to develop and...
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    Colorado Roadmap Identifies Outage-Prone Communities and Microgrid Deployment Challenges

    Jan. 13, 2025
    Some Colorado communities are grappling with climate-change induced heat, wildfires, drought and blizzards, along with long feeder lines. To address the outages that these challenges...
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    Growing the Minigrid Footprint: Husk Doubles its Installed Fleet in Africa and Asia

    Jan. 13, 2025
    The company’s minigrids now serve more than 1.5 million people and over 30,000 small businesses in 400 communities across Nigeria and India.
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    2 Microgrid Projects Advance to Establish Phase of DOE’s SOLVE IT Prize Competition

    Jan. 10, 2025
    Small hydroelectric microgrids in Puerto Rico and solar-powered microgrids for a California tribal community were among the 10 clean energy projects that advanced to the final...
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    Why Minigrids are Thriving in Africa

    Dec. 19, 2024
    Electricity access is a persistent issue across Africa, particularly in the sub-Saharan region that is home to most of the nearly 600 million people on the continent without affordable...
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    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...
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    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...