• Solar Microgrids

    This section includes white papers on Solar Microgrids
    Solar microgrid-powered PairTree EV charger at Playfield Park in Davis. Image credit Paired Power

    Davis CA Welcomes new PairTree Solar Microgrid to Charge EVs at City Park

    March 12, 2025
    The Playfields Park chargers are accessible to the public at no charge. The solar microgrid powers two EV charging ports capable of Level 2 rates up to 7.7 kW for one vehicle ...

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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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    United Nations Issues Tender for Construction of 10-MW Hybrid Minigrid in Papua New Guinea

    March 7, 2025
    The deadline to express interest in the project, which will be built in three phases on Buka Island in Papua New Guinea, is March 24.
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    Dignitaries cut the ribbon for the new $10.9 million water resiliency microgrid project Feb. 26 at White Sands Missile Range. (Source: Miriam Rodriguez)

    White Sands Missile Range Welcomes Water System Microgrid

    March 6, 2025
    White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico celebrated the launch of a hybrid microgrid that will provide backup power to four groundwater wells, ensuring power outages won’t impact...
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    Bloomberg NEF: Microgrids, Sustainable Energy Thrive in 2024

    Feb. 26, 2025
    2024 was a banner year for solar, energy storage and microgrids, according to the Sustainable Energy in America 2025 Factbook from BloombergNEF and the Business Council for Sustainable...
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    Aerial view of Cherokee, North Carolina, home to Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

    As Part of its Climate Action Plan, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to Deploy Solar Microgrid and EVs with EPA Grant

    Nov. 18, 2024
    With the town of Cherokee, N.C., facing climate-change induced wildfires, extreme heat and flooding, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is using a $5 million EPA grant to deploy...
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    Fort Wayne, Indiana (Source: Nicholas J Klein/Shutterstock.com)

    Historic Indiana City Turns On New Water and Sewer Utility Microgrid

    Nov. 1, 2024
    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 ...
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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...
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    Deborah Westlight, operations manager with the Oregon Clean Power Cooperative, raises her arms in celebration of the solar panel portion of the project.

    Oregon Agrivoltaics-Based Microgrid Tackles Crop Warming from Climate Change – and May Improve Taste of Lettuce

    Oct. 28, 2024
    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...