'Air gap microgrids' -- DC microgrids electrically separated from the utility -- open up the opportunity for installing and adapting microgrids with fewer permitting requirements and less strain on the utility’s grid system. North American microgrids are normally connected to the grid with AC coupling. Each item of equipment in the … [Read more...]
Alexis Zeigler describes Living Earth Farm, a conservationist-oriented community in rural Virginia where a DC microgrid provides reliable energy, fossil-fuel free. It's been a windy spring in the Mid-Atlantic. Our neighbors have lost power several times, including a multi-day outage that caused vexation and set the generators abuzz. I live … [Read more...]
There is a lot of talk about solar plus storage. Yet, it's important to know that by adding energy storage with a DC-to-DC converter you can maximize production & profits of installed North America PV base. Traditional storage plus solar (PV) applications have involved the coupling of independent storage and PV inverters at an AC bus, or … [Read more...]
How can we increase the amount of photovoltaic (PV) generation? From this viewpoint, we are overviewing elec- tric facilities from power plants to electric appliances in demand sites. PV modules generate DC electric power. The power should be converted to AC that is synchronized with commercial grids to be transmitted and distributed to demand … [Read more...]
Of all the world’s many industries, gas exploration and oil production (E&P) activities are arguably the most ripe for automation given two reasons: First, technology advancements have far outrun their adoption by an industry that historically has preferred what it considers time-tested oil production methods – even if those include … [Read more...]
Schneider Electric’s Andy Haun explores how to use local generation to improve efficiency, resiliency and sustainability — specifically in the colocation and data center industries.
If California does not modernize its grid and power delivery infrastructure via sustainable premium power provided by microgrids, the state will be thwarted in its efforts to meet not only its economic and public safety needs, but aggressive carbon reduction and renewable energy goals. Download the new white paper commissioned by Schneider Electric that answers one of the most commonly asked questions: How can today’s governments pay for the vital energy infrastructure upgrades they need? Enter Energy-as-a-Service municipal microgrids.
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