The challenges of developing community microgrids can be daunting despite their benefits. Sometimes it's hard to engage the community in the idea. Other times, the community is interested but opposes the project if it includes fossil fuel generation. Funding issues stymie some as they struggle with how to express the financial value of … [Read more...]
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Despite challenges, Duke and Honeywell pursue community microgrids in a big way
March 18, 2022 By Lisa Cohn
Filed Under: Distributed Energy, Duke Energy, Google News Feed, Infrastructure, Microgrids, North America, Players, Regions, Renewables, Storage, Utility, x ~ Sub Features Tagged With: Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions, Honeywell, Honeywell Building Technologies
Events that Shaped the Microgrid Industry in 2014
January 2, 2015 By Elisa Wood

Here’s a look at events that shaped the microgrid industry in 2014, a pivotal year for the growing sector. The timeline is made up of articles from MicrogridKnowledge.com and EnergyEfficiencyMarkets.com. They show microgrids advancing from planning to action; from a prospect to a trending technology. States crafted polices and offered … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Consolidated Edison, Economics, Financing, Google News Feed, Green Energy Corp, International District Energy Association (IDEA), Markets, Microgrid Alliance, Microgrid Resource Coalition, Navigant, Policy, Princeton Power Systems, RFPs, S and C Electric, Schneider Electric, Utility, Wholesale, x ~ Sub Features Tagged With: Canadian Solar, Capstone, Central Hudson, Consolidated Edison, Fuel Cell Energy, Honeywell, Microgrid Alliance, Microgrid Newsletter Feature, Microgrid Resources Coalition, Navigant Research, Princeton Power Systems, S and C Electric, Schneider Electric
Microgrid-enabling Technologies Market May Reach $155 Billion in Less than a Decade
December 22, 2014 By Elisa Wood
As demand for microgrids grows, so does the need for microgrid-enabling technologies -- the various systems and components that let the microgrid generate power and store it, supply customers, and connect and disconnect from the grid. These technologies include diesel generators, natural gas generators, fuel cells, solar PV, distributed wind, … [Read more...]
Filed Under: ABB, Bloom Energy, CHP, Controllers & Software, General Electric, Generation, Google News Feed, Green Energy Corp, Infrastructure, Navigant, Players, Princeton Power Systems, Renewables, S and C Electric, Schneider Electric, Siemens, Storage, x ~ Sub Features Tagged With: ABB, Bloom Energy, Boulder Electric Vehicle, Cummins, Encorp, ETAP, Ford, GE Digital Energy Lockheed Martin, Green Energy Corp, Honeywell, IPERC, Johnson Controls, Microgrid Newsletter Article, microgrid-enabling technologies, Navigant, Nissan, Northern Power Systems, Peter Asmus, Princeton Power Systems, Schneider Electric, Siemens AG, SMA Solar Technology, SunEdison, Tecogen, ViZn Energy Systems, Win Inertia, Younicos