Isle au Haut, Maine, received $211,000 from the US Department of Agriculture to help pay for a 311-kW solar power array that will be part of an island microgrid. The island's 140 electricity customers receive power from a 7-mile undersea cable that was installed in the early 1980s and has outlived its expected life. In a sign of the … [Read more...]
US Utility Invests in Kilowatt Labs to Boost Service with Microgrids
November 19, 2018 By
Until December 2017, Kilowatt Labs was still a startup company, developing supercapacitor-based energy storage and an energy server that’s designed to manage distributed energy. But after the company delivered its first product in January, Kilowatt Labs attracted more business than expected. Most recently, it garnered a $2.5 million investment … [Read more...]
The Microgrid Way: Going Green with Solar & Supercapacitor-based Energy Storage
April 6, 2018 By
If utilities offered their customers solar energy and took advantage of supercapacitor-based energy storage, we could significantly cut greenhouse-gas emissions. That’s the word from Omer Ghani, CEO and co-founder, Kilowatt Labs, which produces supercapacitor-based energy storage called Sirius Energy Storage and the Centauri Energy Server, … [Read more...]
Specialized Microgrids Will Keep Utilities Competitive
December 19, 2016 By
In this week’s Industry Perspectives, Kilowatt Labs' Omar Ghani explores the potential of specialized microgrids to drive competition and provide utilities with a sustainable commercial model for the future. Utilities keep the lights on, delivering electricity to us reliably, safely and economically. Having built a robust technical and … [Read more...]
The Case for Specialized Microgrids
December 5, 2016 By
Governments, utility companies, and many businesses today agree we are in the midst of a shift toward a low-carbon economy. Many utilities are transitioning toward more renewable energy generation models and utilizing new energy storage solutions like specialized microgrids. Much of the focus has been on clean generation sources such as wind and … [Read more...]
