A new special report series by Microgrid Knowledge and Siemens shows microgrid developers how to avoid the pain points that can wreck the financial and operational assumptions for a project. This third article in the series outlines Step 2: Conducting Microgrid Power Supply Studies that Provide Real, Project-Specific Answers. A power supply … [Read more...]
How Microgrid Power Supply Studies — Done Right — Save You Money and Headaches
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Understanding Microgrid Project and Operational Requirements
July 19, 2021 By Leave a Comment
In a new special report series brought to you by Microgrid Knowledge and Siemens, we're providing a guide to help microgrid developers avoid the pain points that can wreck the financial and operational assumptions for a project. This second article in the series outlines Step 1: Understanding the Microgrid Project and Operational … [Read more...]
Evolution of Microgrid Manufacturing
July 13, 2021 By 1 Comment
Tony Soverns, chief technology officer at Go Electric, explains why the next advances in the market will be driven by new microgrid manufacturing and production systems. When we talk about the evolution of microgrids, we tend to talk about the technology and its applications. We focus on the possibility of new advancements in energy storage, … [Read more...]
Microgrid Procurement: How to Select the Right Partners from an Alphabet Soup of Vendors
July 6, 2021 By
Scott Kessler, Siemens’ head of microgrid strategy and sales, explains the pitfalls of inadvertently building a microgrid with incompatible components and how microgrid developers can beware. Critics of Apple often cite as a significant drawback the fact that the computer and consumer electronics giant’s products don’t play nicely with other … [Read more...]
Remote Generation Optimization with Microgrids Increases Efficiency
June 7, 2021 By
A new white paper from Go Electric explores how microgrids can help optimize remote generation for both efficiency and fuel savings. The paper presents a case study of the Go Electric GEM/ISM microgrid system. The author models a 1-MW remote site using three 350-MW generators, both with and without the GEM/ISM microgrid system. The author's goal is … [Read more...]
Is It Time to Dust Off Your Microgrid Implementation Plan?
May 26, 2021 By
Emily LeJeune, manager-federal market, S&C Electric shares the five critical stages that should be included in every microgrid implementation plan. More microgrids are being used to support the electric grid each year because they are flexible solutions for a variety of energy challenges. Despite their growing prevalence, microgrids are … [Read more...]
Distributed Generation ‘Important, Efficient and Economical’ for Reliable Operation of Electric Grid
February 10, 2021 By
A new white paper from Generac explains why distributed generation is "important, efficient and economical" for the safe and reliable operation of the electric grid. The paper also looks at technologies that are best positioned to support the grid, including rich burn generation. This report aims to paint a clear picture of the different … [Read more...]
Engine-Driven Generators Continue to Enable Application Flexibility for Microgrid Operations
January 20, 2021 By
Microgrids are designed to increase energy resiliency and reliability, both of which are becoming increasingly important in an era wracked by climate change and a global pandemic. A new report from Generac contends that engine-driven generators burning a variety of fossil fuels can provide last-step resiliency for the microgrid that "cannot be … [Read more...]
It Takes a Village to Build a Microgrid, and the Village Needs a ‘Mayor’
July 20, 2020 By
S&C Electric’s Erik Svanholm explores the human element of building a microgrid, and what goes into advanced microgrid design. Much has been written about the vast technical progress in advanced microgrid design and the avenues to finance these critical systems. Understanding the complexities of design and finance is critical to a … [Read more...]
Microgrid Design: Ensuring Accurate Modeling when Incorporating Energy Management Systems
March 2, 2020 By
Energy management systems (EMS) both enhance and complicate microgrid design. Schneider Electric’s Andy Haun explains what it takes to ensure that modeling reflects outcome in today's sophisticated microgrids. There are countless variables to consider when making an investment into a microgrid, from the electrical distribution hardware, to … [Read more...]
