Maxwell Technologies' Jessica Baris explores the ins and outs of the innovative ultracapacitors on UC San Diego’s microgrid and how the energy storage system works. For a smattering of days this year, Mike Wilk’s office space was a grove of eucalyptus trees on UC San Diego’s coastal campus. Wilk, a senior systems engineer at Maxwell … [Read more...]
Electric Vehicles and Homes Connect to Microgrids in the US and Africa
November 5, 2018 By Leave a Comment
UC San Diego connects electric vehicles to microgrid The University of California San Diego continues to advance its already advanced microgrid universe of technologies, this time with electric vehicle-to-grid capabilities for its free nighttime shuttle service, Triton Rides. The program is part of "INVENT," a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) program that … [Read more...]
A Look Inside the Evolving UC-San Diego Microgrid: Interview
May 20, 2015 By Leave a Comment
The UC-San Diego microgrid is improving its reliability and overall productivity with the installation of energy storage and other new equipment. William Torre, program director for energy storage at UC-San Diego, Center for Energy Research, describes the updates in an interview with marcus evans. At last year’s edition of this conference, you … [Read more...]
Research-Heavy UC San Diego Counts on Microgrid for Reliability
October 23, 2014 By 1 Comment
John Dilliott, energy and utilities manager at the University of California, San Diego's, says the university learned its lesson after the 2011 southern California blackouts — and turned to a microgrid for reliability at the research-heavy institution. "The southern California region and especially San Diego is known as an energy cul-de-sac," he … [Read more...]
