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UC San Diego Adds DER Testbed to its Array of Clean Energy Technologies

July 25, 2024
DERConnect, funded by a $42 million grant from the National Science Foundation, is a new testbed designed to help researchers and the energy industry understand how distributed...

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Revolutionizing Defense: The Crucial Role of Microgrids and Schneider Electric in Department of Defense Energy Resiliency

Sept. 13, 2024
Last month, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) said that U.S. power grids are becoming more susceptible to cyberattacks every day, with vulnerable attack...

From EV Charging to Solar Thermal, Microgrids Seizing Moment

April 26, 2024
In this QuickChat video, Aron Bowman, president of ELM Microgrid and ELM Solar, discusses several of the most impactful growth areas he’s seeing in the microgrid market today....
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Endurant Energy acquires zero-carbon heating and cooling technology company

Dec. 9, 2022
Endurant Energy has completed the acquisition of GEOptimize, a Canadian ground source heat pump (GSHP) design company.
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5 reasons to worry about the state of the grid: NERC report

July 25, 2022
For those wondering why microgrid use is growing, a new report on the state of the grid might offer some insight.
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Aggreko Planning to Launch 10 50kVA Hydrogen Combustion Power Generators

June 25, 2021
Aggreko, which produces modular generators, is launching its first line of commercial hydrogen combustion power generators, debuting to European customers in the second half of...
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Balancing Microgrid Goals: Can Carbon-Free Electricity Alone Guarantee the Lights Will Stay On?

June 1, 2021
Microgrids can be carbon-free or fully reliable, but generally not both — at least not yet, according to most experts on a Microgrid 2021 panel that looked at balancing microgrid...
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Fit for the Future: Hamburg’s Hydrogen Fueled Combined Heat and Power Plant

Dec. 16, 2019
A pilot program in Hamburg, Germany will demonstrate readiness for a green gas grid by running grid-connected gas fired CHP with increasing levels of hydrogen. The project will...
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California’s Culver City Mulls 3 Microgrid Options, May Issue RFP

Nov. 25, 2019
Roughly a year after commissioning a feasibility study, Culver City, Calif., is considering issuing a request for proposals to move forward with a municipal microgrid.