Military Microgrids

This section includes white papers on Microgrids used for military purposes

The nanogrid team: (Left to right) Branden Kurpenski, Production Manager, Sesame Solar; Gail Vaucher, Project Leader, Army Research Laboratory; Carol J. Bailey, SR Project Manager and Engineer, ERDC-CERL; Trish Cutler, Wildlife Biologist, WSMR Garrison Environmental Division; Nikmil Raj Nune, Engineering Manager, Sesame Solar and Benito F. Perez, Research Engineer, ERDC CERL (Courtesy Photo by Miriam Rodriguez)

U.S. Army Unveils its First Hydrogen-Powered Nanogrid

Feb. 3, 2025

Located at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, the system will power a wildlife surveillance camera system and a weather station.

The Microgrid Perspective

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Key Microgrid Trends Impacting the New Energy Landscape

Feb. 10, 2025

As we enter 2025, microgrids are driving the evolution of the New Energy Landscape, fueled by advancements in renewable energy and smart technology. I see several transformati...

Air Station Miramar: Marine Corps Microgrid Adds New Battery Energy Storage System

Dec. 10, 2024

Marine Corps Air Station Miramar has added a 1.5 MW / 3.3 MWh battery energy storage system that will reduce the installation’s demand on the local power grid and maximize the...

Brig. Gen. Christopher W. Cook, deputy commanding general of the 63rd Readiness Division; the Honorable Rachel Jacobson, assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy and environment; and Col. Stephen Trotter, Fort Hunter Liggett Garrison Commander - cut the ceremonial ribbon to mark the completion of a $21.8 million microgrid project. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army photo by Augusta Vargas)

Leading the Charge: 3 Army Installations Launch Pioneering Microgrids

Oct. 1, 2024

The Army and other branches of the military are using microgrids to increase energy independence and resilience at bases around the world while also reducing energy costs and ...

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...

Cadet Field Training graduation ceremony for the USMA Class of 2026. Camp Buckner, West Point, NY on June 27, 2023. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army photo by Christopher Hennen) (The appearance of DoD visuals does not constitute or imply DoD endorsement).

Battery Storage Supports Summer Cadet Training at U.S. Army West Point

Aug. 27, 2024

Viridi’s energy storage contribution is only the start of the microgrid project at West Point. A second, parallel project will work on how to integrate the RPS150 ESS with the...

Defense Department Office Elevates Microgrid Developer Enchanted Rock's Gen-sets as "Awardable" for Digital & AI Marketplace

July 1, 2024

Military microgrids are a growing sub-sector in project development. In the past year, the U.S. Army, New York Air National Guard, Air Force, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and ...

Microgrid Successfully Demonstrated for Canadian Armed Forces Camps

June 26, 2024

The microgrid project was part of Canada’s Defense Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program’s Pop Up City contest, in which innovators were asked to develop more efficient, green...

NREL Study Finds 5G Could Support Microgrids

June 6, 2024

“Millions of energy devices will become interconnected, and our research is showing the path to distributed, resilient, secure and energy-efficient operations building on the ...