• Military Microgrids

    This section includes white papers on Microgrids used for military purposes
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    US Navy Awards $97M Contract to Build Battery Storage Microgrid on Guam Base

    March 14, 2025
    The contractors will build a 17,000-square-foot BESS which will be interconnected with the existing grid at the facility. The additional equipment will include a microgrid controller...

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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...
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    US Air Force selects Geothermal Collaboration to Create Microgrids at Military Bases

    March 13, 2025
    The collaboration on converting geothermal into on-site electricity for bases includes GE Vernova, Energy Systems Group, Sage Geosystems and the University of Utah.
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    Dignitaries cut the ribbon for the new $10.9 million water resiliency microgrid project Feb. 26 at White Sands Missile Range. (Source: Miriam Rodriguez)

    White Sands Missile Range Welcomes Water System Microgrid

    March 6, 2025
    White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico celebrated the launch of a hybrid microgrid that will provide backup power to four groundwater wells, ensuring power outages won’t impact...
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    The Fort Hunter Liggett Emergency Operations Center (EOC) during the recent power outage. It is staffed with key garrison and tenant staff for information gathering and dissemination and coordinating efforts to mitigate and resolve issues. The garrison commander and command team provide guidance and makes decisions to mitigate or resolve issues. (Photo by Amy Phillips)

    US Army’s Fort Hunter Liggett Microgrid Answers the Call to Duty During Grid Outage

    Feb. 28, 2025
    Launched in August, the central California Army garrison’s microgrid performed as expected, serving critical loads and keeping operations running.
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    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.
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    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...
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    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 ...
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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...