North Texas Buildings Go Dark To Prevent Blackout
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas(ERCOT) requested that residents and businesses preserve power on Monday afternoon due to extreme heat. …
Climate Change
How microgrids can address the cause and impacts of climate change.
US Supreme Court Limits EPA’s Authority Over Carbon Emission Regulation
The US Supreme court on Thursday ruling has taken away the federal government’s power to regulate carbon emissions from power …
SDG&E to Build Four Microgrids With Energy Storage In San Diego
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) received approval from the California Public Utilities Commission to build four additional microgrids, which …
Renewable, Hybrid Island Microgrid Projects Under Way on Aruba, US Virgin Islands
Relying on fossil fuels, primarily diesel fuel, for power generation, electricity costs on Caribbean and other island states worldwide are among the highest in the... Read more →
Jaguar Land Rover Joins Growing Ranks of Multinationals Bringing Sustainable Energy to Off-Grid Africans
An increasingly diverse range of the world’s largest multinational corporations are joining socially and environmentally-minded off-grid solar start-ups and wireless-mobile telecoms operators and bringing safe,... Read more →
Ugandan Off-Grid Solar, Low-Cost Internet Access Poised for a Growth Spurt
Uganda has joined the ranks of Sub-Saharan national governments launching ambitious off-grid solar power campaigns. In addition to the anticipated, broad-based benefits to society and... Read more →
Hybridized Maldives Microgrid Exceeds Expectations, Diesel Cuts 50 Percent Greater than Projected
An Islamic island nation of some 400,000 permanent residents located amidst the splendor of Indian Ocean shoals and coral reefs, the Maldives is on the... Read more →
New Solar Cells, Supercapacitors, Blockchain Apps Expected to Drive Renewable Power Costs Down Further
Research results set out in the 2017 edition of Lloyd’s Technology Radar – the first to zoom in on low carbon energy and power and... Read more →
Denver Solar-Storage Microgrid to Deliver Multiple Service Streams, Benefits Today
In a white paper released this week, project partners Panasonic, Xcel Energy and Younicos lay out the stream of benefits expected from Peña Station NEXT,... Read more →
Uganda Mobile Pay-Go Solar Provider Doubles Customer Base to 100,000 in 12 Months
Mobile pico and small home pay-go off-grid solar provider Fenix International has doubled its customer in Uganda over the past 12 months, providing further evidence... Read more →