Jacobs Engineering Group Selected for NJ Transit Microgrid Design and General Engineering
NJ Transit is constructing the first of its kind microgrid that takes advantage of transit infrastructure to harden critical infrastructure. …
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Department of Energy Microgrid News
Biggest Drivers Of US Electric Grid Transformation According to DOE
According to the 2nd Quadrennial Energy Review, here the key trends shaping the electricity sector today. It also reads as a …
Bipartisan Microgrid Support Helps Push Energy Bill Forward
At 85-12, the senate has passed the first energy bill since 2007 with overwhelming bi-partisan support. It’s a historic $37.5 billion energy …
Cheaper, Cleaner, Stronger: Pew Charitable Trust On Microgrids’ Growing Role in Grid Evolution
Microgrids were a focal point at this year’s ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit, which took place in Washington, D.C. February 29 …
Infocast’s Microgrid Markets Summit East Announces Addition of U.S. DOE/MIT Microgrid Controller Demonstration and New Speakers
Infocast, a world leading business intelligence and networking events producer in renewable energy finance, investment, and development is excited to …
Obama Doubles Renewable Energy Funding
Barack Obama has announced this weekend that the budget for renewable energy funding will be doubling within five years in an attempt to commit to pledges during the Paris Climate Summit in 2015. Making climate change the focus of his ‘Weekly Address’ emphasising his vision for a renewable future in the US, the President stated that he will be sending the proposal to Congress this week.
Johnson Controls-Tyco Merger to Create One of World’s Largest Battery Storage Companies
Johnson Controls (JCI) has emerged as a leading player in the microgrid industry and markets, expanding into the nascent, rapidly evolving cleantech market segment off... Read more →
ComEd Charts Course to Clean Energy Future with Chicago Solar Microgrid
Commonwealth Edison will use a $4 million grant from the new DOE SunShot Initiative SHINES (Sustainable and Holistic Integration of Energy Storage and Solar PV)... Read more →
Austin Readies Launch of 2 SHINES Solar-Storage Pilot Projects
News of solar-plus-storage project launches funded via the SunShot SHINES (Sustainable and Holistic Integration of Energy Storage and Solar PV) program are emerging. The beneficiary... Read more →
New DOE-SEIA SHINES Program to Make Solar Plus Storage Affordable
The Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) and Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) launched a …