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New Tesla Gigafactory Permits Reveal Plan to Build a Microgrid Lab

Published on March 27, 2023 July 27, 2017 by Andrew Burger

Tesla continues to invest heavily to realize its new distributed, clean energy vision, the centerpieces of which are its mammoth lithium-ion battery (LiB) and solar... Read more →

Institute for Transformative Technologies Looks to Spur Rural Renewable Electrification

Published on May 14, 2022 July 3, 2017 by Andrew Burger

The Institute for Transformative Technologies’ (ITT) “Utility-in-a-Box” (UiB) is making its debut in India as three private-sector energy services companies (ESCOs) embark on testing and... Read more →

Microgrids without Subsidy? Check Out the C&I Market

Published on May 19, 2017 May 19, 2017 by Peter Asmus

Microgrids often need some form of policy support. This is especially so for microgrids that are deployed for a public …

Microgrid 2.0 and Aging U.S. Grid Infrastructure

Published on May 11, 2017 May 8, 2017 by Andrew Burger

April’s power outages in Los Angeles (LA) and San Francisco (SF) were among the latest reminders of the degree to which societies the world over... Read more →

India’s Juice Power Moves Forward with Solar Microgrids Program

Published on May 4, 2017 by Andrew Burger

Renewable and hybrid energy mini and microgrids are playing a growing role in expanding sustainable energy access across the Indian subcontinent. A June 2016 draft... Read more →

Chilean Solar-Storage Microgrid Provider Rolls Out Cloud Billing, Customer Care Service

Published on April 10, 2017 April 10, 2017 by Andrew Burger

Interesting developments to do with microgrids and distributed renewable energy resources are taking place at the other end of the Western Hemisphere. Chile’s Amigo Solar... Read more →

20-Plus Million Bangladeshis Now Have Access to Clean, Affordable Home Solar

Published on March 15, 2017 March 6, 2017 by Andrew Burger

The latest market data from Bangladesh puts paid to the contention that small-scale, distributed solar energy systems cannot scale to make meaningful impacts in terms... Read more →

Haiti Solar Micro-Utility Amps Up, 20x Expansion in Customer Base on Tap

Published on February 23, 2017 February 14, 2017 by Andrew Burger

Many more Haitians living in the island nation’s northwest stand to gain access to safe, reliable, affordable and environmentally friendly solar-generated electricity in coming months.... Read more →

New Solar Cells, Supercapacitors, Blockchain Apps Expected to Drive Renewable Power Costs Down Further

Published on February 9, 2017 February 9, 2017 by Andrew Burger

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 →

Nigeria Launches National Off-Grid Pay-Go Solar Homes Initiative

Published on February 7, 2017 February 2, 2017 by Andrew Burger

Nigeria is catching and intends to add substantial momentum to the growing off-grid, mobile pay-go solar energy wave sweeping across Sub-Saharan Africa and other parts... Read more →