Water Energy Nexus News Archives

Commissioning of Multi-Platform Solar-Storage Microgrid Under Way on Sardinia

Published on March 7, 2017 February 23, 2017 by Andrew Burger

France’s Electro Power Systems (EPS) yesterday announced commissioning of a novel hybrid solar energy-energy storage microgrid on the Italian island of Sardinia has begun. In... Read more →

Off-Grid Solar-Storage Program Just Scratches the Surface of Navajo Nation Sustainable Energy Potential

Published on February 17, 2017 February 7, 2017 by Andrew Burger

Rapid growth in small-scale off-grid solar PV-battery-based energy storage installations has spurred unprecedented gains in electricity access in rural areas of developing countries around the... Read more →

Modular Aeroponic Farms Open Door to Clean Energy Urban Agriculture

Published on February 3, 2017 January 29, 2017 by Andrew Burger

Generally speaking, agriculture is rich in opportunities for clean, efficient energy self-generation and, more broadly and significantly, improvements at the nexus of energy, water and... Read more →

War of Currents Unsettled as DC Microgrid, EV, DER, and Efficient Loads Favor DC

Published on January 15, 2017 May 10, 2016 by Microgrid News

DC Microgrid Edison vs Tesla Round Two - DC Microgrids and Distributed Energy

New DC Microgrid Opportunities Are Opening Up, Causing Many To Rethink The Entire Electric Grid. Universities, companies, and governments have been …

Bipartisan Microgrid Support Helps Push Energy Bill Forward

Published on January 12, 2017 April 27, 2016 by Microgrid News

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 …

Surge in Zero Waste to Landfill Fuels Growth in Energy from Waste

Published on January 12, 2017 February 23, 2016 by Andrew Burger

zero waste to landfill - energy from waste

Humans – certainly in industrialized consumer-driven economies – produce a lot of garbage and waste a lot of food and other useful materials, many of... Read more →

New Orleans Microgrids to Enhance Disaster Resiliency, Water Resources

Published on January 12, 2017 January 29, 2016 by Andrew Burger

City planners and residents in a New Orleans neighborhood are looking to two microgrid projects as a means of enhancing emergency services and improving water... Read more →

Will Desalination Undermine California’s Renewable Energy Targets Or Be A Grid Resource?

Published on January 12, 2017 October 27, 2015 by Microgrid News

Large, inflexible desalination plants could jeopardize California’s renewable energy targets and increase the cost of both water and energy. Better designed desalination plants …

Energy Storage Addresses The Causes and Effects of Climate Change

Published on January 12, 2017 October 6, 2015 by Microgrid News

Should we focus on stopping the root causes of climate change or start adapting to the new reality? Energy storage does both. …

Working With Nature to Reach 100% Renewable Energy with Elemental Water Makers

Published on January 12, 2017 September 17, 2015 by SID VOLLEBREGT

[wpsm_dropcap]EDITOR’S NOTE [/wpsm_dropcap] Let’s admit it, fossil fuels have made us lazy. What we used to accomplish with biomimicry and …