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Microgrid Grounding: Why Islanded Operation Changes the Grounding Problem

Microgrid Grounding: Why Islanded Operation Changes the Grounding Problem

Microgrid grounding becomes unusually complicated because the electrical system can change configuration while it is operating. When a microgrid is

Microgrid Interconnection: Utility Requirements, IEEE 1547 and the Path to Grid Connection

Microgrid Interconnection: Utility Requirements, IEEE 1547 and the Path to Grid Connection

Microgrid interconnection is the process of connecting a microgrid and its distributed energy resources to the serving utility while defining

Baldwin Says Appleton Airport Microgrid Lost $1.5 Million Grant

Baldwin Says Appleton Airport Microgrid Lost $1.5 Million Grant

Senator Tammy Baldwin said on October 9 that the US Department of Transportation had discontinued a $1.5 million grant intended for the Appleton Airport microgrid

UK Grants Consent for 500 MW Green Hill Solar and Storage Project

UK Grants Consent for 500 MW Green Hill Solar and Storage Project

The UK government has granted development consent for the proposed Green Hill Solar Farm, authorizing a project with up to 500 megawatts of ground-mounted solar

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Grenergy Secures $457 Million for Chile Solar and Battery Portfolio

Grenergy Secures $457 Million for Chile Solar and Battery Portfolio

Grenergy said on October 9 that it had secured $457 million in senior non-recourse financing for a Chilean portfolio combining

Enerven Named to Build 400 MW Teebar Battery

Enerven Named to Build 400 MW Teebar Battery

Enerven announced on October 8 that Atmos Renewables has appointed it to deliver construction works for the planned 400 MW/1,600

Duke Large-Load Tariff Settlement Proposes Data Center Rules

Duke Large-Load Tariff Settlement Proposes Data Center Rules

Duke Energy announced a North Carolina settlement on October 7 that would make special electricity-service requirements mandatory for qualifying new

DOE Plans Up to $150M for Beluga-Healy Transmission Project

DOE Plans Up to $150M for Beluga-Healy Transmission Project

The Beluga-Healy Transmission Project could receive up to $150 million in Defense Production Act funding for a second high-voltage connection between Southcentral and Interior Alaska,

MICROGRIDS

Microgrid Protection: How Relays and Breakers Protect Grid-Connected and Islanded Systems

Microgrid Protection: How Relays and Breakers Protect Grid-Connected and Islanded Systems

Microgrid protection must detect and isolate electrical faults while a microgrid is grid connected, islanded and transitioning between operating modes.

Grid-Forming vs. Grid-Following Inverters: Why the Difference Matters for Microgrids

Grid-Forming vs. Grid-Following Inverters: Why the Difference Matters for Microgrids

Grid-forming and grid-following inverters can both connect batteries and renewable resources to AC power systems, but they behave very differently.

Microgrid Load Shedding: How Critical Loads Are Protected During Islanded Operation

Microgrid Load Shedding: How Critical Loads Are Protected During Islanded Operation

Microgrid load shedding disconnects lower-priority electrical loads when local generation cannot support total demand. Learn how controllers protect critical loads

Solar & Renewables

Kalasar Solar Project Starts 81.34 MW Commercial Operation

Kalasar Solar Project Starts 81.34 MW Commercial Operation

NTPC Green Energy has started commercial operation of the first 81.34 MW of the Kalasar Solar Project in Bikaner, Rajasthan,

Maamba Solar Begins Commissioning With First Zambia Grid Power

Maamba Solar Begins Commissioning With First Zambia Grid Power

Maamba Solar’s 100 MWac photovoltaic plant has injected its first electricity into Zambia’s grid, beginning commissioning before full commercial operation.

Torrent Commissions 322 MWp of Maharashtra Agricultural Feeder Solar

Torrent Commissions 322 MWp of Maharashtra Agricultural Feeder Solar

Torrent Green Energy has commissioned 322 MWp of decentralized solar across 50 sites in Nashik under Maharashtra’s agricultural-feeder solarization program.

Comoros Inaugurates 20 MW of Solar With 16 MWh Battery Storage

Comoros Inaugurates 20 MW of Solar With 16 MWh Battery Storage

Comoros has inaugurated three solar plants totaling approximately 20 MW alongside 8 MW/16 MWh of battery storage and 30 kilometers

Advanced Metering Infrastructure: Your 2026 Guide

Advanced Metering Infrastructure: Your 2026 Guide

Advanced metering infrastructure is already operating at utility scale, not pilot scale. The market was valued at USD 25.06 billion

A Guide to Combined Heat Power for Microgrid Developers

A Guide to Combined Heat Power for Microgrid Developers

A technology that operates at 65% to 75% efficiency in typical applications should not still feel niche. Yet combined heat

Energy Storage

Saft and Axpo Battery Contracts Cover 122 MWh in France

Saft and Axpo Battery Contracts Cover 122 MWh in France

Saft and Axpo signed contracts for two French battery projects totaling 55 MW/122 MWh, with equipment deliveries scheduled for early

GlobalFoundries Vermont Battery Reaches Delivery Milestone

GlobalFoundries Vermont Battery Reaches Delivery Milestone

GlobalFoundries recognized delivery of a 16 MW Vermont battery alongside new solar capacity. Its announcement places full operation in the

Cambodia Battery Completes Black-Start Test Across 240 Km Network

Cambodia Battery Completes Black-Start Test Across 240 Km Network

Cambodia's 108.4 MW / 215.6 MWh Kandal Stueng battery has completed acceptance testing that Sungrow says included black start, islanded

Gotion Starts 1.5 GWh Battery Delivery for Egypt’s Nefertiti and Horus Projects

Gotion Starts 1.5 GWh Battery Delivery for Egypt’s Nefertiti and Horus Projects

Gotion has started full-scale equipment delivery for AMEA Power's 750 MW / 1.5 GWh Nefertiti and Horus battery storage projects

Jurassic BESS Reaches Commercial Operation With 160 MWh in Alberta

Jurassic BESS Reaches Commercial Operation With 160 MWh in Alberta

Northland Power’s 80 MW / 160 MWh Jurassic BESS in Alberta has reached commercial operation, moving the project from final

NineDot Hunts Point Battery Reaches Ribbon-Cutting Milestone

NineDot Hunts Point Battery Reaches Ribbon-Cutting Milestone

NineDot Energy has held a ribbon-cutting for its nearly 20 MW Hunts Point battery project, although full operation and final