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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 is the system of relays, breakers, measurements, controls and protection logic used to detect electrical faults and isolate

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

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

A grid-forming inverter can establish and regulate an AC voltage and frequency reference instead of depending entirely on an already

PJM Delays Reliability Backstop Procurement After FERC Five-Month Suspension

PJM Delays Reliability Backstop Procurement After FERC Five-Month Suspension

PJM Interconnection confirmed on September 30 that it would not launch its planned one-time electricity-supply procurement that day after a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission order

Cambodia Battery Completes Black-Start Test Across 240 Km Network

Cambodia Battery Completes Black-Start Test Across 240 Km Network

Sungrow says a 108.4 MW / 215.6 MWh Cambodia grid-forming battery has completed grid connection and full acceptance testing at the EDC Kandal Stueng station

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Amazon and Constellation Sign 690 MW Nuclear Deal to Expand Calvert Cliffs

Amazon and Constellation Sign 690 MW Nuclear Deal to Expand Calvert Cliffs

Constellation and Amazon announced a 20-year power agreement on September 30 that will support approximately 190 MW of new generation

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 battery-system deliveries for AMEA Power's Nefertiti and Horus Egypt battery storage projects, moving the two developments

Schneider Pilots Software-Defined Medium-Voltage Switchgear at Equinix Data Center

Schneider Pilots Software-Defined Medium-Voltage Switchgear at Equinix Data Center

Schneider Electric has introduced software-defined medium-voltage switchgear for data centers and is piloting the architecture with Equinix in a live

TerraFlow and DG Matrix Pair Flow Battery With Solid-State Transformer for Live AI Compute

TerraFlow and DG Matrix Pair Flow Battery With Solid-State Transformer for Live AI Compute

TerraFlow Energy and DG Matrix announced on September 28 a commercial agreement to deploy a VRFB solid-state transformer system designed to power a live high-performance

MICROGRIDS

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

Microgrid Feasibility Study: What to Evaluate Before a Project Moves Forward

Microgrid Feasibility Study: What to Evaluate Before a Project Moves Forward

A microgrid feasibility study evaluates loads, resilience requirements, distributed energy resources, costs, interconnection and project economics before detailed engineering begins.

Microgrid Commissioning: How a Microgrid Is Tested Before Operation

Microgrid Commissioning: How a Microgrid Is Tested Before Operation

Microgrid commissioning verifies that generation, batteries, controls, protection and switchgear operate together as designed. Learn how engineers test islanding, black

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

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

New York Bulk Battery Storage Awards Reach 950 MW

New York Bulk Battery Storage Awards Reach 950 MW

New York has executed contracts for eight lithium-ion battery projects totaling 950 MW and 4.36 GWh, with commercial operation expected

RWE Moerdijk Battery Approved at 400 MW/1.1 GWh

RWE Moerdijk Battery Approved at 400 MW/1.1 GWh

RWE has approved a 400 MW/1.1 GWh battery at its Moerdijk power-station site to relieve congestion in Noord-Brabant and support

Moss Landing Battery Fire Triggers Shelter-in-Place Order

Moss Landing Battery Fire Triggers Shelter-in-Place Order

A new fire at Vistra’s Moss Landing battery building prompted a temporary shelter-in-place order while the EPA-supervised cleanup from the

NSW Firming Projects Enter Service With 2.79 GWh of Batteries

NSW Firming Projects Enter Service With 2.79 GWh of Batteries

Four NSW firming projects are now operational, combining three batteries with 2,790 MWh of storage and a 95 MW statewide