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 …
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“It’s Like The Early Days of the Internet,” Blockchain-based Brooklyn Microgrid Tests P2P Energy Trading
[wpsm_quote author=”Scott Clavenna – CEO of Greentech Media on Blockchain” float=”left” width=”30″]“When the internet was first introduced, it was hard …
Forging Win-Win Solutions in the Evolving DER Integration Landscape
By Peter Asmus The stars appear to have aligned for distributed energy resources (DER) to play an increasingly important role …
KEPCO Installs World’s Largest Frequency Regulation BESS
Advantageous performance characteristics, declining costs and power market regulatory reform are fueling deployment of utility-scale battery-based energy storage systems (BESS), particularly to provide so-called ancillary... Read more →
Southern Co. Ups Its Microgrid Capabilities with PowerSecure Acquisition
Atlanta-based power and energy corporation Southern Co. on February 24 announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement with PowerSecure, a leading developer of microgrids,... Read more →
SolarCity and Tesla Package First Solar-Storage PPA To Deliver Solar Energy On Demand in Kaua’i
Solar energy, which is increasingly the cheapest source of electricity is now addressing its' Achilles heel by combining batteries that can discharge on demand. SolarCity and Tesla... Read more →
Florida, Nevada Pull the Plug on Solar Energy
Political debates revolving around solar energy continue to spark and ignite fierce debates across the U.S., highlighting the high degree of flux in state power... 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 →
Veridian Microgrid To Combine Tesla Powerwall, EV Charging, and Solar Using Opus One Software
Veridian Connections announced this week they are rolling out a “virtual power plant,” with a new microgrid system. The southern Ontario utility …