The cost of renewable microgrids will continue to decline by 60% in the next two decades as new technologies improve their capability to cost-effectively integrate more energy from […]
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Multi-stakeholder Microgrid Ownership Model Provides ‘Win-win-win’ Solution
Public-private partnerships, multi-stakeholder microgrid ownership, public-purpose financing, cooperative ownership, microgrid-as-a-service (MaaS)… It’s fitting that there are multiple monikers for a multi-benefit microgrid financing tool in which ownership is […]
Utility Microgrids, Milwaukee Project, ViZn in Africa & More Microgrid News Roundup — September 7, 2016
Microgrid News Roundup September 7, 2016 Why Smart Utilities Are Embracing Distributed Electricity The momentum for renewable energy builds as prices fall and emissions regulations tighten. In order to […]
Market Growth Forecast, AC/DC Nanogrid & More Microgrid News 8/29/16 Roundup
Weekly Microgrid News Roundup, August 29, 2016 A New Chapter in the Tesla vs. Edison Battle In the basement of the gym at Illinois Institue of Technology is […]
$200B Forecast, India’s Access Crisis & More Microgrid News 8/23/16 Roundup
Weekly Microgrid News Roundup, August 23, 2016 This week’s Microgrid News Roundup includes: International initiative plans to significantly reduce electricity costs in rural India’s microgrids within the next […]
French Microgrids, Utility Industry Chasms, Smart Indian Villages: Microgrid News Roundup
Weekly Microgrid News, August 5, 2016 This week’s Microgrid News Roundup includes: Minnesota university awarded grant to build microgrid designed for research and technology development… In France, an experimental microgrid […]
Past Energy Access Chief, UN Foundation, to Keynote HOMER International Microgrid Conference
Former head of energy access for the United Nations Foundation Richenda Van Leeuwen to give keynote address at the HOMER International Microgrid Conference 2016, to take place at Columbia University, New York, on November 7-8.
Ending Worldwide Rural Energy Poverty with Clean, Off-grid Solutions: Part 2
Part 1 of this post addressed the issue of global energy poverty in rural areas: its implications, challenges, and promising developments in African nations and in India. Part 2 […]
French Microgrids, Utility Industry Chasms, Smart Indian Villages: Microgrid News Roundup
Weekly Microgrid News, August 5, 2016 This week’s Microgrid News Roundup includes: Minnesota university awarded grant to build microgrid designed for research and technology development… In France, an experimental microgrid […]
Solar Flight & More Weekly Microgrid News Highlights from HOMER Energy, Week Ending 7/29/16
The Flying Microgrid: Solar Impulse Completes Fuel-free Around-the-world Solar Flight Solar Impulse 2 landed its final leg this week, a 100% solar flight from Cairo to Abu Dhabi […]
Head of New York Public Service Commission to Keynote HOMER International Microgrid Conference
Audrey Zibelman, chair of the New York Dept of Public Service Commission (PSC), will give the keynote address at the 4th Annual HOMER International Microgrid Conference coming up […]
IEEE Proceedings Zooms In on Smart Buildings-Microgrid Integration
In a special issue of the Proceedings of the IEEE, 11 research papers cover topics ranging from an analysis of geo-referenced building data in the evaluation of thermal microgrids and the use of automated demand response (DR) systems in smart buildings and microgrids to envisioning changes in behavior as the evolution towards consumer-centric power grids continues.
HOMER Energy News Highlights, Week Ended July 8, 2016
A municipal utility renewable energy microgrid in Ohio and an energy security installation at Marine Air Corps Base Miramar are among the highlights of this week’s microgrid and distributed energy news.
HOMER Energy Handpicked News Highlights, Week Ended July 1, 2016
Off-grid home solar-storage, community solar and microgrid projects in Brooklyn, Ontario, Minnesota, Rwanda and Kenya are among the highlight of this week’s microgrid and distributed energy developments.
HOMER Energy’s Weekly New Highlights, June 24, 2016
President Obama announcing a national public-private partnership to scale up integration of renewable energy and storage, and Tesla Motors $2.8 billion dollar bid to acquire SolarCity are among this week’s news highlights.
[Breaking News] Tesla Makes Offer to Acquire SolarCity (repost)
Blog post from the Tesla Team, June 21, 2016: Tesla’s mission has always been tied to sustainability. We seek to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable transportation by […]
HOMER Energy’s Handpicked New Highlights, Week Ended June 17, 2016
A lot of news regarding microgrids and distributed energy resources development this past week, including NY’s ConEd partnering with SunPower and Sunverge to install residential solar PV and Li-ion battery storage systems to build to pilot virtual power plants in Brooklyn and Queens.
HOMER Energy’s Handpicked News Highlights, Week Ended June 10, 2016
Renewable microgrids in Alabama, India and South Africa and solar net metering’s effects on utility business models and rates are highlights of this past week’s distributed clean energy news.
Remote Utility Projects Fuel 2GW Rise in Global Microgrid Capacity
Navigant Research added nearly 1,600 microgrid projects with a combined generation capacity of 15 gigawatts (GW) to its 2Q Microgrid Tracker, an indication of the extent and degree to which stakeholders are turning to distributed zero- and low-emissions microgrids enhance energy security, reliability, efficiency and resiliency and reduce power sector greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
How Time-of-Use Pricing Can Enhance Grid Power and Consumer Choice
¨Time of Use¨pricing can unlock potential gains in grid reliability, efficiency and resiliency, as well as lead to development of effective new business models for utilities and greater choice for consumers, according to the Rocky Mountain Institute.
HOMER Energy’s Handpicked News Highlights, Week Ended June 3, 2016
The latest global microgrid project stats, a hybrid microgrid demo at the Port of Los Angeles and a CHP microgrid for a U.S. Army base in Germany highlight this week’s distributed energy news.
IRENA: Reports Over 8 Million Renewable Energy Jobs in 2015
IRENA researchers track global renewable energy jobs growth, put a number on the true cost of fossil fuels and highlight the shared economic, social and environmental benefits of doubling renewable energy capacity by 2030.
HOMER Energy News Highlights, Week Ended May 27
Microgrids for California multi-family housing, Kenyan rural communities and U.S. military bases feature among this week’s distributed clean energy news highlights.
Parameters for Remote Grid Success in Africa
Like most developing countries in the world, Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries can present some challenges for promoting businesses such as remote grids. Project cost structures and expenditure patterns […]
HOMER Energy’s Hand-picked News Highlights, Week Ended May 20, 2016
Rwandans respond enthusiastically to solar kiosks, renewables meeting all Portugal’s electricity demand for 4 days and generating a surplus in Germany are among this week’s distributed energy news highlights.
HOMER Energy’s Hand-picked News Highlights, Week Ended May 13, 20
French battery energy storage acquisitions, a solar farmer’s coop in India, and a campus microgrid for SUNY New Paltz number among this week’s distributed energy news highlights.
HOMER Energy’s Hand-picked News Highlights, Week Ended May 6, 2016
US Navy and Marine Corps microgrids, microgrids in Africa, acquisitions and the latest climate science highlight this week’s news.
Industry Leader Re-launches Microgrid News Site’s Email Newsletter
BOULDER, CO–Microgrid optimization software leader HOMER Energy has announced the re-launch of its successful industry email newsletter, HOMER Microgrid News & Insight. The publication’s new format enhances readability […]
HOMER Energy’s Hand-picked News Highlights, Week Ended April 22
The momentum fueling a global transition to low-, or zero-emissions renewable energy resources continues. A gathering of world leaders and representatives of nearly 170 nations in Paris to sign the historic UN climate treaty was just one of the highlights.
HOMER Energy’s Hand-Picked Weekly News Highlights: April 15
Lots happening in the world of microgrids and distributed energy this week…