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While it may not be equivalent to the invention of sliced bread, HOMER just got a lot smarter, in a way that we think will be useful to all our users. The most recent version of HOMER Pro (3.5.3) includes a new optimization algorithm that HOMER Energy CEO Dr. Peter Lilienthal has called "...the most important update in HOMER's 24-year history." Read more...
We invite you to join HOMER Energy CEO Dr. Peter Lilienthal, HOMER Engineer and Trainer John Glassmire, and HOMER Engineer and Developer Jonathan Awerbuch on April 6th, 2016, for a free educational webinar on how to use the HOMER Optimizer in your modeling. Spots and limited, so we recommend you sign up now. |
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Here's what we can't help but notice - microgrids are suddenly "a thing." I don't know how we missed it that Micah Kotah, Director of the NY Prize Microgrid Prize competition, speaking New York's Energy Week 2015, called microgrids "the new kale," but we think it's an apt description. We think they are good for you, too, and that all this attention is going somewhere very worthwhile for this planet and its citizens. Read more... |
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Black & Veatch, global leader in engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC), recently became HOMER's newest Silver Industry Partner, illustrating their seriousness about participating in the rapidly growing microgrid market. Black & Veatch can integrate complex microgrid components into a cost-effective solution, whether you are a utility or an end user. Visit Partner Page |
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HOMER Energy joined forces with the newly-formed Microgrid Systems Laboratory of Santa Fe, New Mexico, recently, with the mutual goal of promoting the use of microgrids to improve electricity delivery and sustainability as well as to work together on educational programs on microgrids. The Microgrid Systems Lab is structured as three synergistic operations, representing the core elements of Innovation, Education, and Certification. Read More |
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22-23 March 2016, Melbourne, Australia
The 3rd Annual Remote Area Power Supply Conference will be held on the 22-23 March 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. The event will look at reducing the cost of off-grid energy and increasing supply security. HOMER Energy CEO Dr. Peter Lilienthal will be speaking at the event, and will be available for meetings during the event. Visit event website |
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March 22-24 2016 Irvine, California, USA
The “Microgrid Global Summit” is one of two pillars in the ICEPAG (International Colloquium on Environmentally Preferred Advanced Generation) smart, clean-energy colloquium series. Visit event website |
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April 7-8 2016, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
The Kansas City Section of the IEEE has been selected to host the 8th Annual IEEE Green Technologies Conference (GreenTech 2016). This conference seeks to focus on the technologies, policies, and industries that shape energy production, transmission and distribution, and consumption now and in the future. HOMER Energy CEO Dr. Peter Lilienthal will be speaking at the event, and will be available for meetings during the event. Visit event website |
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April 13-15 2016, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
A 3-day conference capitalizing on microgrids for improved system energy efficiency, reliability, and providing enabling technologies for grid independence. HOMER Energy CEO Dr. Peter Lilienthal will be speaking at the event, and will be available for meetings during the event. Visit event website |
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June 6-10 2016, Manila, The Philippines
The Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) is Asia’s premier networking and knowledge-sharing event for Clean Energy and Renewable Energy in Asia. More than 1,200 participants from 60 countries attended in 2015. HOMER Energy CEO Dr. Peter Lilienthal will be speaking at the event, and will be available for meetings during the event. Visit event website |
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May 31 - June 1 2016, Bangkok, Thailand
Asian Utility Week is a large scale exhibition and conference that is focused on bringing innovations in Smart Grids strategy to Asian utilities. HOMER Energy CEO Dr. Peter Lilienthal will be speaking at the event, and will be available for meetings during the event. Visit event website |
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HOMER Pro version 3.5.2 was released on February 25, 2016. The latest version includes the new HOMER Optimizer. Download the latest update now.
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In many traditional renewable energy key markets, framework conditions are changing and solar and wind energy suppliers have to look for new profitable market segments. Off-grid solar- or wind-diesel hybrid applications, a special form of microgrids, have been identified by many players as an attractive market segment for the future. Read more |
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Microgrids are popping up in the strangest places – such as a small upstate New York town and a commercial dairy. Read more |
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While there are currently a notable diversity of microgrid business models -- owing to wide diversities of application, and also to differing policy landscapes -- these will converge over the coming years, according to a new report from Navigant Research. Read more
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A study by energy management consultants Energeia says that many small Australian towns, particularly those at the edge of the grid, will find it more cost effective within a few years to actually cut the main link and provide the power with local generation, principally solar, and battery storage. Read more
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A Western Australian solar installer has reported an increase in the number of landowners and small businesses on the fringes of the state’s networks looking to go off-grid, as a cheaper and easier alternative to joining the network, or as a remedy for ongoing supply difficulties. Read more
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According to the new market research report "Microgrid Market by Grid Type (Grid-Connected, Remote, Hybrid), Component, Power Source (Fuel Cell, CHP, Renewables), Vertical (Government & Education, Residential & Commercial, Military & Others), and Geography - Global Forecast to 2022", published by MarketsandMarkets, the is estimated to reach USD 34.94 Billion by 2022, at a CAGR of 10.9% between 2016 and 2022. Read more
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