One of the biggest issues for homeowners thinking of installing solar panels is the large capital cost of purchase and installation. Green Mountain Energy in Texas has come […]
April, 2011
Decentralized renewables outperform central power
Reach Clean Energy Goals Faster and Cheaper With Community Power A new report from California asserts that decentralized production will help the state reach its energy goals faster […]
Smart Grids Advance with Standards & Components
Galvin Launches Microgrid Rating Program The Galvin Electricity Initiative has introduced the Perfect Power Seal of Approval™ (PPSoA), a program to drive innovation in the electric power industry […]
Fuel Cells and the Off-Grid Power Market
Fuel cells hold unexplored promise for the gigantic off-grid power market. That includes telecoms base stations, weather and environmental monitoring stations, remote location villages and towns, hiking huts, […]
Military Interest in Microgrids Fuels $4 Billion Industry
The world microgrid market reached $4 billion last year with North America claiming 74% of 2010’s total industry share, finds market research publisher SBI Energy. Fueled by rapidly […]
Clean microgrid technologies are going to change the utility industry
Large electric grids like we have in North America are awe-inspiring. They are undoubtedly the most complex machines ever built. People don’t usually think of them as a […]
Microgrids in the News 04/14/2011
Netherlands tests automated-energy homes Solar Powered Washing Machine Knows When Sun Shines Smart Grid Works for Utilities, but Not Yet for Consumers U.S. Army Uses Big Battery […]
Microgrids in the News 04/13/2011
Rebuilding Haiti’s Health Infrastructure with Renewable Energy Smart grid funding falls off cliff; M&A activity also drops The Other Problem with Nuclear Power Decentralized Power and Disaster […]
Microgrids in the News 04/12/2011
How Denmark Will Integrate 50% Wind Power by 2025 11% of U.S. Energy Production from Renewable Resources in 2010 Studies Say Natural Gas Has Its Own Environmental […]
Microgrids in the News 04/06/2011
Google, Warren Buffett May Be Next Wind-Turbine Buyers, Suzlon, Vestas Say Coal Use Criticized by IEA as Energy Leaders Meet in Abu Dhabi What green thinkers think […]
Powering Health
HOMER Energy has renewed its contract with the US Agency for International Development and Tetratech to design hybrid renewable energy systems for rural health clinics and hospitals in […]