Standard Solar, in partnership with Solar Grid Storage, recently announced the installation of a grid-interactive energy storage system co-located with a new photovoltaic (PV) array, creating one of the nation’s first […]
June, 2013
New York Consortium To Explore Distributed Generation and Microgrid Projects
As part of the recommendations recently outlined by Mayor Bloomberg’s Special Initiative for Rebuilding and Resiliency (SIRR), the New York State Smart Grid Consortium (NYSSGC) will partner with […]
E.ON’s Pellworm Island Microgrid
In June, German utility E.ON is inaugurating a microgrid project on the on the North Sea island of Pellworm, approximately 100 miles northwest of Hamburg. The company views […]
HOMER Software Training Institute Held
The first HOMER Software Training Institute was held at HOMER Energy headquarters in Boulder, Colorado, on June 13 and 14, 2013. The first day focused on the basic […]
Growth Seen for Direct Current Distribution Networks
The market for direct current (DC) distribution networks is not a single, cohesive market. Rather, it encompasses several disparate opportunities — data centers, green telecommunications towers, DC subsystems […]
Portland General Electric Incorporates Microgrid into Smart Power Demo Center
Portland General Electric recently opened its new Salem Smart Power Center, an 8,000-square-foot facility in Salem, Ore., that offers a unique insider’s view of a working smart grid […]
Tokelau Renewable Energy Project
The Tokelau Renewable Energy Project, launched in 2010 and due to be completed in 2013, has seen the construction of a PV/diesel hybrid system on each atoll in […]
Wind Turbine Opens Opportunities for Off-Grid Farmers
Several farmers in North Kohala, Hawaii, are now benefitting from an innovative off-grid water-pumping system powered by a Northern Power NPS 100 wind turbine. Like many others in […]