Between 2003 and 2012, an estimated 679 widespread power outages occurred due to severe weather. A report issued in August by the President’s Council of Economic Advisers and […]
August, 2013
Encell Technology Introduces Atlas 160 Nickel Iron (NiFe) Battery
Encell Technology, an energy storage battery and electronics company, recently announced the introduction of the Atlas 160 Nickel-Iron battery. The first production of these 160 Ampere-hour, front-terminal, 12 volt […]
LocalGrid Technologies and Hatch to Collaborate on Microgrid Projects
LocalGrid Technologies, a Toronto-based software company, and Hatch, a multidisciplinary professional services firm, today announced the signing of a cooperation agreement to jointly pursue projects and develop technology for microgrid and […]
Launch of Veriown Energy and Innovation Center
A new Chicago-based company formally launched on July 29 focusing on delivering “immediate scale and innovation in commercial-sized, distributed energy solutions.” Called Veriown Energy, the company is a spin out […]
Illinois Institute of Technology’s Microgrid
The Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) current on-campus generation is mostly natural gas powered turbines with 9 MW of capacity. The college has 140 kW of rooftop solar […]
New Fraunhofer Center Established at UConn
Together with the University of Connecticut (UConn), a new Fraunhofer center will be established in the U.S. The mission of the Fraunhofer Center for Energy Innovation (CEI) at the University […]