HOMER Energy Industry Partner ABB, the leading power and automation group, testified before Congress at a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee hearing and met with policymakers last week […]
May, 2015
Northern Power Systems Launches Power Conversion Technology into Energy Storage Market
HOMER Energy partner, Northern Power Systems, a leading renewable energy technology company, has launched the next generation of its FlexPhase™ power converter platform specifically engineered to be integrated with […]
Renewable Energy for Security: Electricity and the Boko Haram Kidnapping
It’s 10 PM. The lights in your village of Chibok, in a remote corner of Nigeria, went out for the night half an hour before. Blackness and quiet […]
Advocacy Group Proposes New Market Player: The Microgrid Organizer
From : The Microgrid Resources Coalition has proposed a new microgrid participant — the microgrid organizer — which it hopes will eliminate complexities and confusion in regulating multi-customer microgrids… […]
New Report Finds that Microgrid Capacity Has Tripled in the Last Year
(BUSINESS WIRE)–A new Tracker report from Navigant Research tracks data on known grid-tied and remote microgrid projects in the operating, planned/under development, and proposed stages, including specific information […]
Northern Power Systems Reports Double Wind Turbine Orders in First Quarter 2015
HOMER Energy partner Northern Power Systems reported a double in orders for their distributed wind turbines during the first quarter of 2015. From their press release on 5/14/15: “Orders for […]
US Army Demonstrates Energy Informed Operations Microgrid
The US Army tested its base camp power and energy technologies during a demonstration on Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, April 13-24. The Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center […]
ABB and Samsung SDI Join Forces to Develop Microgrids Globally
HOMER Energy partner ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, and Samsung SDI, the leading manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote […]
Rural Electrification Models and Costs
On May 4, 2015, HOMER CEO Dr. Peter Lilienthal presented a webinar as part of the Clean Energy Regulators Initiative Webinar Programme on the topic of “Rural Electrification Models […]
Batteries for Your PV System: How Much Do You need?
With Tesla’s big stationary storage announcement last week, much attention was paid to how battery prices have fallen faster than expected. The $350 per kWh price for the […]
Powerhive Plans to Bring Microgrids to 200,000 Homes in Kenya
Powerhive, Inc. has announced that its industry-leading portfolio of off-grid metering and control solutions has successfully completed over two years of field testing in Kenya, paving the way for […]
Tesla Announces Suite of Batteries for Homes, Businesses, and Utilities
On April 30th, Tesla introduced Tesla Energy, a suite of batteries for homes, businesses, and utilities fostering a clean energy ecosystem and helping wean the world off fossil […]