The Energy Access Action Plan delivered by the Sustainable Energy for All Initiative (SE4All) to the G20 Energy Sustainability Working Group was adopted on October 2 in Istanbul […]
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In Rural Alaska, Obama works to Speed the Renewable Energy Revolution
KOTZEBUE, Alaska – The White House announced that it would launch a $4 million initiative to speed the development of renewable energy in remote Alaskan communities, part of […]
New Book On Microgrids Touts Energy Independence for Homeowners; Encourages Them to “Cut the Cord”
PALM DESERT, Calif., June 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — While rooftop solar has only recently had its tipping point, solar + storage in the form of batteries, will be […]
‘Solar Cisterns’ To Power 2000 Low Income Island Homes
Elecyr and Greentech Construction will provide total electric independence for thousands in the Caribbean and Central America. Advanced manufactured homes will use graphene nanotech batteries and share DC […]
ABB Installs Microgrid Solutions at its South Africa Campus
ABB disclosed its plan of installation of an integrated solar-diesel microgrid at its facilities in Johannesburg, South Africa. This new solution, comprising a rooftop solar photovoltaic (‘PV’) field […]
UGE International and Alpha Energy to Collaborate on Microgrid Projects
UGE International, a global leader in distributed renewable energy solutions for businesses, and Alpha Energy, an engineering procurement and construction firm, have entered into an agreement to work […]
ABB Microgrid Solution to Boost Renewable Energy Use by Remote Community in Kenya
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order from Socabelec East Africa Ltd. to design, supply and install a PowerStore flywheel-based microgrid stabilization solution for […]
HOMER Energy Selected to Present in NREL Industry Growth Forum
Thirty clean energy companies will present their business cases to a panel of investors and industry experts Nov. 3 and 4 in Denver, Colorado, as the Energy Department’s […]
ABB and Enertiva Turn on the Lights at Costa Rica’s First Solar-Powered Football Stadium
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has been the inverter supplier of choice for a joint project with Enertiva Energia Alternativa. The project is unique for […]
Siemens, Blue Lake Rancheria, and Humboldt State University Partner to Install Low-Carbon Microgrid on Native American Reservation
BLUE LAKE, Calif. — Blue Lake Rancheria, a Native American reservation in Northern California, and Humboldt State University’s Schatz Energy Research Center have partnered with Siemens to build a […]
Global Hybrid Grid Market by Application, by Consumption Pattern, and by Geography Forecasts to 2019
NEW YORK — The hybrid microgrid is a combination of the energy sources used to produce a microgrid. In the past, several historical reasons had led to the growing […]
Renewable Energy Can Unlock Socio-Economic Benefits for Islands, IRENA Reports Find
Locally generated renewable energy would improve energy access and reduce electricity costs for Vanuatu, Fiji and the Marshall Islands Developing the vast renewable energy resources of Fiji, the Marshall […]
Pacific Island Countries and Territories Explore Pathways to Transform Energy Systems
In an ongoing effort to solve the region’s significant energy challenges, Pacific Island countries and territories and development partners are meeting this week (July 21 to 23) in […]
Intersolar North America 2015 Kicks Off in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, July 14, 2015— As the North American solar energy market looks toward another record-breaking year, a standing-room only audience packed the Grand Ballroom at San Francisco’s InterContinental […]
Solar for All Contest Focuses on Solar Village and Mini-grid Solutions
Fraunhofer ISE and Canopus Foundation start second edition of the award Solar power gained from photovoltaics (PV) will soon be the cheapest form of electricity in many regions […]
Booz Allen, Siemens and Power Analytics Partner with New York Communities to Win 16 NY Prize Microgrid Projects
NY Prize Supports Microgrid Planning and Development Across the State of New York Booz Allen Hamilton, Siemens and Power Analytics will study the technical and economic feasibility of […]
Revenue from Community Resilience Microgrid Implementations is Expected to Total Nearly $7 Billion from 2015 to 2024
Current interest in these microgrids appears to be greatest in the United States, Navigant Research report finds A recent report from Navigant Research examines the global market for […]
Brooklyn Army Terminal Announced as a Project of the Year Finalist for 2015
Princeton Power Systems’ energy storage Microgrid takes one of the top Solar Projects in North America at Intersolar’s Annual Event Princeton Power Systems, a leading global designer and […]
Saft and Alstom’s Innovative Energy Storage Goes Live At EDF’s Concept Grid
HOMER Energy Industry Partner, Saft, teamed with Alstom to test battery storage in real conditions in mainland France for the purpose of frequency regulation, stabilising the grid, and preventing black-outs. […]
SunEdison and Green Charge Networks Team Up To Deliver Additional Electricity Savings With Solar Plus Energy Storage Offering
SunEdison, Inc., the world’s largest renewable energy development company, and Green Charge Networks, the largest provider of commercial energy storage in the U.S., today announced that they have […]
Hybrid Power Plant with Solar Panels and River Turbine an Optimal Solution for Decentralized Electrification in Colombia
A renewable hybrid system with solar panels and river turbine will be installed in Colombia this year. This project is part of the worldwide dena Renewable Energy Solutions […]
Microgrids and Reforming the Energy Vision: an Interview with Gil Quiniones of New York Power Authority
Interview with Gil C. Quiniones, President and CEO, New York Power Authority (NYPA) and Chairman, Electric Power Research Institute: Microgrids represent a challenging and alluring market opportunity in […]
Canadian Solar Announces Best-in-Class Warranty for Polycrystalline and Diamond Modules
HOMER Energy Industry Partner Canadian Solar, one of the world’s largest solar power companies, today announced that effective June 1, the company has been offering a new upgraded warranty on […]
Texas School District Lowers Peak Demand Using Ice-Based Energy Storage
Installation of IceBank® tanks allows Alamo Heights Independent School District to reduce peak energy consumption by more than 20 percent CALMAC®, a leader in energy storage systems, announced […]
Navigant Report Finds that Microgrid Market has Tripled in the Past Year
Navigant Research has released the eighth edition of the Microgrid Deployment Tracker, which reveals a robust global microgrid market. A host of new government programs has been launched […]
Northern Power and FIAMM Team Up to Deliver Innovative Energy Storage Solutions
HOMER Energy Industry Partner Northern Power Systems, a global power electronics company that designs, manufactures and sells smart power converter solutions for advanced grid support, generation and energy storage […]
Microgrid Powers Borrego Springs To Avoid Major Outage
In late May, San Diego Gas & Electric’s Microgrid powered the entire community of Borrego Springs during planned grid maintenance, thus avoiding major service interruptions to customers. In […]
Beacon Power and Chugach Electric Association to Deploy Hybrid Flywheel and Battery Energy Storage Project in Alaska
HOMER Energy Industry Partner Beacon Power, the world’s leading manufacturer of grid-scale flywheel energy storage systems, announced that it has entered into an agreement with Chugach Electric Association to […]
Schneider Electric to Introduce Energy Storage Offer and New Monitoring Solutions
HOMER Energy Industry Partner Schneider Electric™ Solar Business, a global leader in solutions for the solar power conversion chain, is proud to announce that they will be presenting […]
Advanced Microgrid Solutions Signs 500 MWh Energy Storage Deal with Tesla
Advanced Microgrid Solutions (AMS) has announced that the company has selected Tesla as the primary technology provider for its groundbreaking utility-scale energy storage projects. Under the agreement, AMS […]