Penn State has signed a memorandum of understanding with Alstom, a leader in smart grid and innovative utility solutions, to establish a global center of excellence for microgrids […]
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Bringing Microgrids to Rural Villages
MIT team, working with villagers in India, designs peer-to-peer system to enable local power sharing. David L. Chandler | MIT News Office An estimated 1.3 billion people around […]
ABB and U.S. Policymakers Meet to Address Grid Vulnerability Issues
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Princeton Power Systems Energizes the Microgrid Market throughout the Caribbean
PRINCETON, NJ, Apr 23, 2015 (Marketwired) Princeton Power Systems — a leading global designer and manufacturer of technology products and embedded software for energy management, microgrid operations, and […]
Global Microgrid Market to Grow at 18.72% CAGR by 2019
(PRNewswire-iReach) Analysts at RnR Market Research forecast the global microgrid market to grow at a CAGR of 18.72% in terms of revenue and at 17.29% in terms of […]
Power Outage in Washington, DC Highlights Need for Microgrids
Many parts of Washington, DC, including the White House, Department of Energy, other federal buildings and subway lines lost power on April 7th due to an explosion at […]
Microgrids and US Grid Security
In August 2003, a blackout affected a large swath of the Northeastern US and parts of Ontario: “Triggered by an unpruned tree branch in Ohio — coupled with […]
DC Microgrids Scoping Study: Estimate of Technical and Economic Benefits
Microgrid demonstrations and deployments have shown the ability of microgrids to provide higher reliability and higher power quality than utility power systems and improved energy utilization. The U.S. Los […]
Northern Power Extends Reach Into Foreign Markets
HOMER Energy partner Northern Power Systems, manufacturer of wind turbines, has been developing wind turbines for the US market since the 1970s. But in recent years, as the […]
Aquion Energy Demonstrates Hybrid Solar-Battery Systems for Cell Phone Towers
HOMER Energy partner Aquion Energy has published a case study demonstrating that a solar-battery hybrid system can effectively provide power for off-grid telecom towers. In developing parts of […]
ABB to Provide Power and Propulsion Systems for LNG-Powered Ferry
HOMER Energy partner ABB has won an award to deliver the complete electric power plant, electrical propulsion systems and an energy management solution for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered […]
Bosch to Receive $2.8 Million to Demonstrate DC Microgrid Project
The California Energy Commission has announced a proposed award to Robert Bosch LLC for $2.8 million to demonstrate its Direct-Current Building-Scale Microgrid Platform at a Honda Motor Co. […]
Trojan Battery Launches Reliant™ AGM with C-Max Technology™
Reliant™ AGM with C-Max Technology™, the industry’s first true deep-cycle AGM battery, is now available from HOMER Energy Partner Trojan Battery Co., LLC, the world’s leading manufacturer of […]
Microgrid Keeps Power Flowing at Remote Ski Resort
HOMER Energy Partner Schneider Electric provided a microgrid solution for Bear Creek Mountain Resort and Conference Center that expanded the resort’s power capabilities without building new infrastructure. Bear […]
SolarCity Enters Microgrid Market
“SolarCity®…, America’s #1 solar power provider, today unveiled GridLogic, a microgrid service that combines distributed energy resources—solar, batteries and controllable load—to enable a cleaner, more resilient and more […]
ZBB Introduces Breakthrough Battery Targeting the Commercial and Industrial Building Market
HOMER Energy Partner, ZBB Energy Corporation , has unveiled a breakthrough ZnBr flow battery specifically designed for behind-the-meter energy storage applications in the commercial and industrial building market. […]
Sierra Leone Plans to Build 200 MW of Renewable Energy Capabilities
Sierra Leone’s Deputy Minister of Energy met with representatives from New Generation Power International and Nations Solar this week to formalize an agreement for the two companies to […]
Raytheon and Partners Demonstrate Advanced 100% PV-Powered Microgrid System
Raytheon , the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Primus Power, and Advanced Energy together have successfully demonstrated an advanced microgrid system capable of islanded (off-grid) operation using […]
India Plans to Increase Renewable Energy Capacity to 175 GW
Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced on Saturday India’s plans to increase its renewable energy generation capacity from 34 GW to 175 GW by 2022. The plans call […]
SunEdison Aims To Bring Electricity To 20 Million People By 2020
From a SunEdison press release: SunEdison has announced plans to bring electricity to 20 million people in underserved communities around the world by 2020. “[B]y applying a mix […]
Hoboken Looks to Microgrid to Build Resilience
In this short video, officials from Hoboken, New Jersey discuss the city’s plans to create an urban microgrid that will improve the city’s energy resilience. In 2012, Hurricane […]