In late September of 2017, Hurricane Maria pummeled the island of Puerto Rico, ripping out its aging, indebted and poorly maintained electric grid by the roots. Island residents […]
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HOMER Pro Joins a Team in the 2018 U.S. Department of Energy Collegiate Wind Competition
A team of students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison is used HOMER® Pro to create economic models for their entry in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) “Collegiate Wind Competition.” The project was to create wind-powered microgrids to power EV charging stations across the windiest part of the Great Plains:
Microgrid Knowledge Conference, May 7-9, Chicago
Microgrid 2018: Models and Markets for the Greater Good Change is afoot in the fast-moving microgrid industry. Capture the opportunity. Join Microgrid Knowledge for three days of lively […]
Puerto Rico Grid Revitalization and Investment Forum (PR-GRID)
The first annual Puerto Rico Grid Revitalization & Investment Forum (PR-GRID) is focused on a revitalized and resilient grid for Puerto Rico. Join key Puerto Rican stakeholders as […]
Oregon Solar Energy Conference May 1-3, 2018
John Glassmire, HOMER Energy Director of Engineering Services, will be presenting a look at HOMER Grid, the company’s new software for designing solar+storage and other types of distributed […]
“Steel City:” Using HOMER Pro to Help Create a Resilient Energy Future for Pittsburgh
Microgrid technology is set to play a big role in the continued revitalization of the rust-belt city of Pittsburgh, according to Dr. Gregory Reed, professor of engineering at […]
2018 HOMER International Microgrid Conference
Microgrids & the Transition to Distributed Energy The 6th Annual HOMER International Microgrid Conference and Exhibition, Presented by Distributed Energy will bring together a global community of microgrid experts and […]
Microgrid Value Propositions Part Two: Microgrids in Industrialized Countries
A month ago we posted an update to an article on the value of microgrids that was originally written six years ago. The update focused on the importance […]
Advanced Energy Conference 2018, New York
The 10th Conference in New York State’s Advanced Energy Series, this is a large conference covering many aspects of the energy industry. HOMER Energy CEO Peter Lilienthal will […]
HOMER Energy Releases New Software to Manage the Complexity of Designing Behind-the-Meter Systems and Reduce Demand Charges
HOMER Energy today announced its newest software product, HOMER Grid, a robust and powerful tool for optimizing the value of behind-the-meter, distributed generation systems while reducing demand charges. This important new product from HOMER Energy is a response to the rapidly growing solar-plus-storage market, and the rise in demand charges across the U.S. and other countries.
Renewable Energy & Smart Grid Suppliers Forum – May 1
The Renewable Energy & Smart Grid Suppliers Forum, sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development. event aims to help US suppliers of technology, equipment, and services in […]
Hybrid Microgrids Bring Solar to Niger
One of Africa’s poorest countries is embarking on a major project that will use solar to reduce the costs and pollution burden of diesel-powered village microgrids. The project […]
HOMER Energy at Solar Power Mountain West 2018
HOMER®Energy will be at Solar Power Mountain West 2018 with a booth and a training session. Also, HOMER Energy CEO Peter Lilienthal will be speaking in a workshop […]
HOMER Energy at EUEC Conference, San Diego March 5-7
HOMER® Energy will be exhibiting at the upcoming Energy, Utility & Environment Conference (EUEC) 2018, in San Diego. CEO Peter Lilienthal will be speaking on “Building Economic Cases for […]
HOMER® Energy Provides Training in Puerto Rico with PR-SEIA
HOMER Energy Support Manager Aleph Baumbach and solar engineer Alison Mason are in Puerto Rico at the moment discussing ways that solar-plus-storage systems can help restore electricity to […]
HOMER Pro: Helping to Build the World’s Largest Radio Telescope
HOMER Pro, the microgrid optimization platform, has been playing an important role in deploying one of the most ambitious science projects ever conceived: The Square Kilometer Array (SKA). […]
2018 Trends that Will Impact Microgrid Development: Part Two
Last week we reported on important trends that are likely to affect the development of hybrid renewable energy systems in 2018, particularly work that is being done on the modeling, design and implementation of microgrids…This week we bring you the second installment of interesting trends to look for:
Discover AES® – Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries (LiFeP04 ) are transforming residential energy storage
This article is part of an occasional series that provides industry background and in-depth focus on the components that are available in HOMERⓇ Pro. What are the specifications […]
2018 Trends That Will Impact Microgrid Development: Part One
Is it just our imagination or is the energy world, which seems to have been relatively predictable until we passed the millennium mark, now changing at breakneck speed? […]
Pioneering Remote Microgrids in Alaska
With its extreme weather conditions and isolated off-grid communities, Alaska is the American microgrid “frontier.” Over 200 remotely powered Alaskan villages are not connected to power grids. They […]
New HOMER® Pro Release Aims at Solar Developers and Solar-Plus-Storage
The latest release of HOMERⓇ Pro – version 3.11 – is now integrated with two powerful and widely used tools for designing PV systems, HelioScope and PVsyst. This […]
Sigora Microgrid Provides Affordable, 24/7 Power to Haiti’s Impoverished Communities
How is it that the poorest country in Western Hemisphere is home to one of the world’s most sophisticated microgrid projects? Maybe fate has determined that the embattled […]
HOMER Energy Explores Microgrid and Renewable Energy Solutions for Puerto Rico
Close to three months after Hurricane Maria swept across Puerto Rico, utterly destroying the island’s electrical grid – as well as countless homes and communities – much of […]
ABB Joins HOMER Energy Component Partner Program
ABB Components Now Available In HOMERⓇ Pro Based on its new partnership with HOMER Energy, ABB components will now be available for modeling in the HOMER Pro software. […]
POWER-GEN International Workshop to feature HOMER Energy VP Business Development
HOMER Energy VP of Business Development Andy Kruse will be giving a presentation on the role and importance of diesel generators in the growth of the microgrid market […]
VII Annual Workshop Cubafotovoltaica
HOMER Energy Support Manager Aleph Baumbach will be making a presentation at Cuba’s VII International Workshop Cubafotovoltaica. The workshop will be held from December 5-8, and is hosted […]
HOMER CEO Peter Lilienthal Presenting at Africa Mini Grid Summit
The fourth annual “Action Learning Event on Upscaling Mini Grids for Low Cost and Timely Access to Electricity” in Nigeria is designed to facilitate investments in the sector […]
HOMER to Present at CO Distributed Generation Workshop, December 4, 2017
How Can Small-Scale Wind and Solar Producers Optimize Their Energy Development Decisions? The Distributed Wind Energy Association (DWEA) will be presenting a day-long workshop on distributed generation in Yuma […]
Discover Battery Joins HOMER Energy’s Component Partner Program
Discover Battery — which provides reliable, affordable storage systems for residential solar, community electrification, supplementation of unreliable utility power, and as backup to the grid — has joined HOMER® Energy‘s Partner Program, […]
HOMER Energy’s Dr. Peter Lilienthal Interviewed by World Bank in Myanmar
Earlier this year, HOMER Energy Founder and CEO Dr. Peter Lilienthal held HOMER training hosted by the World Bank in Myanmar and was interviewed at ESMAP (Energy Sector Management […]