Public-private partnerships, multi-stakeholder microgrid ownership, public-purpose financing, cooperative ownership, microgrid-as-a-service (MaaS)… It’s fitting that there are multiple monikers for a multi-benefit microgrid financing tool in which ownership is […]
Microgrid Industry News
CSSI Offers Remote Communities in Canada Microgrid Solutions — A HOMER Pro Case Study
In 2012, Keewaytinook Okimakanak (KO), a Tribal Council representing six First Nation communities in Northern Ontario, approached Canadian Solar Solution Inc. (CSSI) for a solution to reduce the community’s’ dependence on diesel fuel and to increase affordable energy supply. Two case studies detail these projects.
Utility Microgrids, Milwaukee Project, ViZn in Africa & More Microgrid News Roundup — September 7, 2016
Microgrid News Roundup September 7, 2016 Why Smart Utilities Are Embracing Distributed Electricity The momentum for renewable energy builds as prices fall and emissions regulations tighten. In order to […]
New Paltz—NY Prize Awards 83 Communities Considering Microgrids
The sleepy college town of New Paltz, New York, may be headed for big energy changes. The New York Prize Community Grid competition awarded New Paltz, along with […]
Market Growth Forecast, AC/DC Nanogrid & More Microgrid News 8/29/16 Roundup
Weekly Microgrid News Roundup, August 29, 2016 A New Chapter in the Tesla vs. Edison Battle In the basement of the gym at Illinois Institue of Technology is […]
$200B Forecast, India’s Access Crisis & More Microgrid News 8/23/16 Roundup
Weekly Microgrid News Roundup, August 23, 2016 This week’s Microgrid News Roundup includes: International initiative plans to significantly reduce electricity costs in rural India’s microgrids within the next […]
French Microgrids, Utility Industry Chasms, Smart Indian Villages: Microgrid News Roundup
Weekly Microgrid News, August 5, 2016 This week’s Microgrid News Roundup includes: Minnesota university awarded grant to build microgrid designed for research and technology development… In France, an experimental microgrid […]
Ending Worldwide Rural Energy Poverty with Clean, Off-grid Solutions: Part 2
Part 1 of this post addressed the issue of global energy poverty in rural areas: its implications, challenges, and promising developments in African nations and in India. Part 2 […]
French Microgrids, Utility Industry Chasms, Smart Indian Villages: Microgrid News Roundup
Weekly Microgrid News, August 5, 2016 This week’s Microgrid News Roundup includes: Minnesota university awarded grant to build microgrid designed for research and technology development… In France, an experimental microgrid […]
Ending Worldwide Rural Energy Poverty with Clean, Off-grid Solutions: Part 1
More than 1.2 billion people worldwide lack basic access to electricity. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), 95% of these people are in Sub-Saharan Africa and developing […]
Solar Flight & More Weekly Microgrid News Highlights from HOMER Energy, Week Ending 7/29/16
The Flying Microgrid: Solar Impulse Completes Fuel-free Around-the-world Solar Flight Solar Impulse 2 landed its final leg this week, a 100% solar flight from Cairo to Abu Dhabi […]
IEEE Proceedings Zooms In on Smart Buildings-Microgrid Integration
In a special issue of the Proceedings of the IEEE, 11 research papers cover topics ranging from an analysis of geo-referenced building data in the evaluation of thermal microgrids and the use of automated demand response (DR) systems in smart buildings and microgrids to envisioning changes in behavior as the evolution towards consumer-centric power grids continues.
Main-grid and Microgrid Bankability in Africa: A Comparison
Clusters of gas-fired turbines, big dams, and geothermal projects in Sub-Saharan Africa tend to have very complex financing structures. In addition, they also often involve complex debt/equity structures from local banks. Microgrids, however, are within the reach of much smaller organizations.
HOMER Energy News Highlights, Week Ended July 8, 2016
A municipal utility renewable energy microgrid in Ohio and an energy security installation at Marine Air Corps Base Miramar are among the highlights of this week’s microgrid and distributed energy news.
(Must read!) On Using Software to Make Case for Mini-grid Deployment; G20 Energy Meeting. News Extra 7/5/16
HOMER Director of Energy Engineering John Glassmire discusses how to use software to make a strong business case for mini-grid deployment in an easy-to-digest article; IRENA reports on 2016 G20 Energy Ministers Meeting.
HOMER Energy Handpicked News Highlights, Week Ended July 1, 2016
Off-grid home solar-storage, community solar and microgrid projects in Brooklyn, Ontario, Minnesota, Rwanda and Kenya are among the highlight of this week’s microgrid and distributed energy developments.
HOMER Energy’s Weekly New Highlights, June 24, 2016
President Obama announcing a national public-private partnership to scale up integration of renewable energy and storage, and Tesla Motors $2.8 billion dollar bid to acquire SolarCity are among this week’s news highlights.
HOMER Energy’s Handpicked New Highlights, Week Ended June 17, 2016
A lot of news regarding microgrids and distributed energy resources development this past week, including NY’s ConEd partnering with SunPower and Sunverge to install residential solar PV and Li-ion battery storage systems to build to pilot virtual power plants in Brooklyn and Queens.
HOMER Energy’s Handpicked News Highlights, Week Ended June 10, 2016
Renewable microgrids in Alabama, India and South Africa and solar net metering’s effects on utility business models and rates are highlights of this past week’s distributed clean energy news.
How Time-of-Use Pricing Can Enhance Grid Power and Consumer Choice
¨Time of Use¨pricing can unlock potential gains in grid reliability, efficiency and resiliency, as well as lead to development of effective new business models for utilities and greater choice for consumers, according to the Rocky Mountain Institute.
IRENA: Reports Over 8 Million Renewable Energy Jobs in 2015
IRENA researchers track global renewable energy jobs growth, put a number on the true cost of fossil fuels and highlight the shared economic, social and environmental benefits of doubling renewable energy capacity by 2030.
HOMER Energy News Highlights, Week Ended May 27
Microgrids for California multi-family housing, Kenyan rural communities and U.S. military bases feature among this week’s distributed clean energy news highlights.
Parameters for Remote Grid Success in Africa
Like most developing countries in the world, Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries can present some challenges for promoting businesses such as remote grids. Project cost structures and expenditure patterns […]
HOMER Energy’s Hand-picked News Highlights, Week Ended May 20, 2016
Rwandans respond enthusiastically to solar kiosks, renewables meeting all Portugal’s electricity demand for 4 days and generating a surplus in Germany are among this week’s distributed energy news highlights.
HOMER Energy’s Hand-picked News Highlights, Week Ended May 13, 20
French battery energy storage acquisitions, a solar farmer’s coop in India, and a campus microgrid for SUNY New Paltz number among this week’s distributed energy news highlights.
HOMER Energy’s Hand-picked News Highlights, Week Ended April 22
The momentum fueling a global transition to low-, or zero-emissions renewable energy resources continues. A gathering of world leaders and representatives of nearly 170 nations in Paris to sign the historic UN climate treaty was just one of the highlights.
Governor Cuomo Announces Next Phase Of $40 Million NY Prize Microgrid Competition (Release)
Phase II offers $8 million for local communities to develop engineering design and business plans for clean, resilient energy networks Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the next […]
HOMER Energy’s Hand-Picked Weekly News Highlights: April 15
Lots happening in the world of microgrids and distributed energy this week…
ARE-RECP Off-Grid Investment Forum creates fertile ground for off-grid investments (Press Release)
Amsterdam, 15 April 2016 – In a joint effort to mobilise key decision makers as well as institutional and business representatives to further investments in off-grid renewables in […]
Brooklyn Startup Broadens Solar Power Access with P2P Energy Exchange
Back in the 1990s the advent of peer-to-peer (P2P) computing sites such as Napster turned reproduction and distribution of music, then TV programs and films, upside down and […]