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 […]
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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 […]
HOMER Energy Assists with Mini-Grid Solar Project in Tanzania
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania– Today, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency provided a grant to Rex Energy, one of Tanzania’s largest renewable energy solutions providers, for a minigrid […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Modeling Grid Reliability with the HOMER Optimization Modeling Tool
One of the most common user requests that we have received over the years at HOMER Energy has been the ability to have the grid be unreliable. HOMER […]
HOMER Pro Training in Manila on June 20
On June 20, 2015, HOMER Energy CEO Dr. Peter Lilienthal will present an all-day training in the HOMER software in Manila. The training will focus on the most […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Technology-Driven Disruption of Historic Proportion: 70 Seconds to Explain
It’s no secret that NRG has been vocal and clear about its opinion of what is happening to energy, in the U.S. and the world, from their lead […]
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 […]
Microgrid at California College to Serve as Model
Chabot-Las Positas Community College District in Livermore, California has been awarded a $1.5-million grant from the California Energy Commission for a microgrid automation project. The microgrid will feature vanadium redox […]
State Governors Call for Microgrid Development
During his January 8 2015 inaugural address for his third term as Governor of Vermont, Peter Shumlin called attention to his state’s commitment to move forward with public microgrid […]
New York Town Builds First Municipal Microgrid in U.S.
Potsdam, New York, a small town of 17,000, is collaborating with Clarkson University, SUNY Potsdam, National Grid (the regional electricity provider) and General Electric (which has contributed $1.5 […]
Solar Power Comes to Les Anglais, Haiti
The town of Les Anglais, Haiti, is in the final stages of installing a solar-powered microgrid that will provide electricity to 450 homes and businesses. Energy production is […]
Microgrid White Papers
The white papers available here will help you get started in understanding HOMER Pro as well as many of the issues surrounding microgrids, distributed power generation, and the […]
HOMER Pro 3.1 to include new turbine components
HOMER Pro version 3.1, scheduled for release on January 20, 2015, will include new wind turbines by Xant and Enerra and the firstever hydrokinetic turbine by Smart Hydro […]
Major Update to HOMER Pro Microgrid Modeling Software Coming
HOMER Energy plans to release the first major update to their flagship product, HOMER Pro, on January 20, 2015. HOMER, which stands for Hybrid Optimization of Multiple Energy […]
HOMER Pro News
The response to the October 2014 release of HOMER Pro has been very positive, but we are not done yet! We are gearing up for the January 15 […]
Grid of the Future to be Discussed at Power Analytics Conference
Power Analytics Corporation has secured three highly-esteemed thought leaders from the energy sector as keynote speakers for the company’s 20/20 Vision-Driven Power Conference, October 21-23 in San Diego. […]
Microgrid Categories for Quality Standards, Training, and Capacity Building
One of the great challenges facing the growing microgrid market is the wide range of applications, climates, cultures, resources, and costs associated with a highly dispersed market. The […]
Alliance for Rural Electrification Announced
The Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) is an international business association representing the decentralised energy sector, working towards the integration of renewables into rural electrification markets in developing […]
Microgrid Deployment Workshop 2014 Sells Out
HOMER Energy, along with local co-organizer Trama TecnoAmbiental held a sold out Microgrid Deployment Workshop in Barcelona, Spain, September 22 and 23, 2014. The meeting included participants from […]