http://pdf.reuters.com/htmlnews/8knews.asp?i=43059c3bf0e37541&u=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20130212:nBw126722a WASHINGTON–(Business Wire)– The Carbon War Room (CWR), Homer Energy, and Reznick Think Energy, LLC (RTE) launched a request for proposals (RFP) today on behalf of Virgin Limited […]
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Solar-Energy Storage Market to Reach Almost $2 Billion in 2018
According to a new report from NanoMarkets, revenues from batteries and supercapacitors for solar energy storage will reach almost $2 billion USD in revenues by 2018. Despite the considerable technological innovation […]
Report: Local Solar Could Power 10% of Country in 10 Years
Within a decade, more than 35 million buildings may be generating their own solar electricity (without subsidies) at prices lower than their utility offers, sufficient to power almost […]
Will the real microgrid please stand up? (What is a microgrid and why should I care?)
This is the second post in the HOMER Energy Microgrid Learning Series, designed to help the layperson understand what microgrids are and why they will soon be a […]
Smart Microgrids: Scripps Ranch Recreation Center Microgrid Installed
After careful planning (and wise application of the HOMER software), the City of San Diego, California now has a smart microgrid. The solution, commissioned by Princeton Power, integrates […]
Island Energy: How to get to high penetrations of renewable energy on islands
With the cost of diesel continuing to rise and the cost of solar PV continuing to fall, the economics of renewable energy for islands, where diesel generation has […]
The Microgrid Learning Series: Introduction and Overview
Welcome to the first in a series of articles about microgrids, written specifically for people interested in clean energy and clean tech but without a background in power […]
HOMER helps bring electricity to remote areas of Afghanistan
Phys.org reported today that Mahdi, Sadiqi, a recent graduate of Kansas State University and native of Afghanistan, used the HOMER software to model robust, reliable energy systems for […]
Growth Forecast For Microgrid BRICS Market
A new report from Zpryme finds that by 2020, the total BRICS microgrid market is projected to reach $4.5 billion, with China accounting for 45% of the BRICS market at […]
Microgrid Market to Reach $14.92 Billion by 2020
SBI Energy has released a research study on microgrids, projecting the market will reach $14.92 billion by 2020. The study also projects the market value will experience a hefty 102.4% […]
HOMER Energy Welcomes NSF/ASEE Summer Fellows
This June, HOMER Energy welcomes two new members to the team. Steve Frank and Kathryn Schumacher are joining HOMER this summer as part of the NSF/ASEE Engineering Innovation […]
Microgrids Rank High for Top Utility Issues 2012
The Intelligent Utility newsletter lists their take on the: “Top Five Issues of 2012 (so far)”. Of the five issues listed two of them speak directly to the […]
End “Drive by Development” – HOMER’s Nathan Johnson Focuses on Rural Energy Needs
Nathan Johnson is working with HOMER Energy for a year through a fellowship provided by the National Science Foundation and the American Society for Engineering Education. Nate has […]
Microgrid Value Propositions
Microgrids are power systems that can operate autonomously using combinations of conventional generation technologies, such as diesel gensets and combined heat and power systems, renewable resources, other new […]
Solar Energy International Honors Walt Ratterman as a “Solar Hero”
Solar Energy International of Carbondale, Colorado USA has a established a scholarship fund in honor of fallen solar hero Walt Ratterman, who lost his life in the 2010 […]
Microgrids and Our Energy Future: Two Pundits Weigh In
Although it’s a big stretch to say that power microgrids are “about” to become mainstream, two recent articles by thought leaders in the energy world illustrate that it […]
Microgrids Save Fuel – and Lives – in Afghanistan
Signal Magazine reports that a new U.S. Army generator technology is saving fuel and lives in the rugged terrain of Afghanistan: http://www.afcea.org/signal/articles/templates/Signal_Article_Template.asp?articleid=2761&zoneid=329 The 1-MW system is a microgrid […]
The Island Energy Challenge
Petroleum is the problem Islands face extreme challenges from an energy security perspective. Pipelines supplying inexpensive and plentiful natural gas are not an option for them. Only very […]
Leon Panetta’s Green Energy Goals
Leon Panetta, Obama’s new Secretary of Defense is working hard to transition our armed forces to clean energy. Energy Concerns Could Make Panetta First Green DOD Chief
The Economics of Renewable Energy
By this point, renewables are widely accepted as the way of the future. This doesn’t mean the transition won’t be a challenge. Here are a few articles about […]
The rise of renewables
As it becomes incresingly clear that fossil fuels will soon be unable to fulfill the world’s energy needs, the German government and U.S Military are just a few […]
An urban wind turbine
As the wind power industry continues to expand, a new, quieter wind turbine may soon populate cities. St. Paul business owner sees smaller, quieter wind turbine fit for […]
Smart Grid on the rise
Although it is still mostly known only to experts in the power industry, the Smart Grid is well on its way to fame. It is coming out of […]
Japan: The end for nuclear power?
Although nuclear power may be efficient and “clean”, the recent accident in Japan has made renewable energy look much more desirable. While it was clearly a tragic and […]
Getting the Smart Grid Right
What a surprise – it turns out that Getting the Smart Grid Right is going to be about much more than smart meters and demand response. It’s going […]
Shift to renewable energy driven by economics
Investment and success with renewable energy will be driven, ultimately, by economics. Today’s stories focus strongly in the arena of value, as we shift from a fossil-fuel dominated […]
Can Boulder own its own power? Lots happening in distributed generation today
As the distributed generation field expands, there is more news than this editor can handle in one day! Today’s #1 story relates to our home town of Boulder, […]
Leasing solar panels could lead to homeowners seeing the light
One of the biggest issues for homeowners thinking of installing solar panels is the large capital cost of purchase and installation. Green Mountain Energy in Texas has come […]
Decentralized renewables outperform central power
Reach Clean Energy Goals Faster and Cheaper With Community Power A new report from California asserts that decentralized production will help the state reach its energy goals faster […]
Smart Grids Advance with Standards & Components
Galvin Launches Microgrid Rating Program The Galvin Electricity Initiative has introduced the Perfect Power Seal of Approval™ (PPSoA), a program to drive innovation in the electric power industry […]