Electrification

A Paired Power solar microgrid charging station. (Source: Paired Power)

Skipping the Hassle of Interconnection Delays with Solar Microgrids

Nov. 7, 2023

EV charging developers may wait years to connect their projects to the grid. They're beginning to choose solar microgrids instead, saving money, eliminating wait times and charging...

The Microgrid Perspective

Design for Purpose Microgrids – Water and Wastewater

Nov. 3, 2023

Michael Boswell, vice president, power & infrastructure at Concord Engineering discusses microgrid designs for water and wastewater.

Apuao Island, one of the 98 unserved or underserved areas of the Philippines that will soon have reliable electricity from a microgrid. (Source: Navier Solon / Shutterstock.com)

Philippines Seeks Microgrids to Solve Power Gaps

Oct. 31, 2023

More than 4 million Filipino households are unserved or underserved by the national power grid. The country’s Department of Energy is turning to microgrids to help electrify all...

Sunset on Lac-Mégantic. (Source: Nick Boulay / Shutterstock.com)

Canadian Government, Hydro-Québec to Invest $3.7 million in Lac-Mégantic Microgrid Expansion

Oct. 30, 2023

The Lac-Mégantic microgrid was commissioned in 2021 in the wake of a train derailment that nearly destroyed the town. The new funds will be used to further the community’s energy...

Ship Comes In: $1M Grant to Support Port of Galveston Microgrid Pilot Project

Oct. 16, 2023

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality approved the grant. Galveston Wharves will partner with Texas A&M University on the project to study operational and environmental impacts...

Synthetic Inertia could be Solution to Grid Frequency Worries: November 1 Webinar

Oct. 10, 2023

The innovation in distributed energy control and management systems makes synthetic inertia possible. To that end, microgrid control technology firm PXiSE Energy Solutions is ...

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PG&E Testing Bidirectional Charging to Power Mobile Microgrids

Sept. 28, 2023

California’s largest utility believes bidirectional electric vehicles and chargers will play a key role in California’s energy transition, reducing emissions and bolstering electric...

DOE, NREL To Convene Cohorts on Microgrids and the Development of Clean Energy Strategies

Sept. 18, 2023

Applications for the next round of the DOE’s C2C peer learning cohorts are expected to open Sept. 18.

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Sandy Beaches, Lobster Rolls and a Microgrid

Aug. 4, 2023

The Cape Cod Gateway Airport is looking to design a microgrid that will power everything from the airport’s operations and buses to its planes.