Energy Storage Microgrid

This section includes white papers on Energy Storage Microgrids

A Technology Liftoff for CMBlu Flow Batteries that could Lower Microgrid Costs with Easily Sourced Components

May 6, 2024

Flow batteries are beginning to appear in microgrids, providing cost savings, long-duration storage and a U.S. supply chain. Two national laboratories are studying how CMBlu Energy...

The Microgrid Perspective

Exploring the Potential of Community Microgrids Through Three Innovative Case Studies

April 8, 2024

Community microgrids represent a burgeoning solution to meet the energy needs of localized areas and regions. These microgrids are clusters of interconnected energy resources,...

U.S. Army Awards Contract to Create Lighter and More Durable Batteries for Combat Troops

April 30, 2024

The $6.4 million contract aims to improve safety for American soldiers as well as fortify the supply chain and U.S. national security.

Think Microgrids Are Too Complicated? Schneider Takes on the Problem with a New Battery as its Latest Step

April 26, 2024

Schneider Electric previewed a new battery energy storage system (BESS) at the Microgrid Knowledge conference that aims to make microgrids easier for those who lack utility-level...

Philippine Government Awards Contract for the Development of 8 New Microgrids

April 18, 2024

A consortium of three companies will build the hybrid microgrids in three off-grid areas of the country.

Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians Celebrate Construction Start on Solar & Storage Microgrid

April 12, 2024

A northern California tribe whose people have lived in the region for countless generations celebrated groundbreaking this week on a $32 million solar and storage microgrid to...

Remote Microgrids in Australia Testing Long-Duration Energy Storage Systems

March 29, 2024

The project aims to prove the technical viability of zinc bromine and sodium sulfur batteries in remote microgrids and is driven by a need to find new sources of medium- and long...

Take an In-Depth Exploration into Cummins State-of-the-Art Microgrid Testing Facility

March 26, 2024

In 2022, Cummins proudly celebrated the opening of a new microgrid laboratory, the Power Integration Center (PIC) at their campus in Fridley, MN. The PIC is one of the largest...

DOE Funds Long-Duration Energy Storage Microgrid for California Tribe

March 18, 2024

The U.S. Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office has made a conditional commitment to provide a $72.8 million partial loan guarantee for the development of a solar plus long...