Military Microgrids

This section includes white papers on Microgrids used for military purposes
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HSGS-Ameresco Installing On-Site Backup Power at Military Ocean Terminal Concord

Nov. 30, 2023
The on-site generation at the MOTCO facility will include three generators, a 2-MW load bank, 1,200-amp switchgear and 72,000 gallons of fuel storage capacity. The tanks are designed...

Types of Microgrids

Dec. 4, 2023
No two microgrids are the same. Check out two types of microgrids with these real-life case studies.
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Yokota Air Base Celebrates the Completion of its New Microgrid

Nov. 1, 2023
The 10.72-MW combined heat and power microgrid will power the entire base during an outage. It joins a growing list of microgrid installations on U.S. military bases.
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U.S. Army Col. Christopher Midberry, Fort Campbell Garrison Commander, addresses attendees at a microgrid ground-breaking ceremony, October 3, 2023, on Fort Campbell, Ky. (Source: U.S. Army photo by Kayla Cosby)

Construction Begins on U.S. Army’s Latest Microgrid at Fort Campbell in Kentucky

Oct. 16, 2023
The groundbreaking ceremony on the natural gas microgrid was held during the first week of October, which the Army has dubbed Energy Action Month.
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Schneider Electric Helps the Military Build Resilient and Sustainable Facilities through Microgrids

Oct. 13, 2023
Curt “Kibbles” Ebitz, strategic account executive at Schneider Electric discusses how Schneider Electric helps the military build resilient and sustainable facilities to help ...
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Assistant Army Secretary: Military Advancing in its Work Deploying Microgrids at Bases

Oct. 9, 2023
In fact, Army Assistant Secretary Rachel Jacobson said that the Army microgrid initiative has been “enormously successful” thus far, in an interview with Defense Now. Nearly 30...
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A C-17A Globemaster III, such as those flown by the 105th Airlift Wing out of Stewart Air National Guard base in New York. (Source: Andrew Harker / shutterstock.com)

New York Air National Guard Base Getting LDES Prototype Microgrid

Sept. 19, 2023
The prototype microgrid at Stewart Air National Guard Base will include a long duration energy storage system.
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Defense Department selects X-energy for Microreactor Pilot at National Lab

Sept. 18, 2023
The plan is to perhaps install the technology in remote military locations, DoD also hopes the microreactor will be utilized for commercial and industrial use in civilian microgrid...
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US Air Force selects Oklo Microreactor for Power Project at Alaskan Base

Sept. 5, 2023
The nuclear microgrid project still requires a license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Once approved and operational, the Oklo-owned fast reactor would produce electricity...