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Engineering campus at University Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Image credit By Amphylite - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Campus Microgrid With Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Could Yield 63.5% Reduction in Carbon: Study

Sept. 30, 2024

Report by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and software firm Xendee indicates that SMR nuclear could be cost-competitive to grid power... if a high carbon tax was in...

Takeoff for New Terminal One: Construction Begins on JFK Airport Microgrid

Sept. 24, 2024

The solar panel installation will begin early next year once the conduit work is in place, AlphaStruxure’s Macias noted. E-J Electric Installation will install the panels. The...

Revolutionizing Defense: The Crucial Role of Microgrids and Schneider Electric in Department of Defense Energy Resiliency

Sept. 13, 2024

Last month, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) said that U.S. power grids are becoming more susceptible to cyberattacks every day, with vulnerable attack...

PowerSecure to Run Microgrid Generator with 100% Renewable Fuel

Aug. 29, 2024

The company launched its 100% renewable fuel initiative this month. First up: powering its Durham, NC, campus microgrid with hydrotreated vegetable oil.

City of Houston Northeast Water Purification Plant and microgrid power. Image credit Enchanted Rock

Power Outages at Water and Wastewater Plants Pose Health and Environmental Risks. How Microgrids Can Help

Aug. 26, 2024

With increasing numbers of storms knocking out power to water and wastewater plants, operators of these facilities are turning to microgrids to help protect the environment and...

Rendering of Dallas-Fort Worth Airport electric Central Utility Plant project. Image credit DFW Airport.

Dallas-Fort Worth Airport Signs Eaton to $10M Contract for Electric Central Utility Plant Equipment

Aug. 21, 2024

The equipment is expected to be installed by spring of 2025. Many airports are now pursuing on-site power and microgrid technologies as a way to protect against grid outages such...

Generac Bolsters C&I Microgrid Offerings with Ageto Acquisition

Aug. 5, 2024

The transaction acquiring microgrid controller firm Ageto will aid Generac's system integration efforts for commercial and industrial (C&I) customers, the company said.

How a Microgrid Battery Weighing as Much as 3 Elephants Stopped Factory's Baked Goods From Burning in Costa Rica

July 30, 2024

Working with Greenenergy, the global bakery firm installed solar PV with a total peak capacity of 162 KW at three sales centers, a distribution center and on the roof of the processing...

After Hurricane Beryl, Microgrid-Equipped Grocery Stores and Homes Weathered Outages for More Than a Week in Houston

July 19, 2024

Microgrids went to work during the southern Texas outages caused by Hurricane Beryl, proving their value in a crisis. They served as sanctuaries, providing hundreds of megawatts...

Bloom Energy Bringing Fuel Cell Power to CoreWeave Data Center Project in Illinois

July 17, 2024

All those new gigawatts will require primary and backup power, including microgrids. The CoreWeave strategic partnership with Bloom Energy will utilize the latter’s proprietary...

The Microgrid Perspective

Propane Is a Sustainable Choice for Growing Microgrid Need

July 2, 2024

Video Interviews

Elisa Wood, editor-in-chief of Microgrid Knowledge interviews: Mark Feasel; vice president utility and smart grids, Schneider Electric; Andrew Marino, managing director, The Carlyle Group; and Karen Morgan, CEO, Dynamic Energy Networks, about energy as a service. This was a panel discussion at Microgrid 2018.

Energy-as-a-Service Model Offers Path to Microgrids with Less Risk

May 22, 2018

White Papers

7 Strategies to Make Microgrids a Fit for Utility Grid Modernization

In 2022, Enchanted Rock and Microgrid Knowledge conducted a survey of leaders at large U.S. electric utilities. The goal was to understand their actions and attitudes around microgrid...

Liar, Liar, Battery Supplier

Aug. 12, 2024

Battery energy storage system integration is booming as organizations increasingly turn to renewable energy storage solutions and seek to offset grid power usage. However, this...

Xendee, Mainspring Energy partnering on Microgrid Project Development

July 15, 2024

The collaboration will utilize Xendee’s work with customers to optimize project development and economics. It also incorporates Mainspring’s linear generators into the mix of ...

Defense Department Office Elevates Microgrid Developer Enchanted Rock's Gen-sets as "Awardable" for Digital & AI Marketplace

July 1, 2024

Military microgrids are a growing sub-sector in project development. In the past year, the U.S. Army, New York Air National Guard, Air Force, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and ...