Asia

News and feature articles on microgrids in Asia and Australia including RFP's, policies and players impacting the region.

Husk Power Systems will begin electrifying 80 new communities in India with solar microgrids thanks to $6 million in debt financing from EDFI ElectriFI.

Solar microgrids to electrify 80 new communities in India

Sept. 19, 2022

Husk Power Systems will begin electrifying 80 new communities in India with solar microgrids thanks to $6 million in debt financing from EDFI ElectriFI.

The Microgrid Perspective

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...

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Microgrid Knowledge announces finalists for 2022 Microgrid Greater Good Awards

April 20, 2022

Microgrid Knowledge has released the names of the eight finalists for this year’s Microgrid Greater Good Awards. Winners will be announced at Microgrid 2022.

Look Ma, no grid! Five life-changing microgrids with no tie to a central grid

April 18, 2022

The arrival of a remote microgrid can dramatically change a community, especially for those that previously had no electricity or depended on diesel fuel generators for it.

Microgrid 2022 will be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. By Sean Pavone/Shutterstock.com

Want to speak at Microgrid 2022? Deadline is Feb. 1

Jan. 24, 2022

The deadline is just a few weeks away to apply to speak at Microgrid 2022: Microgrids as Climate Heroes, the largest global gathering of the microgrid community, to be held this...

Japanese energy tech conglomerate acquires PXiSE

Dec. 2, 2021

Japanese tech conglomerate Yokogawa Electric has acquired PXiSE Energy Solutions, a key player in the microgrid sphere, based in San Diego, California.

Barriers to community microgrids include limited availability of capital, regulatory uncertainty, microgrids being treated as a public utility and related state regulations, and uncertain utility support. (Photo: By foxbat/Shutterstock.com)

Japanese Island Ditches Diesel for Microgrid Renewables

Nov. 19, 2021

Plans are under development for a new microgrid that will combine renewable power generation and storage batteries to supply tiny Okinoerabu Island in the southern part of Japan...

Energy Access Fund to Boost Development of Off-Grid Microgrids and Minigrids

Sept. 16, 2021

A new energy access fund has been launched in a bid to promote and support the development of microgrids and other measures across sub-Saharan Africa and Asia Pacific.

The Compere Family who run the IDADEE orphanage in Haiti Credit: JustEnergy

SimpliPhi Initiative Supports Clean Energy Projects in Haiti, Myanmar

June 15, 2021

An orphanage in Haiti and a Covid response center in Myanmar will receive energy storage systems through IDEA, a SimpliPhi Power donation program that aims to provide clean energy...