Renewable Microgrids

This section includes white papers on Renewable Microgrids

BWR Innovations Chosen to Deliver PEM Fuel Cells for Hawaii Base Microgrid H2 Integration

May 2, 2024

Global Connective Center LLC granted BWR Innovations the two-year subcontract as part of an agreement with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The Hydrogen Fuel Cell Microgrid...

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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...

Wave-Powered Microgrid to be Developed on Remote Thai Island

Feb. 8, 2024

The microgrid, which will be developed by a consortium of tech companies and universities, will include onshore wave energy converters, a wireless distributed energy management...

Four Challenges Slowing the Transition to Distributed Energy Resources – From Oregon Industry Players

Dec. 26, 2023

To hasten the clean energy transition, the industry should diversify supply chain components, create interoperability standards, speed software innovation and train workers, panelists...

The Renewable Grid: Challenging the Status Quo - Part 2

Dec. 18, 2023

Jim Bishop, vice president of advanced technology solutions at Ameresco, discusses complementing renewables for grid interactive loads

Ohio Data Center Microgrid Launched as Proof of Concept

Oct. 27, 2023

The 1-MW project will demonstrate how microgrids can help data center operators meet their ever-growing demand for power.

Residents of Hughes, Alaska next to solar installation (source: Eddie Dellamary)

Empowering Alaska Towns to Take Control of Their Energy and Lower Diesel Use in Microgrids

Aug. 18, 2023

In Alaska, many small towns are affected by climate change, and also contribute to it by using diesel generators. In two towns, controls and grid sensors are helping boost renewables...

Interest in Small Nuclear Reactors Is Increasing. What’s Their Role in Microgrids?

Aug. 14, 2023

Eighty carbon-free small nuclear reactors are being designed. Xendee, which models the reactors along with other energy resources, is seeing plenty of interest. But with disposal...

On a Virginia Farm and Abroad, DC Microgrids With a Twist

Aug. 9, 2023

Alexis Zeigler, co-creator of Living Energy Farm, wants to help Puerto Rico, Sub Saharan Africa and other countries with his unique off-grid DC microgrid system, which requires...