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    April 9, 2025
    The latest deal establishes the University of Illinois as a partner in the licensing, siting, public engagement and research operations of the KRONOS MMR (micro modular reactor...
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    April 7, 2025
    As GM Energy jumps into electric vehicles and bidirectional charging, the company is banking on selling customers–especially those subject to frequent outages– on the stacked ...
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    April 1, 2025
    The LNG microgrid will power numerous parts of the company’s Isla Grande terminal in San Juan. These include LNG and solar microgrid power for terminal equipment, refrigerated...
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    March 25, 2025
    Schneider Electric’s total U.S. investment for the decade should exceed $1 billion and is the French-based global firm’s largest capital expenditure plan in its 135-year history...
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    Dignitaries cut the ribbon for the new $10.9 million water resiliency microgrid project Feb. 26 at White Sands Missile Range. (Source: Miriam Rodriguez)
    March 6, 2025
    White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico celebrated the launch of a hybrid microgrid that will provide backup power to four groundwater wells, ensuring power outages won’t impact...
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    The Fort Hunter Liggett Emergency Operations Center (EOC) during the recent power outage. It is staffed with key garrison and tenant staff for information gathering and dissemination and coordinating efforts to mitigate and resolve issues. The garrison commander and command team provide guidance and makes decisions to mitigate or resolve issues. (Photo by Amy Phillips)
    Feb. 28, 2025
    Launched in August, the central California Army garrison’s microgrid performed as expected, serving critical loads and keeping operations running.
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    Feb. 19, 2025
    Integrating clean energy microgrids will help address the data center sector’s growing power demands as well as its need to curb carbon emissions.
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    Jan. 27, 2025
    In response to the Los Angeles fires, cleantech industry members that generally provide clean energy to the entertainment business have partnered with nonprofits like the Footprint...

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    As we enter 2025, microgrids are driving the evolution of the New Energy Landscape, fueled by advancements in renewable energy and smart technology. I see several transformati...

    Video Interviews

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    May 21, 2024
    Using microgrids as an alternative means to ensure operational uptime is a significant selling point, as PowerSecure’s Todd Jackson pointed out at Microgrid Knowledge Conference...

    White Papers

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    May 21, 2021
    In uncertain times, there is a need for high reliability microgrids. Calculating reliability involves understanding the risks and consequences of outages. In this white paper,...
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    March 31, 2025
    The $4.63-million microgrid project will power two water wells on the Hopi Reservation in northeast Arizona. The microgrid will be powered by solar and battery storage in an area...
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    March 28, 2025
    The VPP will expand Xcel’s existing VPP program, increasing the number of batteries that can be dispatched during an event and enabling the utility to more efficiently stabilize...
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    March 27, 2025
    The 12 MW Desert to Power Eritrea Minigrid Project will power homes, small-scale farms, agricultural processing zones and water supply systems, improving electricity access for...
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    March 25, 2025
    The 70 million Euro (US$76M) construction and conversion project has taken two years to complete. Koehler operates three paper machines at the Oberkirch plant.
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    Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley launches the Barbados Energy Transition and Investment Plan flanked by Damilola Ogunbiyi, special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All and co-chair of UN-Energy, among others at the SEforALL Global Forum (Source: Sustainable Energy for All)
    March 21, 2025
    A $500 million distributed renewable energy fund was announced by the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, SEforAll, International Solar Alliance and Africa50 to develop and...
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    March 20, 2025
    The Charter Oak project in Bridgeport has been in development for about 10 years. The thermal loop will supply heat and hot water for the University of Bridgeport, Approved Storage...