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ICEPAG 2019: Microgrid Global Summit – Mar. 26-28

December 12, 2018

Held at the University of California, Irvine, ICEPAG 2019 supports the annual presentation of the Microgrid Global Summit, an update on the technologies, applications, and roles of microgrids in the smart grid of the future. The 3-day Colloquium is a valued balance of academia, industry, national laboratories, and government agencies actively engaged in the evolution…

SV Clean Energy signs major contracts for California’s largest solar-plus-storage projects

November 2, 2018

Sarina Soor

local, microgrids, renewable energy, solar, storage

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“Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) signed two long-term agreements for the largest utility-scale, solar-plus-storage projects to be built in California. The two projects will provide 153 megawatts (MW) of solar and 47 MW of storage and will be developed by Electricité de France (EDF) and Recurrent Energy Development Holdings, LLC. (Recurrent). These projects will come…

Largest California solar-plus-storage project agreement signed

November 2, 2018

Sarina Soor

local, microgrids, renewable energy, solar, storage

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“Canadian Solar Inc. recently announced its wholly owned subsidiary, Recurrent Energy LLC, has signed two 15-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Silicon Valley Clean Energy and Monterey Bay Community Power for a 150-megawatt solar power system with 180 megawatt-hours (MWh) of battery storage. This joint procurement effort represents the largest contracted solar-plus-storage project in California…

Australian university to trial solar storage microgrid with EV charging

October 22, 2018

Sarina Soor

charging stations, ev, microgrids, storage

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“The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has partnered with Monash University and technology provider Indra Australia to trial a microgrid as a first step to powering Monash’s Clayton campus entirely with renewable energy by 2030. The pilot will test the microgrid across the campus in southeast Melbourne using Indra’s Ingrid Advanced Grid Management (AGM) software…

Schneider electric microgrid to service Long Beach, California community by creating energy resilience at port

October 18, 2018

Sarina Soor

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“Schneider Electric, the global specialist in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced an agreement to design, engineer and build a new microgrid that will enable critical energy resilience at the Port of Long Beach in the city of Long Beach, California. Schneider Electric will create a microgrid technology demonstration which will…

Smart grids show their power in adversity

October 10, 2018

Sarina Soor

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“By 2026, according to the consultancy’s projections, the ratio of new power supplied by microgrids to new centralised capacity will be more than three to one. At that point, the global market for hardware, system controls and integration with existing grid infrastructure will be worth $26bn. Ensuring that there is a resilient power grid in…

California Approves $5M Grant for Microgrid at Naval War Center

September 28, 2018

Sarina Soor

CA, microgrids, renewable energy, solar power, storage

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“The project comes as the industry increasingly strives to reduce the amount of customization in microgrid development as a way to drive down costs. In this case, researchers hope to create a replicable model that demonstrates how to avoid electric instabilities during transitions between grid connected and islanding modes.” Click here to read more from Microgrid…

California lawmakers approve bill to bolster microgrid development, end lengthy wait

September 6, 2018

Sarina Soor

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“California lawmakers gave a final okay late last week to a microgrid bill (SB 1339), designed to boost microgrid development and streamline what at times is a lengthy wait to interconnect projects. The Senate analysis of the bill says that customers show “great interest in the development of microgrids but also great frustration.” While the…

Cheap solar panels, batteries help Ocracoke keep the lights on

August 17, 2018

Sarina Soor

microgrids, solar

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“Ocracoke’s decades-old microgrid underwent a modernization a couple years ago. Tideland EMC, which is Ocracoke’s local power co-op, added rooftop solar panels and two large Tesla batteries to the building that houses the generator after prices for both dropped dramatically. The batteries can store up to half a megawatt of excess energy. Tideland can draw…

Building resilience with microgrids and smart energy

July 26, 2018

Sarina Soor

building design, fuel cells, microgrids, renewable energy, resilience, smart energy, storage

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“In some regions, electric grids have increased capacity, become more reliable, much better at integrating distributed renewables, smarter and more resilient. In other places, serious investment is needed to reduce the risk of failure in storms and malfunctions that cause everything from wildfires to millions living for days in darkness. Microgrids are a growing part…

How microgrids can help Hawaii achieve grid resiliency

July 19, 2018

Sarina Soor

der, hawaii, microgrids

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“The U.S. renewable energy industry is focused on Hawaii as the island state takes a pivotal position in advancing clean generation technologies, serving as a test bed of what other states might do as the nation moves rapidly toward more sustainable energy technologies. In the not-so-distant past, Hawaii depended solely on high-priced imported oil to…

How microgrids can help Hawaii achieve grid resiliency

July 19, 2018

Sarina Soor

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Postcard from the Future: Latest on how states are preparing the grid for electric vehicles

June 25, 2018

Sarina Soor

electric vehicles, evs, microgrids

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“A number of states are embracing the electric vehicle revolution, enacting programs intended to boost EV use on our nation’s roads. Most recently, New Jersey, New York and California announced plans to invest in EV infrastructure.” Click here to read more from Microgridknowledge.

Keeping the lights on after natural disasters

March 29, 2018

Sarina Soor

microgrids, natural disasters

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“The spate of natural disasters in the U.S. in 2017 drove home the need for communities to be more resilient. Wildfires in California, and hurricanes in Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico, showed the value of having energy systems that can function when the grid is down. Diesel backup generators commonly used for backup power after…

US Army targets energy resiliency through microgrid projects

March 29, 2018

Sarina Soor

army, microgrids, national security, resilience, resiliency

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“The US Army is using clean energy projects to begin targeting resiliency through microgrids. They have a host of projects that were set up initially to kickstart the transition to a clean energy economy, but they are trying to convert those projects to be more focused on a direct resiliency contribution for the Army. They…