microgrid

  • An ‘Everything as a Grid’ Approach to Energy Production

    Commercial and industrial businesses can get a boost from their electrical infrastructure by making their systems more dynamic, enabling new capabilities and control. What do you need your electrical

  • Leveraging the Benefits of Microgrids and DERs

    The digitalization of power generation includes many new technologies, all designed to increase efficiency, along with reliability and resiliency. A group of energy industry experts came together Sept. 30 at Experience POWER, the virtual event supported by POWER magazine, to discuss “Microgrids and DERs—Leveraging the Benefits.” The session explored how data analytics and the Industrial […]

  • Solar, Storage Among New Projects in Texas

    Several companies have announced new energy projects in Texas, including three utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS), and a solar farm that will benefit customers in the western part of the state. The projects were announced August 19. In addition, officials in Houston on Wednesday said they have awarded a contract for a microgrid that […]

  • BESS System on Hybrid Microgrid Powers Remote Alaskan Community

    The small town of Cordova, Alaska, is located 150 miles southeast of Anchorage, near the picturesque head of the Orca Inlet on the Prince William Sound, at the mouth of the Copper River. It is renowned for its Copper River king and red salmon. Every year, the town transforms into a seafood and fishing powerhouse […]

  • [VIDEO] POWER Insights: Developing Reliable, and Efficient, Energy Solutions

    Ameresco has a 20-year history of providing energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions for its customers across North America and the UK. The company works on upgrades of facility infrastructure, and develops, builds, and operates renewable energy plants. The company also works with customers on tailored financial solutions to bring projects to fruition. Ameresco’s business […]

  • Gas, Solar Will Power Pittsburgh Airport Microgrid

    A microgrid project pairing natural gas with solar power is taking shape at Pittsburgh International Airport, with the installation expected to be the primary source of electricity for the property by the summer of 2021. Construction of the microgrid (Figure 1) began a few weeks ago with site preparation work, which included rerouting an electrical […]

  • Smart Neighborhood Wins Smart Grid Award

    Alabama Power’s Smart Neighborhood integrates a microgrid into a community filled with high-performance homes containing energy-efficient systems and connected appliances. The innovative initiative, which

  • Innovative Distributed Generation Projects Provide Power to Remote Areas

    Remote communities have become testing grounds for innovative power projects. These areas traditionally have been powered by fossil fuel generation, usually diesel fuel or oil and sometimes natural gas, and

  • Factory Increases Reliability, Cuts Costs with Distributed Generation and Microgrid Control System

    Six times during the previous year the local utility supplying power to a large soap manufacturing plant in the Midwest suffered power outages, shutting down the plant’s production lines. Each time the lines

  • Scale Microgrid Solutions Announces Equity Commitment of up to $300 Million from Warburg Pincus

    Ridgewood, NJ – January 27, 2020 – Scale Microgrid Solutions (“SMS”), a leading distributed clean energy and microgrid platform, todayannounced that it has secured an equity commitment of up to $300 million from Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm focused on growth investing. Founded in 2016, SMS is a vertically integrated distributed energy company […]

  • CleanSpark Awarded Contract for Feasibility Study for Development of Off-Grid Power Solution for Cannabis Grower

    SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — CleanSpark, Inc. (OTCQB: CLSK), a microgrid company with advanced engineering, software and controls for innovative distributed energy resource management systems, today announced it has been selected to conduct a project feasibility study to Good Energy Solar for the creation of an independent and comprehensive power system for TMP Unlimited, Inc., […]

  • Upward Trajectory: Energy Storage Paired with Renewables

    The growth of distributed power generation worldwide is increasingly reliant on microgrid systems incorporating several technologies, including solar power plus battery storage. The move toward more commercial

  • S&C Electric Company and North Bay Hydro Services Debut Canada’s First Utility-Scale Microgrid

    CHICAGO, July 10, 2019 —S&C Electric Company, a smart grid leader improving power reliability and delivery worldwide, and North Bay Hydro Services, an Ontario-based municipal electric utility affiliate services provider, today announced the completion of North Bay’s Community Energy Park project with the successful installation of the first utility-scale advanced microgrid in Canada. The system […]

  • Port’s Microgrid Could Be Sea Change for Industry

    A new microgrid in California, at the nation’s second-busiest seaport, takes an innovative approach to providing reliable, resilient, and sustainable power, providing a glimpse at the future of such

  • Distributed Energy Award Goes to Unique Hog Farm Microgrid

    Power from pig manure is not a public relations stunt, but rather, it’s an innovative solution to several farm challenges. Installing lagoon covers not only reduces odors and eliminates rainwater ingress

  • California Wildfires Will Only Get Worse—Clean Energy Microgrids Can Help

    Six of the 10 most-destructive wildfires in California’s history have occurred over the past two years, and the state’s aging electrical infrastructure is a big part of the problem. According to a report from Gov. Newsom’s Strike Force, equipment owned by California’s three largest investor-owned utilities has ignited more than 2,000 fires (about 1.5 fires […]

  • Russelectric Announces Distributed Energy Controller

    Integrated microgrid control solution improves power quality and decreases energy costs Hingham, MA – Russelectric, a leading manufacturer of automatic transfer switches and power control systems and solutions, announces its new Russelectric Distributed Energy Controller (RDEC™). RDEC is a fully integrated controller for complex, mission critical distributed energy systems, ranging from back-up generation and demand […]

  • The POWER Interview: Technology Helps Integrate Renewables to the Grid

    Patrick Lee, who founded and leads PXiSE Energy Solutions, a subsidiary of San Diego, California-based Sempra Energy, is a proponent of energy sharing. His company builds enhanced grid management systems, using data, insights, and algorithms “to maximize efficiency and reliability of all DERs [distributed energy resources] as one system.” In other words, a PXiSE-supported microgrid […]

  • Where Is the Microgrid Market Headed?

    Increasingly, today’s electric power grids are interacting with microgrids and in more complex ways. Yet, much work needs to be done to integrate microgrids and flexible demand into the wide-area synchronous

  • The POWER Interview: CleanSpark’s Bryan Huber Talks Microgrids, C&I Installations

    Commercial and industrial (C&I) sites increasingly are looking for ways to increase the reliability and resiliency of their power supply, along with controlling their energy costs. These C&I projects include distribution centers, data centers, office parks, hospitals, college campuses, and also military bases. CleanSpark, a San Diego, California–based technology company which specializes in the optimized […]

  • InfraRed Capital Partners and Navigant Form Microgrid Development and Finance Company: Compass Energy Platform

    Two globally-recognized market leaders – InfraRed Capital Partners and Navigant Consulting — today announced the formation of a company, Compass Energy Platform, which will develop and finance microgrids and other forms of distributed energy. Compass will focus on communities as they prepare for the grid of the future with microgrids, energy storage, solar, wind, fuel cells, […]

  • CleanSpark Announces $2.5 Million in Order for its Intelligent ATS Switchgear

    SALT LAKE CITY — CleanSpark, Inc., a microgrid company with advanced engineering, software and controls for innovative distributed energy resource (DER) and microgrid deployments today announced that it has secured a $2.5 million in orders for its intelligent automatic transfer switch (ATS) switchgear. The Company’s Intelligent ATS switchgear is used to automatically transfer power supply from its […]

  • INNIO to Supply Six Jenbacher Gas Engines for Innovative Microgrid Project in Finland

    JENBACH, AUSTRIA—April 1, 2019—INNIO* announced today that it will supply six Jenbacher* gas engines for the LEMENE microgrid project in Finland, helping the Finnish government reach its climate goal of having 100 percent of its energy come from renewable sources by 2030. The LEMENE flagship project will be the largest energy self-sufficient business district using […]

  • Off-Grid Microgrid: Solar + Batteries + Thermal Generation

    Today’s microgrid installations showcase a variety of configurations and control systems. Commercial and industrial sites are finding innovative ways to power their operations, particularly those in remote

  • CleanSpark Announces Progress on Leading-Edge Microgrid Projects, Products, and Technology

    March 19, 2019 — CleanSpark has made progress on leading-edge microgrid projects, products, and technology, recently: It’s scheduled to complete its $900,000 contract with Bethel-Webcor JV by the end of March, completing a ‘turn-key advanced microgrid system’ at the U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. The contract has been in direct support of the United States Department of Navy’s Communication […]

  • Combined Heat and Power: A Sleeping Giant May Be Waking

    One of the oldest energy efficiency ideas—combined heat and power—is prospering in the U.S. and looks promising elsewhere as the world searches for low-cost energy by increasing efficiency while lowering

  • Schneider Electric Selected to Perform Microgrid Expansion at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar

    BOSTON, February 6, 2019 – Schneider Electric, the global specialist in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced the expansion of its microgrid project at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar to boost resilience. A California Energy Commission (CEC) Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) grant will enable the $3.9 million project that […]

  • Go Electric Launches Hive Microgrid-Enabled Switchgear

    ANDERSON, Ind., Feb. 5, 2019 — Go Electric Inc., a provider of energy resiliency and microgrid solutions, today announces the launch of its new microgrid-enabled switchgear product, Hive. Hive is designed and engineered to provide facilities with critical energy reliability and resiliency when experiencing disturbances from the electric grid. By integrating all the control functionality […]

  • DERMS Technology Part of Australia’s Push for Renewables

    A new distributed energy resources management system (DERMS) is being deployed in Western Australia, designed to manage distributed energy resources (DERs) across nearly 1 million square miles, with a focus on

  • ABB and SUSI Partners to team up for microgrid and energy storage projects

    Alliance to leverage ABB Ability™ based microgrid and energy storage solutions and clean energy infrastructure financing expertise ABB and SUSI Partners (SUSI), a clean infrastructure investment advisor, have signed a framework agreement to promote the deployment of microgrids and energy storage solutions. ABB will provide its ABB Ability™ based microgrid technology and battery energy storage […]