Microgrids

Calling all energy storage innovators! A share of $300k might have your name on it

DOE is offering $300,000 to innovators working on nascent or emerging energy storage solutions that address less conventional use cases.

Microgrid at Marine air base will test long-duration energy storage viability

The Rapid Integration and Commercialization Unit (RICU) at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar is a living laboratory for testing how leading LDES technologies can be integrated into utility-scale microgrid applications.

NERC: Poor models, studies to blame for renewable energy reliability issues

NERC found that 10 large-scale grid disturbances on the bulk power system since 2016 involved the “widespread and unexpected” reduction of nearly 15,000 MW of inverter-based resource output, including 10,000 MW in the past four years.

Power flexibility the key to data center buildout, Enchanted Rock believes

Some data center companies are starting to prioritize siting projects near natural gas resources and infrastructure.

Eaton and Enel complete Puerto Rico’s largest solar + storage microgrid

In addition to powering Eaton’s manufacturing facility, the microgrid will also support the regional power grid, the companies said.

Schneider Electric and Mainspring partner for fuel-flexible microgrids

The combination is intended to provide power, fuel-flexibility, and energy resiliency for commercial and industrial customers.

The project is intended to showcase how leveraging existing infrastructure with electrolyzers and fuel cell technology may be able to create microgrids that deliver resilient power and can help safeguard businesses, communities, and campuses from power disruptions.

Partnership announced for RNG backup power at Microsoft San Jose data center

The data center will use Enchanted Rock’s electrical resiliency-as-a-service and ultra-low-emission generators to avoid disruptions to their operations.

Microgrids

The project is intended to showcase how leveraging existing infrastructure with electrolyzers and fuel cell technology may be able to create microgrids that del…

The data center will use Enchanted Rock’s electrical resiliency-as-a-service and ultra-low-emission generators to avoid disruptions to their operations….

Microgrid model spreads in Massachusetts as cities look to lessen costs, outages

The city of Chelsea and Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood are each moving forward with microgrid projects that supporters hope will be powerful case studies for…

New DOE tool connects multiple microgrids for resilience

The DOE-funded software is designed to manage the exchange of power between multiple microgrids within a network. …

DOE grant to accelerate CA children’s hospital microgrid

This microgrid at Valley Children’s is one of just 15 projects chosen as part of the DOE’s $325 million commitment to fund similar projects nationwide that pr…

Microgrid with long-duration energy storage to help power California children’s hospital

Redflow Limited will be the battery provider for the 34.4 MWh long-duration energy storage and solar microgrid, which aims to ensure uninterrupted power supply….

Baker Hughes, Avports agree to develop hydrogen microgrids at airports

The collaboration agreement aims to address emissions reduction at airport buildings, horizontal airport infrastructure, vehicles and aircraft systems….

Hybrid battery and green hydrogen microgrid project approved by California regulators

PG&E and Energy Vault plan to build a battery plus green hydrogen long-duration energy storage system….

Xcel Energy to offer resilient microgrids for C&I customers in Minnesota

Xcel will install, operate, maintain and have overall ownership of the assets, which can include battery storage, solar arrays, and back-up generators at a cust…

Grid-edge R&D and natural gas power plant wow attendees of POWERGEN 2023

Cutting edge power technology is a cornerstone of every POWERGEN International, the annual event for the power generation industry….

“You can’t kill this battery”: DISTRIBUTECH attendees tour San Diego long-duration storage and microgrid project

Before the tour representatives from the California Energy Commission (CEC), the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Sumitomo Electric, CAISO and SDG&E…

This microgrid can power an entire North Carolina town during an outage

During its testing phase, Duke Energy’s microgrid was able to pick up the town’s entire load from a black start without any help from the energy grid….