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ABB Selects Distributed Sun as Their Preferred U.S. Microgrid Origination, Development and Finance Platform
ABB(NYSE: ABB), a global leader in power and automation technologies, andDistributed SunLLC (D-SUN), a leading solar development and finance platform company, today announced they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding for Distributed Sun to provide a wide range of services acting as ABB's preferred "go-to market vehicle" for U.S. microgrid project development and finance solutions. ...
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Africa’s Largest Self-Sufficient Solar Microgrid Project Created through Technologies from MAECI, GE and Princeton Power Systems
Annobon Province, Equatorial Guinea, to Install 5-MW Self-Sufficient Solar Microgrid MAECI Solar Project includes GE and Princeton Power Systems Technology Reliable, Predictable Power Enabled through GE Energy Storage Solar Installation to Supply Electricity for 100 Percent of Annobon Province’s Current Demand The government of Equatorial Guinea has selected MAECI Solar, a division ...
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Solar Mini-Grid Companies Being Targeted by Commercial Investors
Globally, around 1.2 billion people do not have access to electricity. Cost erosion in solar, wind, and energy storage technology is creating new opportunities for the electrification of rural areas. On the solution side, two main segments can be distinguished: solar home systems and mini-grids / microgrids. Solar home systems are self-sufficient solutions for individual households. A small solar ...
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Eaton Helps Power Africa`s Largest Microgrid Project
Power management company Eaton today announced it is providing electrical engineering services and power distribution equipment for the construction of a 5-megawatt (MW) solar microgrid system in Annobon Province, an island off Equatorial Guinea in West Central Africa. The microgrid has battery storage and is designed to supply reliable and predictable power to meet the off-grid community’s ...
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Emera Technologies and Novonix Partner on Innovative Battery Technology
Emera Technologies and Halifax-based Novonix Battery Technology Solutions are working together to develop battery pack systems to support microgrids that will provide solar power directly to homes, and could lead to exciting future opportunities across North America. In the fall of 2020, Emera Technologies launched BlockEnergy, the first utility-owned community microgrid platform, and partnered ...
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Morgan Stanley Energy Partners Announces Strategic Partnership with SolMicroGrid
Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Energy Partners, part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, announced recently that they have completed an investment in Alpharetta, Georgia-based SolMicroGrid. This strategic partnership will support the growth of SolMicroGrid's business, which offers innovative microgrid solutions through an Energy-as-a-Service business model. SolMicroGrid is a ...
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Catalyst Power Launches Cleaner Energy Services for Connecticut Commercial and Industrial Businesses
Catalyst Power Holdings LLC, an integrated provider of cleaner energy solutions for the commercial and industrial sector, is launching diversified power services in Connecticut. Catalyst Power provides a range of cleaner energy solutions to Connecticut businesses, including custom-priced energy service, Connected Microgrids, and other onsite solar projects that allow companies to reduce energy ...
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Faith Technologies and Schneider Electric To Build State-Of-The-Art Microgrid
Faith Technologies, a leading electrical planning, engineering, design, and installation expert, in partnership with Schneider Electric, has designed and built a state-of-the-art, clean energy microgrid at the Gordon Bubolz Nature Preserve in Appleton, Wisconsin.The advanced microgrid uses a 200 kW solar photovoltaic energy (solar panels); a 30 kW hydrogen fuel cell; a 100 kW lithium-ion battery ...
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ENGIE Leads Microgrid Development for California Customers
ENGIE North America this week announced it has extended the scope of the company's microgrid offerings with its latest installation at the Santa Barbara Unified School District. As power outages and safety shutoffs are becoming the new normal in California, communities are under enormous pressure to adapt and mitigate their immediate effects. Communities must be able to continue critical ...
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Microgrid for Neighborhoods: How Soon?
Microgrids may be the future of the North American electric grid, but when will that future arrive – especially for the homeowner?A team led by Ontario utility PowerStream is trying to find out with a new test project. “A lot of the microgrid projects that you read about are typically large projects, hundreds of kilowatts, megawatts, running a whole university, a whole hospital, a ...
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AMPLY Power Launches New Containerized EV Charging Infrastructure Solution
To offer enhanced flexibility for its customers’ fleet charging operations, AMPLY Power is announcing INRUSH, an innovative containerized infrastructure system for EV charging. The first deployment of this customer-ready solution is occurring with the Anaheim Transportation Network (ATN). Through this agreement, AMPLY will design, construct and operate a charging facility leveraging INRUSH ...
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Duke Energy Florida, Key Consumer Groups Reach Sweeping Agreement For Building A Smarter Energy Grid
Duke Energy Florida (DEF), consumer representatives and business groups have reached a sweeping agreement that will advance the clean energy vision for the state, introduce innovative programs for customers, retire coal plants faster and bring additional certainty to rates through 2024. The agreement, filed on Jan. 14, 2021, is subject to approval by the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC). ...
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SOU is also awaiting confirmation on an additional $2 million federal grant that will further fund its campuswide solar buildout initiative.
Rod Walton, EnergyTech senior editor, describes an ERCOT pilot project with implications for microgrids. FERC 2222 is coming to the Lone Star State. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the system operator which manages the state’s grid, has authorized a pilot project to evaluate the participation of aggregated distributed energy resources (DERs) in the ERCOT wholesale ...
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ESS Partners with Coldwell Solar to Power California Wineries with Clean Energy
ESS Tech, Inc., a leading manufacturer of long-duration energy storage systems for commercial and utility-scale applications, this week (April 12) announced that it will deliver three Energy Warehouse systems to Coldwell Solar, a major developer and builder of renewable energy projects for California's commercial, agricultural and utility sectors. The systems will be installed in a solar + ...
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EPS Commissions 100% Emission-Free Microgrid Powered by Solar PV and Hydrogen-Based Storage in Chile
Electro Power Systems S.A. (EPS) recently announced the commissioning of a new energy storage system microgrid in Chile. EPS realized for Enel Green Power the world's first commercial-scale microgrid that is 100% emission-free, powered by solar energy and coupled with hydrogen and lithium-based storage. The system is currently meeting part of the energy demand of the camp that hosts over 600 ...
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REC Solar and DHX-Dependable Hawaiian Express Announce Completion of Solar Microgrid Project
DHX - Dependable Hawaiian Express and REC Solar, an unregulated affiliate of Duke Energy, recently announced the completion of a solar microgrid solution designed to bring reliability, savings, zero-emissions generation and more to the leading Hawaiian-based freight company. The vision for renewable generation combined with energy storage as a backup power supply came long before DHX opened its ...
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PG&E Paves the Way for More Community-Proposed Microgrid Projects
As part of its mission to build a stronger, more resilient energy grid for the hometowns it serves, PG&E is paving the way for more community-proposed microgrid projects to be constructed in its Northern and Central California service area.The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) recently approved PG&E’s request to update its Community Microgrid Enablement Tariff (CMET), broadly ...
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Community Microgrid Project Now Online in Ontario
Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek (KZA) / Gull Bay First Nation (GBFN) and Ontario Power Generation (OPG) have co-developed a community microgrid that uses solar, battery storage and automated control technology to help reduce diesel use at KZA in northwestern Ontario. This Indigenous-led micro grid project utilizes ground-mounted solar panels, lithium-ion batteries, and a sophisticated control system ...
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Standard Solar and Solar Grid Storage Collaborate to Complete Pioneering Commercial Solar Microgrid
Standard Solar, a leader in the full-service development, construction, integration, financing and installation of solar electric systems, in collaboration with Solar Grid Storage, today announced that construction is complete on the solar microgrid project at Maryland-developer Konterra’s headquarters. The project, announced earlier this year, is a grid-interactive energy storage system ...
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SimpliPhi and EM-ONE Deliver Reliable and Affordable Electricity to Nigeria
Access to electricity plays an essential role in promoting economic development and improving the daily lives of individuals and their well-being. In sub-Saharan Africa, nearly 600 million lack access to energy and millions more rely on costly and environmentally hazardous oil and gas for electricity. To bring modern and clean energy services to Africa, microgrids are gaining ...
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