Microgrids Providing Innovative Business Models Articles & Analysis
9 news found
Due to the growing threat of blackouts, the U.S. Department of Defense, through its Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP), has enlisted Xendee, a provider of microgrid decision support software, to help significantly cut energy system engineering costs. With the DoD identifying microgrids as a critical technology for increased security, energy efficiency, and resilience ...
The modeling and analysis for the microgrid planning and design is funded by the Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Microgrid Program. ...
As the U.S. emerges from the pandemic, focus is on decarbonizing the energy mix while improving grid resiliency, reliability and flexibility. Microgrids will play a key role in these efforts. Federal tax credits for solar PV systems (including energy storage) have been reinstated, and FERC Order 2222 is preparing the way for aggregated distributed energy resources to participate in wholesale ...
Yet, if aggregated and optimized with smart controls, they can offer grid services under new business model platforms such as microgrids and VPPs. According to the report, PEVs are emerging as a viable enabling technology for microgrids and VPPs within the next 5 years.“While the primary purposes of these platforms ...
A new report from Navigant Research examines the status and potential future growth of microgrid segments and business models, providing global market forecasts for capacity and implementation spending, broken out by segment and region, through 2027. Over the last decade, Navigant Research has tracked the global microgrid market as the number of vendors offering products and services increased. ...
New grid technologies, such as microgrids, can now provide innovative hardware and software that solves for DER integration and provide the benefits of secure, reliable, resilient and efficient power infrastructure. ...
The 4th Microgrid Global Innovation Forum, May 16-17, 2017 in Washington, D.C. brings together key industry experts, utilities and C&I end users to examine the latest technology advances and business models for integrating hybrid renewable energy microgrids in grid-connected and off-grid environments. The Forum focuses on successful financing strategies, regulatory trends and ...
"The electrical grid will be radically transformed over the next 10 years, moving from a centralized model of power generation and distribution to a less capital-intensive local or MicroGrid model," said Bob Leigh, president and CEO of LocalGrid. ...
Renewable Energy Association of Hainan Province and CBI BIZ announced a call for papers, and will raise special symposium topics for the Micro Grid Focus 2013. The conference is scheduled for June 27th-28th at Pullman Sanya Bay Resort & Spa in Sanya City of China’s island province Hainan. Gathering senior engineers and managing directors, the Micro Grid Focus 2013 will cover microgrid ...