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United Nations Issues Tender for Construction of 10-MW Hybrid Minigrid in Papua New Guinea

The deadline to express interest in the project, which will be built in three phases on Buka Island in Papua New Guinea, is March 24.
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Dignitaries cut the ribbon for the new $10.9 million water resiliency microgrid project Feb. 26 at White Sands Missile Range. (Source: Miriam Rodriguez)

White Sands Missile Range Welcomes Water System Microgrid

White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico celebrated the launch of a hybrid microgrid that will provide backup power to four groundwater wells, ensuring power outages won’t impact...
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The Fort Hunter Liggett Emergency Operations Center (EOC) during the recent power outage. It is staffed with key garrison and tenant staff for information gathering and dissemination and coordinating efforts to mitigate and resolve issues. The garrison commander and command team provide guidance and makes decisions to mitigate or resolve issues. (Photo by Amy Phillips)

US Army’s Fort Hunter Liggett Microgrid Answers the Call to Duty During Grid Outage

Launched in August, the central California Army garrison’s microgrid performed as expected, serving critical loads and keeping operations running.
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How Solar Microgrids are Saving Lives in War-Torn Ukraine, Where “the Needs are Endless"

With solar microgrids and batteries providing electricity for lighting during outages sparked by Russian attacks, Ukrainian medical professionals don’t have to work on patients...
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St. Thomas University's Microgrid Research Center Gains $2M to Study AI-Power Management for EV Charging

The funding and collaboration between Bright.Green and St. Thomas will focus on designing a microgrid utilizing AI-driven power management, carbon-free energy and advanced grid...
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New Residential Microgrid Promises UK Homeowners Zero Cost Electric Bills

The Carpenters Yard microgrid features solar panels, heat pumps and a centralized battery storage system. The developers say the system will eliminate electricity bills for at...
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Nuclear in the Oil Patch: Natura, Texas Tech Exploring SMR to Power Water Desalination from Shale Drilling

This collaboration, which includes the Texas Produced Water Consortium (TxPWC) at Texas Tech, focuses on integrating Natura’s MSR-100 technology to provide a sustainable solution...
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Nautilus, Overwatch Aiming for AI-Ready Data Centers Powered Carbon-Free

Integrating clean energy microgrids will help address the data center sector’s growing power demands as well as its need to curb carbon emissions.

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Key Microgrid Trends Impacting the New Energy Landscape

As we enter 2025, microgrids are driving the evolution of the New Energy Landscape, fueled by advancements in renewable energy and smart technology. I see several transformati...

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Quickchat: How SCADA Can Manage and Make Sense of Renewable and Distributed Energy Data

Managing editor Rod Walton spoke with Brett Benson, marketing director for global renewable energy solutions at global automation technology and software firm Emerson...

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Powering Data Centers with Microgrids and SMR: A Guide to Reduce OPEX Costs by 60%

A Guide to Meeting Energy Demand for Data Centers with Distributed Energy Resources and Small Modular Reactors

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Microgrid Standardization Will Accelerate Much Needed Adoption

Demand for microgrids is growing in large part because they offer resilience for today’s energy needs. Microgrids are just one example of distributed energy resources. They generate...
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3 reasons your microgrid controls should be able to communicate in real time

Tom Poteet, vice president of corporate development at Mesa Solutions, outlines three things a microgrid controller should be able to do: accept control commands, engage in site...