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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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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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On (Site) and Off (Grid): Industrial Electrification Future May Avoid Utility Interconnections

The current and anticipated growth of load demand from new data centers is propelling the notion of massive behind-the-meter projects to meet future load necessitated by the growth...
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How Microgrid, Storage and Solar Companies are Responding to President Trump’s 10% Tariffs on Chinese Goods

Microgrid, solar and storage companies are developing strategies for dealing with President Trump’s 10% tariff on Chinese goods, including looking at sourcing products in Southeast...
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e2, Nabors Combining to Create Publicly Traded Firm Aimed at On-Site Electrification Projects

Together, the e2-Nabors Energy Transition joint venture will reach out to provide on-site power for oil and gas, data centers, manufacturing and healthcare customers.
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Gas-fired Microgrids to Power Data Centers at Heart of New VoltaGrid-Vantage Deal

Surging demand for AI and data centers is lifting Vantage’s bottom line in keeping pace with data center growth. The company last year launched new campuses in Dublin, Zurich,...
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Micro DERs Serving the Macro Grid: Momentum Continues to Grow for Virtual Power Plants

For a growing number of utilities such as Rocky Mountain Power and Xcel Energy, virtual power plants are a key tool for navigating energy market volatility, maintaining the grid...

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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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7 Strategies to Make Microgrids a Fit for Utility Grid Modernization

In 2022, Enchanted Rock and Microgrid Knowledge conducted a survey of leaders at large U.S. electric utilities. The goal was to understand their actions and attitudes around microgrid...

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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...