Microgrid Knowledge: Recent Episodes
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People who don't understand microgrids--or energy in general--can get their eyes and hands on microgrids with a portable Microgrid Exploration Station created by the Wisconsin Energy Institute.
Smart microgrids are reliable and efficient, and GE says it has the ability to leverage its experience and expertise to make them even more so.
The Rocky Mountain Institute is studying the value of microgrids after earthquakes in San Francisco, focusing on creating a network of microgrids that would protect critical resources and serve as emergency centers.
The potential for cyber attacks on the power grid is very real, especially with the advent of electronic devices that send information about assets that supply energy to the grid.
Princeton University's microgrid is green -- but not in ways that are obvious. Hint: It's about a lot more than just the solar panels.
GoElectric's building-level microgrid pays for itself in many instances, thanks to utility incentives for demand response programs. CEO Lisa Laughner explains how it works in this podcast.
When high winds knock out wind turbines supplying power to the grid, dual fuel diesel engines serve as an important line of defense against blackouts. Jeff Powell, product manager for Fairbanks Morse Engine, describes the role of diesel generators in keeping the lights on.
California is looking at a plan (DERP) to turn distributed energy resources into grid market players. What will this mean to microgrid developers? Is this a better approach to creating a distributed grid than New York state's REV? Alex Morris, director, policy and regulatory affairs for the California Energy Storage Alliance (CESA) answers these questions--and more--about the innovative California proposal.
How does the California drought affect energy storage and microgrid markets? Darren Hammell, chief strategy officer of Princeton Power explains in this podcast interview with Lisa Cohn.
Wesleyan University's microgrid, the first to receive funds under the state of Connecticut's microgrid pilot program, will help avoid power outages, like the one it experienced in 2012 for 77 hours.
How are solar plus energy storage helping alleviate problems created by the drought in California? Neil Fromer, executive director, Resnick Institute of Sustainability at Caltech, explains the link.
In Ithaca, NY, Herbert Dwyer, president and CEO, ASI Energy, is developing the state's first "nodal microgrid," which is being built in phases. The project combines CHP with solar to provide heat and electricity.