Creating the Self-Healing Grid of the Future

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2024 18:00:38 +0000

Sandia leads development of algorithms for resilient microgrids ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Self-healing electrical grids: It may sound like a concept … [continued]

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New Flow Battery To Be Tested At 1970s Gas Station Rehabbed For EV Charging

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2023 14:30:07 +0000

A new flow battery aims to relieve EV fast-charging bottlenecks and free up more critical materials for EV batteries, too.

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Success Story: New Tool Connects Multiple Microgrids to Increase Community Resilience

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2023 23:15:16 +0000

To ensure continual power during an outage, communities and local energy planners can install microgrids, which have their own power sources … [continued]

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The POWER Interview: Harnessing the Energy Potential of American Agriculture

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2023 12:35:19 +0000

Much of the innovation in the power generation and energy sectors revolves around efficiency, with companies working to ensure a reliable and resilient supply of electricity while also reducing emissions. […]

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Facing Down the Fossils — 4-Part Video Series

Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2023 13:47:08 +0000

“Facing Down the Fossils” is a series about the people who are dealing with generational consequences of the pollution and economic damage caused by the fossil fuel industry and who now face the prospect of even more fossil fuel projects in the United States. In response, these communities are not only standing up to wrongdoing but also leading the effort to advance clean energy production.

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Solar + Battery Microgrid Provides Seminole Tribe of Florida with Energy Security

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2023 03:31:09 +0000

In this tribal energy snapshot, learn more about the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s solar-plus-storage microgrid project, cofunded by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Indian Energy. Project Quick Facts The Tribe is installing solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity and adding battery energy storage, transfer switches, and controls on its rural Reservation of Big Cypress to […]

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In Africa — Mini & Microgrids Will Win, Floating Solar Power Arrives

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Wed, 10 May 2023 12:44:59 +0000

CleanTechnica-Solar-Panel-Farm-1-scaled watermarkAs Mark Turner wisely pointed out in the comments section under my last article for CleanTechnica about solar mini grids in Africa: “Distributed AND ubiquitous AND lowest-cost. Mini and micro-grids will win.” With this sort of power, African countries can reduce pollution, desalinate sea water, create jobs and hopefully get rid of fossil fueled vehicles. […]

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Jordan Startup Provides Life-Saving Electricity To Refugees

Credit to Author: Industry Sponsor| Date: Tue, 09 May 2023 13:00:21 +0000

NeuroTech recently won the 2023 Zayed Sustainability Prize for its smart energy management system that uses Al-based algorithms and blockchain-based transactions to deliver 24-hour electricity access.

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Energy Storage Can Help People With Disabilities Through Extreme Weather Events

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 18:15:45 +0000

During climate disasters and extreme weather events like hurricanes, wildfires, or winter storms, people with underlying health conditions and disabilities face global mortality rates that are four times higher than those without disabilities. Fortunately, solutions like energy storage and clean energy technologies can provide safe, reliable, and equitable power during severe weather conditions. People receiving […]

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First Smart Microgrid In Zimbabwe Installed At Shopping Center In Harare

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2023 21:20:26 +0000

A new smart microgrid at the 68 Ridgeway North shopping center in Harare is really a game-changer for the tenants in the complex. Charles Pickering was born in Kadoma, 149 kilometers southwest of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare. His family was farming in the area. He then moved to the United Kingdom in 1980 before coming back […]

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