Ann Arbor Ponders Microgrid Alternative To Coal And Gas Powered Local Utility
The city of Ann Arbor, Michigan is about to experiment with a city owned sustainable energy unit in parallel with the local utility company.
The city of Ann Arbor, Michigan is about to experiment with a city owned sustainable energy unit in parallel with the local utility company.
Researchers are designing electric grid infrastructure that fails in a controlled way so it can be repaired more quickly.
Having followed the development in Zambia since I attended elementary school in the country from 1981 to 1982, there is finally some good news that resonates with me in the context of the global EV revolution and the world’s transition to sustainable energy generation and consumption. Zambia’s new President-elect, 59-year-old … [continued]
A microgrid designed and built by BoxPower is serving PG&E customers in a remote area near Yosemite National Park.
Providing electrical power when and where it is needed will be a challenge as the Earth’s climate changes. Are humans up to the task?
Texas is freezing. That’s a problem for ERCOT, the organization that manages the utility grid in much of the Lone Star state. The record low temperatures led many Texans to plug in their portable electric heaters to stay warm. That, in turn, made the demand for electricity higher than expected. … [continued]
Buh-bye, fossil fuels: US to get first-of-its kind, plug-and-play renewable energy microgrid test bed to speed the clean power revolution.
Just as it is leading the EV revolution, Tesla is also a leader in creating microgrids and virtual power plants both large and small in the US and around the world.
You often hear about the rapid technological developments in African countries like Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, and others. CleanTechnica writer Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai keeps us updated on the potential of the electrical vehicle in the growing African middle class and the potential of microgrids in more rural areas. But the development is somewhat slower in terms of energy and information technology in very remote rural areas.
A Native American tribe in California created its own microgrid in 2011. During the rolling blackouts that hit the state last fall, it provided much needed electricity for critical community services.