December 15, 2020 at 3:13 pm Comments are Disabled
Advanced software and controls company CleanSpark partnered with Symmetric Energy to target new microgrid projects in Northern California. The objective will be to provide reliable back-up energy or off-grid power using a combination of solar PV and energy storage for both commercial and estate-level residential microgrids. Symmetric is designing solarRead More
December 9, 2020 at 9:37 am Comments are Disabled
Stony Brook University researchers, in collaboration with the University of Massachusetts Lowell, will be investigating ways to make energy generation, storage and system operation more efficient, reliable and resilient, particularly in microgrid settings such as shore-based environments, under a new program funded by the United States Navy Office ofRead More
November 4, 2020 at 11:00 am Comments are Disabled
In the face of increasingly severe wildfire seasons and the California utilities’ Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS), the City of Camarillo is joining many other municipalities in seeking the economic, environmental, and resilience benefits of solar-driven microgrids. Last month, the Camarillo City Council unanimously approved moving forward with the designRead More
November 3, 2020 at 8:17 am Comments are Disabled
A pioneering collaboration between MCHC Health Centers, Direct Relief and BoxPower, is adding crucial backup power plan for MCHC. Recent wildfires spurred this partnership, which has resulted in a $1.2 million solar battery microgrid power solution that will operate MCHC’s Hillside Health Center critical facilities for as long as necessaryRead More
October 22, 2020 at 9:17 am Comments are Disabled
To conclude our exclusive look at BlockEnergy, just launched officially at North American Smart Energy Week, we examine the business case for utilities and developers. Quick refresher: Developed by Emera Technologies LLC, a subsidiary of Emera Inc., the BlockEnergy Smart Platform is the world’s first utility-focused, front-of-the-meter, distributed renewable energy platform forRead More
October 12, 2020 at 1:53 pm Comments are Disabled
Eos Energy Storage LLC is working with custom microgrid provider Verdant Microgrid to supply its Znyth Zinc Hybrid Cathode Technology, the core of its Aurora stationary energy storage system, to Verdant’s California-based microgrids beginning in the fourth quarter of 2020. In addition to the current applications, Eos and Verdant anticipateRead More