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The Rocky Mountain Institute has published best practices for design of solar arrays in hurricane prone areas.</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/caribbean-microgrid-incorporates-hurricane-resilience/" title="Read the Rest of this Post" itemprop="url">Read More »</a></p> </div> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="categories-links"><i class="fa fa-folder-open"></i><a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">BLOG</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">CASE STUDIES</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/top-stories/" rel="category tag">Top Stories</a></span><meta itemprop="image" content="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/bg18.jpg"></div> </footer> </div>  </article>  <article id="post-13920" class="col-sm-12 post-13920 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-case-studies category-top-stories blog case-studies top-stories" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost"> <div class="entry-wrap"> <div class="entry-container"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <span> <a href="https://microgridnews.com/engineers-without-borders-germany-repowers-nepal-school/" rel="bookmark">Engineers Without Borders Germany Uses HOMER® Software to Repower a Village School in Nepal</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2023-12-14T11:50:46-07:00">December 14, 2023</time></span><span class="author" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">By <a class="entry-author-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/author/lili-francklyn/" title="View all posts by Lili Francklyn" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span itemprop="name">Lili Francklyn</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/engineers-without-borders-germany-repowers-nepal-school/" title="Engineers Without Borders Germany Uses HOMER® Software to Repower a Village School in Nepal"> <img width="740" height="493" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/EWB_Nepal_groundbreaking_cropped-740x493.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/EWB_Nepal_groundbreaking_cropped-740x493.jpg 740w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/EWB_Nepal_groundbreaking_cropped-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>Engineers Without Borders, Germany, has repowered a remote rural school in Nepal. The goal was to provide lightning protection and a new microgrid for power resilience. </p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/engineers-without-borders-germany-repowers-nepal-school/" title="Read the Rest of this Post" itemprop="url">Read More »</a></p> </div> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="categories-links"><i class="fa fa-folder-open"></i><a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">BLOG</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">CASE STUDIES</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/top-stories/" rel="category tag">Top Stories</a></span><meta itemprop="image" content="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/bg18.jpg"></div> </footer> </div>  </article>  <article id="post-13876" class="col-sm-12 post-13876 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-case-studies category-top-stories blog case-studies top-stories" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost"> <div class="entry-wrap"> <div class="entry-container"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <span> <a href="https://microgridnews.com/microgrids-power-cell-towers-for-african-telecoms/" rel="bookmark">Early Adopters of Microgrid Technology: African Telecommunications Companies Use Renewable Energy to Power Cell Towers and Industry Growth</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2023-11-14T15:42:51-07:00">November 14, 2023</time></span><span class="author" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">By <a class="entry-author-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/author/lili-francklyn/" title="View all posts by Lili Francklyn" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span itemprop="name">Lili Francklyn</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/microgrids-power-cell-towers-for-african-telecoms/" title="Early Adopters of Microgrid Technology: African Telecommunications Companies Use Renewable Energy to Power Cell Towers and Industry Growth"> <img width="740" height="493" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImage-854446566-740x493.jpeg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImage-854446566-740x493.jpeg 740w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImage-854446566-768x513.jpeg 768w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImage-854446566-400x266.jpeg 400w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImage-854446566.jpeg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>Microgrids have proven to be crucial for powering cell towers in Africa, where mobile phone technology leapfrogged over landlines in the past few decades. Ugandan engineer Nelson Tashobya explains how he has used HOMER Pro to design renewably-powered microgrids that save on diesel fuel costs and provide reliable power in remote locations.</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/microgrids-power-cell-towers-for-african-telecoms/" title="Read the Rest of this Post" itemprop="url">Read More »</a></p> </div> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="categories-links"><i class="fa fa-folder-open"></i><a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">BLOG</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">CASE STUDIES</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/top-stories/" rel="category tag">Top Stories</a></span><meta itemprop="image" content="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/bg18.jpg"></div> </footer> </div>  </article>  <article id="post-13804" class="col-sm-12 post-13804 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-case-studies category-top-stories blog case-studies top-stories" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost"> <div class="entry-wrap"> <div class="entry-container"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <span> <a href="https://microgridnews.com/fort-collins-deploys-aztlan-community-center-resilience-microgrid/" rel="bookmark">Fort Collins Deploys a Microgrid for Resilience and Carbon Dioxide Reduction at the Northside Aztlan Community Center</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2023-09-13T11:26:13-06:00">September 13, 2023</time></span><span class="author" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">By <a class="entry-author-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/author/lili-francklyn/" title="View all posts by Lili Francklyn" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span itemprop="name">Lili Francklyn</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/fort-collins-deploys-aztlan-community-center-resilience-microgrid/" title="Fort Collins Deploys a Microgrid for Resilience and Carbon Dioxide Reduction at the Northside Aztlan Community Center"> <img width="740" height="493" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Sandbox-Solar-AZTLAN-Array2-740x493.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Sandbox-Solar-AZTLAN-Array2-740x493.jpg 740w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Sandbox-Solar-AZTLAN-Array2-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>The city of Fort Collins, Colorado has deployed a new microgrid on a community center. It will provide resilience in emergencies, aid in carbon reduction and provide grid services to the municipal utility.</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/fort-collins-deploys-aztlan-community-center-resilience-microgrid/" title="Read the Rest of this Post" itemprop="url">Read More »</a></p> </div> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="categories-links"><i class="fa fa-folder-open"></i><a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">BLOG</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">CASE STUDIES</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/top-stories/" rel="category tag">Top Stories</a></span><meta itemprop="image" content="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/bg18.jpg"></div> </footer> </div>  </article>  <article id="post-13648" class="col-sm-12 post-13648 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-case-studies category-top-stories blog case-studies top-stories" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost"> <div class="entry-wrap"> <div class="entry-container"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <span> <a href="https://microgridnews.com/hotel-marcel-renewably-powered-microgrid/" rel="bookmark">Hotel Marcel combines historic architecture, energy efficiency and a renewably powered microgrid</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2023-07-25T17:20:07-06:00">July 25, 2023</time></span><span class="author" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">By <a class="entry-author-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/author/lili-francklyn/" title="View all posts by Lili Francklyn" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span itemprop="name">Lili Francklyn</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/hotel-marcel-renewably-powered-microgrid/" title="Hotel Marcel combines historic architecture, energy efficiency and a renewably powered microgrid"> <img width="740" height="493" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/HotelMarceldrone10-4-24-22creditBruceRedmanBeckerFAIA-740x493.jpeg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/HotelMarceldrone10-4-24-22creditBruceRedmanBeckerFAIA-740x493.jpeg 740w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/HotelMarceldrone10-4-24-22creditBruceRedmanBeckerFAIA-400x266.jpeg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>The Bauhaus-style Hotel Marcel is a historic architectural landmark in New Haven, Connecticut. Architect Bruce Becker remodeled the building, which had stood empty for two decades, turning it into highly efficient, top-rated Connecticut hotel and adding a microgrid modeled using HOMER Grid.</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/hotel-marcel-renewably-powered-microgrid/" title="Read the Rest of this Post" itemprop="url">Read More »</a></p> </div> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="categories-links"><i class="fa fa-folder-open"></i><a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">BLOG</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">CASE STUDIES</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/top-stories/" rel="category tag">Top Stories</a></span><meta itemprop="image" content="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/bg18.jpg"></div> </footer> </div>  </article>  <article id="post-13143" class="col-sm-12 post-13143 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-case-studies category-top-stories blog case-studies top-stories" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost"> <div class="entry-wrap"> <div class="entry-container"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <span> <a href="https://microgridnews.com/qatar-desert-farm-is-powered-by-renewable-energy-microgrid/" rel="bookmark">Qatar Desert Farm is Powered by Renewable Energy Microgrid</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2023-05-30T15:42:32-06:00">May 30, 2023</time></span><span class="author" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">By <a class="entry-author-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/author/lili-francklyn/" title="View all posts by Lili Francklyn" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span itemprop="name">Lili Francklyn</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/qatar-desert-farm-is-powered-by-renewable-energy-microgrid/" title="Qatar Desert Farm is Powered by Renewable Energy Microgrid"> <img width="740" height="493" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/qatar_farm_PV1200x539-740x493.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/qatar_farm_PV1200x539-740x493.jpg 740w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/qatar_farm_PV1200x539-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>A HOMER-modeled microgrid powers an off-grid desert farm in Qatar, designed by the Qatar Environment and Energy Institute (QEERI).</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/qatar-desert-farm-is-powered-by-renewable-energy-microgrid/" title="Read the Rest of this Post" itemprop="url">Read More »</a></p> </div> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="categories-links"><i class="fa fa-folder-open"></i><a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">BLOG</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">CASE STUDIES</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/top-stories/" rel="category tag">Top Stories</a></span><meta itemprop="image" content="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/bg18.jpg"></div> </footer> </div>  </article>  <article id="post-13384" class="col-sm-12 post-13384 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-case-studies category-top-stories blog case-studies top-stories" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost"> <div class="entry-wrap"> <div class="entry-container"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <span> <a href="https://microgridnews.com/german-engineers-without-borders-brings-renewable-elecricity-malawi-schools/" rel="bookmark">German Engineers Without Borders Brings Light and Sanitation to Malawi Schools Using Renewable Energy</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2023-04-29T03:01:51-06:00">April 29, 2023</time></span><span class="author" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">By <a class="entry-author-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/author/lili-francklyn/" title="View all posts by Lili Francklyn" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span itemprop="name">Lili Francklyn</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/german-engineers-without-borders-brings-renewable-elecricity-malawi-schools/" title="German Engineers Without Borders Brings Light and Sanitation to Malawi Schools Using Renewable Energy"> <img width="700" height="467" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/PV_training-700x467.jpeg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/PV_training-700x467.jpeg 700w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/PV_training-400x266.jpeg 400w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/PV_training.jpeg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>Students at the Chambala school in Malawi now have electricity to power lights and electronics. Installed by Engineers Without Borders, Germany, the project also includes education about renewable energy.</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/german-engineers-without-borders-brings-renewable-elecricity-malawi-schools/" title="Read the Rest of this Post" itemprop="url">Read More »</a></p> </div> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="categories-links"><i class="fa fa-folder-open"></i><a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">BLOG</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">CASE STUDIES</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/top-stories/" rel="category tag">Top Stories</a></span><meta itemprop="image" content="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/bg18.jpg"></div> </footer> </div>  </article>  <article id="post-13234" class="col-sm-12 post-13234 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-case-studies category-top-stories blog case-studies top-stories" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost"> <div class="entry-wrap"> <div class="entry-container"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <span> <a href="https://microgridnews.com/namibia-marble-factory-microgrid-is-cheaper-than-grid/" rel="bookmark">Namibia Marble Factory Achieves Substantial Cost Savings by Going Off the Grid</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2023-03-16T14:43:16-06:00">March 16, 2023</time></span><span class="author" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">By <a class="entry-author-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/author/lili-francklyn/" title="View all posts by Lili Francklyn" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span itemprop="name">Lili Francklyn</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/namibia-marble-factory-microgrid-is-cheaper-than-grid/" title="Namibia Marble Factory Achieves Substantial Cost Savings by Going Off the Grid"> <img width="700" height="467" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Karibib-Factory-internal_1440x960-700x467.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Karibib-Factory-internal_1440x960-700x467.jpg 700w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Karibib-Factory-internal_1440x960-768x512.jpg 768w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Karibib-Factory-internal_1440x960-400x266.jpg 400w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Karibib-Factory-internal_1440x960.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p> A off-grid marble factory in Namibia — modeled with UL Solutions HOMER® Pro — is costing its owners about half of what they would pay for electricity from the grid. As an added benefit, the renewable energy microgrid is more reliable than grid power.</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/namibia-marble-factory-microgrid-is-cheaper-than-grid/" title="Read the Rest of this Post" itemprop="url">Read More »</a></p> </div> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="categories-links"><i class="fa fa-folder-open"></i><a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">BLOG</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">CASE STUDIES</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/top-stories/" rel="category tag">Top Stories</a></span><meta itemprop="image" content="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/bg18.jpg"></div> </footer> </div>  </article>  <article id="post-13150" class="col-sm-12 post-13150 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-case-studies category-top-stories blog case-studies top-stories" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost"> <div class="entry-wrap"> <div class="entry-container"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <span> <a href="https://microgridnews.com/oregon-national-guard-microgrid-provides-earthquake-resilience/" rel="bookmark">Oregon National Guard Center Operates a Microgrid to Provide Resilience in Case of Earthquake</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2023-03-03T12:33:02-07:00">March 3, 2023</time></span><span class="author" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">By <a class="entry-author-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/author/lili-francklyn/" title="View all posts by Lili Francklyn" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span itemprop="name">Lili Francklyn</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/oregon-national-guard-microgrid-provides-earthquake-resilience/" title="Oregon National Guard Center Operates a Microgrid to Provide Resilience in Case of Earthquake"> <img width="700" height="467" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/nesmith_PV_1200x890-700x467.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/nesmith_PV_1200x890-700x467.jpg 700w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/nesmith_PV_1200x890-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>The Oregon National Guard is preparing for a major earthquake and tsunami, expected to strike the Pacific Northwest within the next 50 years. A microgrid operating at the Guard’s Nesmith Readiness Center in Dallas will provide resilience and serve as a blueprint for upgrading other facilities.</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/oregon-national-guard-microgrid-provides-earthquake-resilience/" title="Read the Rest of this Post" itemprop="url">Read More »</a></p> </div> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="categories-links"><i class="fa fa-folder-open"></i><a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">BLOG</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">CASE STUDIES</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/top-stories/" rel="category tag">Top Stories</a></span><meta itemprop="image" content="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/bg18.jpg"></div> </footer> </div>  </article>  <article id="post-13167" class="col-sm-12 post-13167 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-case-studies category-top-stories blog case-studies top-stories" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost"> <div class="entry-wrap"> <div class="entry-container"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <span> <a href="https://microgridnews.com/remote-microgrids-power-fire-communities/" rel="bookmark">Remote Microgrids Become a Reality in Isolated Communities and Fire-prone Areas</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2023-02-23T15:58:29-07:00">February 23, 2023</time></span><span class="author" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">By <a class="entry-author-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/author/lili-francklyn/" title="View all posts by Lili Francklyn" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span itemprop="name">Lili Francklyn</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/remote-microgrids-power-fire-communities/" title="Remote Microgrids Become a Reality in Isolated Communities and Fire-prone Areas"> <img width="700" height="467" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/briceburg_PV_two_1440x960-700x467.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/briceburg_PV_two_1440x960-700x467.jpg 700w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/briceburg_PV_two_1440x960-768x512.jpg 768w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/briceburg_PV_two_1440x960-400x266.jpg 400w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/briceburg_PV_two_1440x960.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>A remote microgrid is successfully powering Briceburg, California, a small community in a high-risk wildfire region. Built by BoxPower using HOMER software, the hybrid power system is part of PG&E’s remote grid program.</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/remote-microgrids-power-fire-communities/" title="Read the Rest of this Post" itemprop="url">Read More »</a></p> </div> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="categories-links"><i class="fa fa-folder-open"></i><a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">BLOG</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">CASE STUDIES</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/top-stories/" rel="category tag">Top Stories</a></span><meta itemprop="image" content="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/bg18.jpg"></div> </footer> </div>  </article>  <article id="post-13083" class="col-sm-12 post-13083 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-case-studies category-top-stories blog case-studies top-stories" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost"> <div class="entry-wrap"> <div class="entry-container"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <span> <a href="https://microgridnews.com/resilience-hubs-disaster-support-during-power-outages/" rel="bookmark">“Resilience Hubs” arise in neighborhoods nationwide to provide renewable power and disaster support during power outages</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2022-12-01T11:06:15-07:00">December 1, 2022</time></span><span class="author" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">By <a class="entry-author-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/author/lili-francklyn/" title="View all posts by Lili Francklyn" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span itemprop="name">Lili Francklyn</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/resilience-hubs-disaster-support-during-power-outages/" title="“Resilience Hubs” arise in neighborhoods nationwide to provide renewable power and disaster support during power outages"> <img width="700" height="467" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/resiliencehub2_edited-700x467.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/resiliencehub2_edited-700x467.jpg 700w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/resiliencehub2_edited-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>Many U.S. cities are implementing Resilience Hubs to provide emergency services during extreme weather events and power outages. The city of Detroit, Michigan is building a network of hubs to help residents of neighborhoods that are vulnerable to flooding. </p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/resilience-hubs-disaster-support-during-power-outages/" title="Read the Rest of this Post" itemprop="url">Read More »</a></p> </div> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="categories-links"><i class="fa fa-folder-open"></i><a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">BLOG</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">CASE STUDIES</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/top-stories/" rel="category tag">Top Stories</a></span><meta itemprop="image" content="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/bg18.jpg"></div> </footer> </div>  </article>  <article id="post-13046" class="col-sm-12 post-13046 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-case-studies category-microgrid-industry-news category-top-stories blog case-studies microgrid-industry-news top-stories" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost"> <div class="entry-wrap"> <div class="entry-container"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <span> <a href="https://microgridnews.com/alaska-researchers-explore-turning-excess-renewable-energy-production-into-heat/" rel="bookmark">Alaska Researchers Explore Turning Excess Renewable Energy Production into Heat</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2022-10-10T12:00:59-06:00">October 10, 2022</time></span><span class="author" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">By <a class="entry-author-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/author/lili-francklyn/" title="View all posts by Lili Francklyn" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span itemprop="name">Lili Francklyn</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/alaska-researchers-explore-turning-excess-renewable-energy-production-into-heat/" title="Alaska Researchers Explore Turning Excess Renewable Energy Production into Heat"> <img width="700" height="467" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/KongKids_995x663-700x467.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/KongKids_995x663-700x467.jpg 700w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/KongKids_995x663-768x512.jpg 768w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/KongKids_995x663-400x266.jpg 400w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/KongKids_995x663.jpg 995w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>University of Alaska researchers are developing methods to help evaluate beneficial matches between excess renewable energy production and heat loads in rural Alaskan communities.</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/alaska-researchers-explore-turning-excess-renewable-energy-production-into-heat/" title="Read the Rest of this Post" itemprop="url">Read More »</a></p> </div> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="categories-links"><i class="fa fa-folder-open"></i><a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">BLOG</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">CASE STUDIES</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/microgrid-industry-news/" rel="category tag">Microgrid Industry News</a>, <a 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class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2022-09-12T13:58:06-06:00">September 12, 2022</time></span><span class="author" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">By <a class="entry-author-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/author/lili-francklyn/" title="View all posts by Lili Francklyn" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span itemprop="name">Lili Francklyn</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/shungnak-alaska-pioneers-new-hybrid-microgrid/" title="Shungnak, Alaska, unveils one of the state’s first microgrids with solar above the Arctic Circle*"> <img width="700" height="467" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Shungnak_AK_Blue_Planet_Energy_1000x563-700x467.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Shungnak_AK_Blue_Planet_Energy_1000x563-700x467.jpg 700w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Shungnak_AK_Blue_Planet_Energy_1000x563-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>The town of Shungnak, Alaska – north of the Arctic Circle – is cutting energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions with a new microgrid. Shungnak is gradually replacing diesel generation with a hybrid power system that includes solar and energy storage.</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/shungnak-alaska-pioneers-new-hybrid-microgrid/" title="Read the Rest of this Post" itemprop="url">Read More »</a></p> </div> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="categories-links"><i class="fa fa-folder-open"></i><a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">BLOG</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">CASE STUDIES</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/top-stories/" rel="category tag">Top Stories</a></span><meta itemprop="image" content="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/bg18.jpg"></div> </footer> </div>  </article>  <article id="post-12843" class="col-sm-12 post-12843 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-case-studies category-top-stories blog case-studies top-stories" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost"> <div class="entry-wrap"> <div class="entry-container"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <span> <a href="https://microgridnews.com/powergen-minigrids-under-the-nigerian-grid/" rel="bookmark">Nigerian minigrids improve power reliability and utility revenues for communities “under” the grid</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2022-06-14T18:03:11-06:00">June 14, 2022</time></span><span class="author" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">By <a class="entry-author-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/author/lili-francklyn/" title="View all posts by Lili Francklyn" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span itemprop="name">Lili Francklyn</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/powergen-minigrids-under-the-nigerian-grid/" title="Nigerian minigrids improve power reliability and utility revenues for communities “under” the grid"> <img width="602" height="467" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/concrete_distribution_poles-602x467.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>In a “win-win” arrangement, microgrid developer PowerGen is building an “under the grid” minigrid for Toto, Nigeria. It will supply renewable electric power during the day, while the utility powers the town at night. </p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/powergen-minigrids-under-the-nigerian-grid/" title="Read the Rest of this Post" itemprop="url">Read More »</a></p> </div> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="categories-links"><i class="fa fa-folder-open"></i><a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">BLOG</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">CASE STUDIES</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/top-stories/" rel="category tag">Top Stories</a></span><meta itemprop="image" content="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/bg18.jpg"></div> </footer> </div>  </article>  <article id="post-12614" class="col-sm-12 post-12614 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-case-studies category-top-stories blog case-studies top-stories" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost"> <div class="entry-wrap"> <div class="entry-container"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <span> <a href="https://microgridnews.com/microgrid-brings-quiet-and-cost-reductions-to-canadian-native-community/" rel="bookmark">Microgrid Brings Newfound Quiet and Cost Reductions to Canadian Native Community</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2022-02-24T01:14:51-07:00">February 24, 2022</time></span><span class="author" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">By <a class="entry-author-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/author/lili-francklyn/" title="View all posts by Lili Francklyn" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span itemprop="name">Lili Francklyn</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/microgrid-brings-quiet-and-cost-reductions-to-canadian-native-community/" title="Microgrid Brings Newfound Quiet and Cost Reductions to Canadian Native Community"> <img width="700" height="467" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/harbledown_aerial_enhanced_1200x700-700x467.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/harbledown_aerial_enhanced_1200x700-700x467.jpg 700w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/harbledown_aerial_enhanced_1200x700-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>A microgrid on Harbledown Island in British Columbia is reducing generator noise and air pollution as it delivers lower-cost energy to a Canadian native community. Modeled using UL’s HOMER Pro, it is continuing to perform well after a year of operation:</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/microgrid-brings-quiet-and-cost-reductions-to-canadian-native-community/" title="Read the Rest of this Post" itemprop="url">Read More »</a></p> </div> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="categories-links"><i class="fa fa-folder-open"></i><a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">BLOG</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">CASE STUDIES</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/top-stories/" rel="category tag">Top Stories</a></span><meta itemprop="image" content="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/bg18.jpg"></div> </footer> </div>  </article>  <article id="post-12574" class="col-sm-12 post-12574 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-case-studies category-top-stories blog case-studies top-stories" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost"> <div class="entry-wrap"> <div class="entry-container"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <span> <a href="https://microgridnews.com/mass-town-builds-states-first-clean-energy-resilience-microgrid/" rel="bookmark">Massachusetts Town Plans a Microgrid as the State’s First Clean Energy Resilience Solution</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2022-02-01T15:55:26-07:00">February 1, 2022</time></span><span class="author" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">By <a class="entry-author-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/author/lili-francklyn/" title="View all posts by Lili Francklyn" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span itemprop="name">Lili Francklyn</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/mass-town-builds-states-first-clean-energy-resilience-microgrid/" title="Massachusetts Town Plans a Microgrid as the State’s First Clean Energy Resilience Solution"> <img width="700" height="467" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/fire_station_yarmouth_1196x471-700x467.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/fire_station_yarmouth_1196x471-700x467.jpg 700w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/fire_station_yarmouth_1196x471-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>The Cape Cod, Massachusetts town of Yarmouth is building the state’s first municipal clean energy resilience microgrid. It will power an emergency operations center in a firehouse during extreme weather events.</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/mass-town-builds-states-first-clean-energy-resilience-microgrid/" title="Read the Rest of this Post" itemprop="url">Read More »</a></p> </div> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="categories-links"><i class="fa fa-folder-open"></i><a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">BLOG</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">CASE STUDIES</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/top-stories/" rel="category tag">Top Stories</a></span><meta itemprop="image" content="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/bg18.jpg"></div> </footer> </div>  </article>  <article id="post-12288" class="col-sm-12 post-12288 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-case-studies category-top-stories blog case-studies top-stories" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost"> <div class="entry-wrap"> <div class="entry-container"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <span> <a href="https://microgridnews.com/mail-gold-mine-powers-operations-with-solar-microgrid/" rel="bookmark">Fekola Gold Mine Builds Solar Power into Existing Thermal Plant</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2021-09-21T13:42:10-06:00">September 21, 2021</time></span><span class="author" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">By <a class="entry-author-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/author/osie/" title="View all posts by O. Saaro" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span itemprop="name">O. Saaro</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/mail-gold-mine-powers-operations-with-solar-microgrid/" title="Fekola Gold Mine Builds Solar Power into Existing Thermal Plant"> <img width="700" height="390" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/fekola_gold_mine-700x390.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>A Mali gold mine is now powering operations with a HOMER-modeled microgrid that combines solar and batteries with an existing thermal power plant. The 30 MW solar plant will help cut costs and hedge against future oil price increases.</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/mail-gold-mine-powers-operations-with-solar-microgrid/" title="Read the Rest of this Post" itemprop="url">Read More »</a></p> </div> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="categories-links"><i class="fa fa-folder-open"></i><a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">BLOG</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">CASE STUDIES</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/top-stories/" rel="category tag">Top Stories</a></span><meta itemprop="image" content="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/bg18.jpg"></div> </footer> </div>  </article>  <article id="post-11966" class="col-sm-12 post-11966 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-case-studies category-top-stories tag-hybrid-systems tag-off-grid-power tag-remote-microgrids tag-remote-power-systems tag-solar-storage blog case-studies top-stories" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost"> <div class="entry-wrap"> <div class="entry-container"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <span> <a href="https://microgridnews.com/pge-and-boxpower-mitigate-wildfire-risk-with-remote-hybrid-power-systems/" rel="bookmark">PG&E and BoxPower Mitigate Wildfire Risk with Remote Hybrid Power Systems</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2021-04-29T09:57:56-06:00">April 29, 2021</time></span><span class="author" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">By <a class="entry-author-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/author/laurasanchez/" title="View all posts by Laura Sanchez" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span itemprop="name">Laura Sanchez</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/pge-and-boxpower-mitigate-wildfire-risk-with-remote-hybrid-power-systems/" title="PG&E and BoxPower Mitigate Wildfire Risk with Remote Hybrid Power Systems"> <img width="700" height="467" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/BoxPower_1-700x467.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/BoxPower_1-700x467.jpg 700w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/BoxPower_1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/BoxPower_1-400x266.jpg 400w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/BoxPower_1.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>Rather than rebuild distribution lines damaged by fire, PG&E is working with BoxPower to install a renewables-based microgrid to provide clean, resilient power for customers in Briceburg, California. The solar + storage system is the first of 20 proposed for development through PG&E’s new Remote Grid Initiative.</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/pge-and-boxpower-mitigate-wildfire-risk-with-remote-hybrid-power-systems/" title="Read the Rest of this Post" itemprop="url">Read More »</a></p> </div> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="categories-links"><i class="fa fa-folder-open"></i><a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">BLOG</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">CASE STUDIES</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/top-stories/" rel="category tag">Top Stories</a></span><span class="tags-links"><i class="fa fa-tag"></i><a href="https://microgridnews.com/tag/hybrid-systems/" rel="tag">hybrid systems</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/tag/off-grid-power/" rel="tag">off-grid power</a>, <a 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href="https://microgridnews.com/an-industrial-microgrid-in-costa-rica-offers-cost-reduction-and-a-path-to-carbon-neutrality/" rel="bookmark">An Industrial Microgrid in Costa Rica Offers Cost-Reduction and a Path to Carbon-Neutrality</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2021-03-25T15:26:02-06:00">March 25, 2021</time></span><span class="author" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">By <a class="entry-author-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/author/laurasanchez/" title="View all posts by Laura Sanchez" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span itemprop="name">Laura Sanchez</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/an-industrial-microgrid-in-costa-rica-offers-cost-reduction-and-a-path-to-carbon-neutrality/" title="An Industrial Microgrid in Costa Rica Offers Cost-Reduction and a Path to Carbon-Neutrality"> <img width="700" height="467" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Proquinal_CostaRica_3-700x467.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Proquinal_CostaRica_3-700x467.jpg 700w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Proquinal_CostaRica_3-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>A hybrid energy system at a manufacturing facility not only helps reduce energy costs and emissions, but also has far-reaching carbon reduction benefits, and positions Costa Rica as a leader in the fight against climate change.</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/an-industrial-microgrid-in-costa-rica-offers-cost-reduction-and-a-path-to-carbon-neutrality/" title="Read the Rest of this Post" itemprop="url">Read More »</a></p> </div> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="categories-links"><i class="fa fa-folder-open"></i><a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">BLOG</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">CASE STUDIES</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/top-stories/" rel="category tag">Top Stories</a></span><meta itemprop="image" content="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/bg18.jpg"></div> </footer> </div>  </article>  <article id="post-10904" class="col-sm-12 post-10904 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-case-studies category-top-stories blog case-studies top-stories" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost"> <div class="entry-wrap"> <div class="entry-container"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <span> <a href="https://microgridnews.com/ev-charging-stations-will-deliver-electricity-and-food/" rel="bookmark">Move Over Truck Stops: “Convenience” EV Charging Depots Will Deliver Electricity and Food — Powering Cars and People at the Same Time</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2020-08-04T17:17:57-06:00">August 4, 2020</time></span><span class="author" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">By <a class="entry-author-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/author/lili-francklyn/" title="View all posts by Lili Francklyn" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span itemprop="name">Lili Francklyn</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/ev-charging-stations-will-deliver-electricity-and-food/" title="Move Over Truck Stops: “Convenience” EV Charging Depots Will Deliver Electricity and Food — Powering Cars and People at the Same Time"> <img width="700" height="467" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Charge_Net_rendering_long-700x467.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Charge_Net_rendering_long-700x467.jpg 700w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Charge_Net_rendering_long-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>Rapid growth of the electric vehicle market means that EV charging infrastructure will have to grow to meet passenger needs. One California company – ChargeNet – is preparing for the future with a new kind of convenience stop that combines charging and restaurants.</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/ev-charging-stations-will-deliver-electricity-and-food/" title="Read the Rest of this Post" itemprop="url">Read More »</a></p> </div> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="categories-links"><i class="fa fa-folder-open"></i><a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">BLOG</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">CASE STUDIES</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/top-stories/" rel="category tag">Top Stories</a></span><meta itemprop="image" content="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/bg18.jpg"></div> </footer> </div>  </article>  <article id="post-10810" class="col-sm-12 post-10810 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-case-studies category-top-stories blog case-studies top-stories" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost"> <div class="entry-wrap"> <div class="entry-container"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <span> <a href="https://microgridnews.com/ace-natural-new-york-organic-food-wholesaler-builds-microgrid-to-boost-resilience-and-cut-utility-bills/" rel="bookmark">Ace Natural, New York: Organic Food Wholesaler Builds Microgrid to Boost Resilience and Cut Utility Bills</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2020-07-10T08:58:31-06:00">July 10, 2020</time></span><span class="author" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">By <a class="entry-author-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/author/lili-francklyn/" title="View all posts by Lili Francklyn" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span itemprop="name">Lili Francklyn</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/ace-natural-new-york-organic-food-wholesaler-builds-microgrid-to-boost-resilience-and-cut-utility-bills/" title="Ace Natural, New York: Organic Food Wholesaler Builds Microgrid to Boost Resilience and Cut Utility Bills"> <img width="700" height="467" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ace_natural_aerial-700x467.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ace_natural_aerial-700x467.jpg 700w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ace_natural_aerial-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>An organic food distributor in the metro New York area recently installed a microgrid – designed by HOMER Grid – to improve their bottom line along with their resiliency. Ace Natural is saving more than half their utility costs by using renewable energy, while batteries and a generator powered by biodiesel ensure continuous operations if there’s a power outage: </p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/ace-natural-new-york-organic-food-wholesaler-builds-microgrid-to-boost-resilience-and-cut-utility-bills/" title="Read the Rest of this Post" itemprop="url">Read More »</a></p> </div> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="categories-links"><i class="fa fa-folder-open"></i><a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">BLOG</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">CASE STUDIES</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/top-stories/" rel="category tag">Top Stories</a></span><meta itemprop="image" content="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/bg18.jpg"></div> </footer> </div>  </article>  <article id="post-10535" class="col-sm-12 post-10535 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-case-studies category-top-stories blog case-studies top-stories" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost"> <div class="entry-wrap"> <div class="entry-container"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <span> <a href="https://microgridnews.com/electric-pressure-cookers-minigrids-solving-global-problem-of-biomass-cooking/" rel="bookmark">Electric Pressure Cookers and Microgrids Provide Hope in Solving the Intractable Global Problem of Biomass Cooking</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2020-06-15T12:37:33-06:00">June 15, 2020</time></span><span class="author" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">By <a class="entry-author-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/author/lili-francklyn/" title="View all posts by Lili Francklyn" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span itemprop="name">Lili Francklyn</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/electric-pressure-cookers-minigrids-solving-global-problem-of-biomass-cooking/" title="Electric Pressure Cookers and Microgrids Provide Hope in Solving the Intractable Global Problem of Biomass Cooking"> <img width="700" height="467" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/eCook_village_training_kweka-700x467.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/eCook_village_training_kweka-700x467.jpg 700w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/eCook_village_training_kweka-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><span class="thumb-caption">Electric cooking training in a Tanzanian village Photo: Ansila Kweka</span> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>Indoor air pollution, mostly caused by cooking with wood and charcoal, causes millions of deaths each year in developing countries, mostly to women. Biomass cooking also depletes forests and adds to global warming. Now the combination of high efficiency electric pressure cookers (EPCs) powered by renewable energy mini-grids, are being tested in East Africa. The hope is that electric cooking can save lives as well as ecosystems:</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/electric-pressure-cookers-minigrids-solving-global-problem-of-biomass-cooking/" title="Read the Rest of this Post" itemprop="url">Read More »</a></p> </div> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="categories-links"><i class="fa fa-folder-open"></i><a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">BLOG</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">CASE STUDIES</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/top-stories/" rel="category tag">Top Stories</a></span><meta itemprop="image" content="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/bg18.jpg"></div> </footer> </div>  </article>  <article id="post-10427" class="col-sm-12 post-10427 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-case-studies category-top-stories blog case-studies top-stories" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost"> <div class="entry-wrap"> <div class="entry-container"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <span> <a href="https://microgridnews.com/earthspark-secures-10-million-from-the-green-climate-fund-to-build-22-microgrids-in-haiti/" rel="bookmark">EarthSpark Secures $10 million from the Green Climate Fund to build 22 microgrids in Haiti</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2020-05-18T13:04:47-06:00">May 18, 2020</time></span><span class="author" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">By <a class="entry-author-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/author/lili-francklyn/" title="View all posts by Lili Francklyn" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span itemprop="name">Lili Francklyn</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/earthspark-secures-10-million-from-the-green-climate-fund-to-build-22-microgrids-in-haiti/" title="EarthSpark Secures $10 million from the Green Climate Fund to build 22 microgrids in Haiti"> <img width="700" height="467" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/tiburon_customer_signup1200-700x467.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/tiburon_customer_signup1200-700x467.jpg 700w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/tiburon_customer_signup1200-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>EarthSpark International, a nonprofit focused on bringing energy access to Haiti’s rural poor, has just received $10 million dollars from the UN Green Climate Fund. EarthSpark will use the money to continue and expand its efforts to build high-quality microgrids that deliver renewable electricity to over 20 towns without any access to power. Renewable electricity will help consumers save more than 50 percent of what they currently spend on kerosene, charcoal and diesel fuel:</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/earthspark-secures-10-million-from-the-green-climate-fund-to-build-22-microgrids-in-haiti/" title="Read the Rest of this Post" itemprop="url">Read More »</a></p> </div> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="categories-links"><i class="fa fa-folder-open"></i><a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">BLOG</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">CASE STUDIES</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/top-stories/" rel="category tag">Top Stories</a></span><meta itemprop="image" content="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/bg18.jpg"></div> </footer> </div>  </article>  <article id="post-10404" class="col-sm-12 post-10404 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-case-studies category-top-stories blog case-studies top-stories" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost"> <div class="entry-wrap"> <div class="entry-container"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <span> <a href="https://microgridnews.com/alternative-power-enterprises-designs-off-grid-ranch-system-with-homer-pro/" rel="bookmark">Mountain microgrid: Alternative Power Enterprises designs an off-grid ranch system with HOMER Pro</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2020-05-05T17:08:21-06:00">May 5, 2020</time></span><span class="author" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">By <a class="entry-author-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/author/lili-francklyn/" title="View all posts by Lili Francklyn" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span itemprop="name">Lili Francklyn</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/alternative-power-enterprises-designs-off-grid-ranch-system-with-homer-pro/" title="Mountain microgrid: Alternative Power Enterprises designs an off-grid ranch system with HOMER Pro"> <img width="700" height="467" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20190114_150001-700x467.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20190114_150001-700x467.jpg 700w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20190114_150001-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>One of the biggest microgrids on Colorado’s Western Slope powers a remote vacation ranch. Alternative Power Enterprises designed and built the project. Learn about how the design decisions that were made are saving money and increasing resiliency:</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/alternative-power-enterprises-designs-off-grid-ranch-system-with-homer-pro/" title="Read the Rest of this Post" itemprop="url">Read More »</a></p> </div> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="categories-links"><i class="fa fa-folder-open"></i><a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">BLOG</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">CASE STUDIES</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/top-stories/" rel="category tag">Top Stories</a></span><meta itemprop="image" content="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/bg18.jpg"></div> </footer> </div>  </article>  <article id="post-10068" class="col-sm-12 post-10068 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-case-studies category-top-stories blog case-studies top-stories" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost"> <div class="entry-wrap"> <div class="entry-container"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <span> <a href="https://microgridnews.com/powering-patagonia-parks-with-low-head-hydro-microgrids/" rel="bookmark">Powering Patagonia Parks with Low Head Hydro Microgrids</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2020-03-07T23:46:52-07:00">March 7, 2020</time></span><span class="author" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">By <a class="entry-author-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/author/lili-francklyn/" title="View all posts by Lili Francklyn" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span itemprop="name">Lili Francklyn</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/powering-patagonia-parks-with-low-head-hydro-microgrids/" title="Powering Patagonia Parks with Low Head Hydro Microgrids"> <img width="700" height="467" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/patagonia-park-383-small-size-700x467.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/patagonia-park-383-small-size-700x467.jpg 700w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/patagonia-park-383-small-size-768x512.jpg 768w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/patagonia-park-383-small-size-400x266.jpg 400w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/patagonia-park-383-small-size.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>In the wildest reaches of Patagonia, distributed energy experts are building microgrids that exploit the abundant low head hydro resources in the region. These systems are providing energy for amenities in some of the most magnificent new parks in the world:</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/powering-patagonia-parks-with-low-head-hydro-microgrids/" title="Read the Rest of this Post" itemprop="url">Read More »</a></p> </div> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="categories-links"><i class="fa fa-folder-open"></i><a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">BLOG</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">CASE STUDIES</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/top-stories/" rel="category tag">Top Stories</a></span><meta itemprop="image" content="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/bg18.jpg"></div> </footer> </div>  </article>  <article id="post-9848" class="col-sm-12 post-9848 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-case-studies category-top-stories blog case-studies top-stories" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost"> <div class="entry-wrap"> <div class="entry-container"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <span> <a href="https://microgridnews.com/santa-barbara-schools-look-to-microgrids-for-community-resilience-and-ev-charging/" rel="bookmark">Santa Barbara Schools Look to Microgrids for Community Resilience and EV Charging</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2020-02-07T17:46:26-07:00">February 7, 2020</time></span><span class="author" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">By <a class="entry-author-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/author/lili-francklyn/" title="View all posts by Lili Francklyn" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span itemprop="name">Lili Francklyn</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/santa-barbara-schools-look-to-microgrids-for-community-resilience-and-ev-charging/" title="Santa Barbara Schools Look to Microgrids for Community Resilience and EV Charging"> <img width="700" height="467" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/solar-energy-santa-barbara-unified-school-district-1-700x467.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/solar-energy-santa-barbara-unified-school-district-1-700x467.jpg 700w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/solar-energy-santa-barbara-unified-school-district-1-400x266.jpg 400w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/solar-energy-santa-barbara-unified-school-district-1.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>Plans are underway to build a microgrid for every one of 21 schools in the Santa Barbara Unified School District. Since the city is vulnerable to power outages from forest fires, earthquakes, heavy rains and mudslides, local officials want a more resilient power system. The Clean Coalition is leading the microgrid effort:</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/santa-barbara-schools-look-to-microgrids-for-community-resilience-and-ev-charging/" title="Read the Rest of this Post" itemprop="url">Read More »</a></p> </div> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="categories-links"><i class="fa fa-folder-open"></i><a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">BLOG</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">CASE STUDIES</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/top-stories/" rel="category tag">Top Stories</a></span><meta itemprop="image" content="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/bg18.jpg"></div> </footer> </div>  </article>  <article id="post-8884" class="col-sm-12 post-8884 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-case-studies category-top-stories blog case-studies top-stories" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost"> <div class="entry-wrap"> <div class="entry-container"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <span> <a href="https://microgridnews.com/when-microgrids-mean-hope-powering-refugee-settlement-in-shimelba-ethiopia/" rel="bookmark">When Microgrids Mean Hope: Powering a Refugee Settlement in Shimelba, Ethiopia</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2019-11-21T14:51:24-07:00">November 21, 2019</time></span><span class="author" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">By <a class="entry-author-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/author/laurasanchez/" title="View all posts by Laura Sanchez" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span itemprop="name">Laura Sanchez</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/when-microgrids-mean-hope-powering-refugee-settlement-in-shimelba-ethiopia/" title="When Microgrids Mean Hope: Powering a Refugee Settlement in Shimelba, Ethiopia"> <img width="700" height="467" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Shimelba_refugee_camp1200x901-700x467.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Shimelba_refugee_camp1200x901-700x467.jpg 700w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Shimelba_refugee_camp1200x901-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>A microgrid, modeled and designed with HOMER Pro, is bringing power to a refugee camp in Ethiopia. Most of the 6,000 refugees in the Shimelba camp come from Eritrea, where they have fled multiple crimes against humanity. Living in a refugee camp is an enormous hardship, but now the microgrid is supporting improved commerce, construction, agriculture, and most importantly, hope: </p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/when-microgrids-mean-hope-powering-refugee-settlement-in-shimelba-ethiopia/" title="Read the Rest of this Post" itemprop="url">Read More »</a></p> </div> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="categories-links"><i class="fa fa-folder-open"></i><a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">BLOG</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">CASE STUDIES</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/top-stories/" rel="category tag">Top Stories</a></span><meta itemprop="image" content="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/bg18.jpg"></div> </footer> </div>  </article>  <article id="post-8745" class="col-sm-12 post-8745 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-case-studies category-top-stories blog case-studies top-stories" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost"> <div class="entry-wrap"> <div class="entry-container"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <span> <a href="https://microgridnews.com/maui-brewing-company-grid-independence-homer-pro/" rel="bookmark">Maui Brewing Company Uses HOMER Pro to Achieve Grid Independence and Work Towards 100% Renewable Status</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2019-11-05T16:08:38-07:00">November 5, 2019</time></span><span class="author" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">By <a class="entry-author-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/author/lili-francklyn/" title="View all posts by Lili Francklyn" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span itemprop="name">Lili Francklyn</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/maui-brewing-company-grid-independence-homer-pro/" title="Maui Brewing Company Uses HOMER Pro to Achieve Grid Independence and Work Towards 100% Renewable Status"> <img width="700" height="467" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Maui_Brewing_Birds-Eye_crop_1200-700x467.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Maui_Brewing_Birds-Eye_crop_1200-700x467.jpg 700w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Maui_Brewing_Birds-Eye_crop_1200-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>Maui Brewing Company, Hawaii’s largest craft brewery, is achieving grid independence and working towards 100% renewable operation with a new microgrid that was modeled using HOMER Pro. Featuring a massive PV array (close to a MW), Tesla batteries and Cummins generators that run on biodiesel, the microgrid should save $300,000 per year, cutting the company’s energy costs in half: </p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/maui-brewing-company-grid-independence-homer-pro/" title="Read the Rest of this Post" itemprop="url">Read More »</a></p> </div> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="categories-links"><i class="fa fa-folder-open"></i><a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">BLOG</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">CASE STUDIES</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/top-stories/" rel="category tag">Top Stories</a></span><meta itemprop="image" content="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/bg18.jpg"></div> </footer> </div>  </article>  <article id="post-8506" class="col-sm-12 post-8506 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-case-studies category-top-stories blog case-studies top-stories" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost"> <div class="entry-wrap"> <div class="entry-container"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <span> <a href="https://microgridnews.com/kibera-microgrid-helps-bring-education-clean-laundry-and-employment-to-nairobis-urban-poor/" rel="bookmark">Kibera microgrid helps bring education, clean laundry and employment to Nairobi’s urban poor</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2019-09-10T17:56:48-06:00">September 10, 2019</time></span><span class="author" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">By <a class="entry-author-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/author/lili-francklyn/" title="View all posts by Lili Francklyn" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span itemprop="name">Lili Francklyn</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/kibera-microgrid-helps-bring-education-clean-laundry-and-employment-to-nairobis-urban-poor/" title="Kibera microgrid helps bring education, clean laundry and employment to Nairobi’s urban poor"> <img width="700" height="467" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Nairobi_Kibera_04_1200-700x467.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Nairobi_Kibera_04_1200-700x467.jpg 700w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Nairobi_Kibera_04_1200-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>In the middle of the Kibera, a large shantytown outside of Nairobi, a mirorgrid is powering a a new community center that provides clean water, showers, laundry facilities, internet service and classrooms for people who live in the surrounding neighborhood. It is also providing newfound hope and job training for the residents, according to Serena Patel, an Energy engineering student at the University of California at Berkeley is working on the microgrid. Serena will be presenting her findings at the HOMER International Microgrid Conference October 7-9 in Cambridge, MA. Learn more:</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/kibera-microgrid-helps-bring-education-clean-laundry-and-employment-to-nairobis-urban-poor/" title="Read the Rest of this Post" itemprop="url">Read More »</a></p> </div> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="categories-links"><i class="fa fa-folder-open"></i><a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">BLOG</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">CASE STUDIES</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/top-stories/" rel="category tag">Top Stories</a></span><meta itemprop="image" content="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/bg18.jpg"></div> </footer> </div>  </article>  <article id="post-8185" class="col-sm-12 post-8185 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-case-studies category-top-stories blog case-studies top-stories" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost"> <div class="entry-wrap"> <div class="entry-container"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <span> <a href="https://microgridnews.com/container-microgrids-lowering-costs-through-modular-design/" rel="bookmark">Container Microgrids: Lowering Costs Through Modular Design and Streamlined Engineering</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2019-07-14T20:20:15-06:00">July 14, 2019</time></span><span class="author" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">By <a class="entry-author-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/author/lili-francklyn/" title="View all posts by Lili Francklyn" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span itemprop="name">Lili Francklyn</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/container-microgrids-lowering-costs-through-modular-design/" title="Container Microgrids: Lowering Costs Through Modular Design and Streamlined Engineering"> <img width="700" height="467" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Final-Front._edit-700x467.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Final-Front._edit-700x467.jpg 700w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Final-Front._edit-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>In the ongoing effort to lower the cost of microgrid deployment, one concept that continues to evolve is that of the modular microgrid, best expressed in a system that can fit inside a single shipping container. It’s not a new idea. What is relatively new is a complete, stand-alone hybrid renewable energy system, such as the ones designed by BoxPower and Arizona State University:</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/container-microgrids-lowering-costs-through-modular-design/" title="Read the Rest of this Post" itemprop="url">Read More »</a></p> </div> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="categories-links"><i class="fa fa-folder-open"></i><a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">BLOG</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">CASE STUDIES</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/blog/top-stories/" rel="category tag">Top Stories</a></span><meta itemprop="image" content="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/wp-prosperity-buzz-main/bg18.jpg"></div> </footer> </div>  </article>  </div>  <nav id="nav-below" class="pagination paging-navigation"> <div class="nav-links clearfix"> <div class="nav-previous alignleft"><a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/case-studies/page/2/" ><span class="meta-nav">←</span> Older Posts</a></div> </div> </nav> </main>  <aside class="sidebar sidebar-narrow" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/WPSideBar"> <section id="block-8" class="widget widget_block widget_search"><div class="widget-wrap"><form role="search" method="get" action="https://microgridnews.com/" class="wp-block-search__button-inside wp-block-search__icon-button wp-block-search" ><label class="wp-block-search__label screen-reader-text" for="wp-block-search__input-1" >Search</label><div class="wp-block-search__inside-wrapper " style="width: 403px"><input class="wp-block-search__input has-small-font-size" id="wp-block-search__input-1" placeholder="" value="" type="search" name="s" required /><button aria-label="Search" class="wp-block-search__button has-small-font-size has-icon wp-element-button" type="submit" ><svg class="search-icon" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="24" height="24"> <path d="M13 5c-3.3 0-6 2.7-6 6 0 1.4.5 2.7 1.3 3.7l-3.8 3.8 1.1 1.1 3.8-3.8c1 .8 2.3 1.3 3.7 1.3 3.3 0 6-2.7 6-6S16.3 5 13 5zm0 10.5c-2.5 0-4.5-2-4.5-4.5s2-4.5 4.5-4.5 4.5 2 4.5 4.5-2 4.5-4.5 4.5z"></path> </svg></button></div></form></div></section><section id="text-6" class="widget widget_text"><div class="widget-wrap"> <div class="textwidget"><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-12459 size-full alignright" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/homer-software-black-largertype.png" alt="" width="409" height="40" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/homer-software-black-largertype.png 409w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/homer-software-black-largertype-400x40.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px" /></p> <p><a href="https://www.homerenergy.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Visit the HOMER Software website</a> to download HOMER software, get support and sign up for training.</p> </div> </div></section><section id="block-6" class="widget widget_block"><div class="widget-wrap"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading widgettitle widget-title has-medium-font-size">Stay on top of industry trends. 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