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With the new capabilities in HOMER Front software version 1.0, battery energy storage system (BESS) stakeholders can model most electricity markets worldwide.</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/ul-solutions-homer-front-software-adds-frequency-regulation-modeling-for-utility-scale-battery-storage/" 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/news/press-releases/" rel="category tag">Press Releases</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-13971" class="col-sm-12 post-13971 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/caribbean-microgrid-incorporates-hurricane-resilience/" rel="bookmark">Award-Winning Caribbean Microgrid Incorporates Hurricane Resilience</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2024-01-24T15:29:55-07:00">January 24, 2024</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/caribbean-microgrid-incorporates-hurricane-resilience/" title="Award-Winning Caribbean Microgrid Incorporates Hurricane Resilience"> <img width="740" height="493" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ECCB_solar_canopy-740x493.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ECCB_solar_canopy-740x493.jpg 740w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ECCB_solar_canopy-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>An award-winning Caribbean microgrid is engineered for extreme weather conditions – such as hurricanes – and corrosion, from proximity to the sea. 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" loading="lazy" 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-13487" class="col-sm-12 post-13487 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-microgrid-industry-news category-top-stories blog 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/think-microgrid-summit-microgrid-policy-barriers/" rel="bookmark">Think Microgrid Policy Summit: Overcoming Barriers to Microgrid Adoption</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2023-07-14T12:11:29-06:00">July 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/think-microgrid-summit-microgrid-policy-barriers/" title="Think Microgrid Policy Summit: Overcoming Barriers to Microgrid Adoption"> <img width="300" height="150" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ThinkMicrogrid300x150.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>In its 2023 Microgrid Policy Summit, the industry coalition Think Microgrid assembled experts from the industry to explore policy hurdles that are slowing microgrid development. Learn more about the issues they reported.</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/think-microgrid-summit-microgrid-policy-barriers/" 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/blog/microgrid-industry-news/" rel="category tag">Microgrid Industry News</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 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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-13349" class="col-sm-12 post-13349 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-top-stories blog 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/growth-expectations-in-the-microgrid-market/" rel="bookmark">Growth Expectations in the Microgrid Market</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2023-04-19T18:55:17-06:00">April 19, 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/tricia-fitzpatrick/" title="View all posts by Tricia Fitzpatrick" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span itemprop="name">Tricia Fitzpatrick</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/growth-expectations-in-the-microgrid-market/" title="Growth Expectations in the Microgrid Market"> <img width="700" height="467" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/GettyImages-1021593842-700x467.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/GettyImages-1021593842-700x467.jpg 700w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/GettyImages-1021593842-768x512.jpg 768w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/GettyImages-1021593842-400x266.jpg 400w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/GettyImages-1021593842.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>The Danish proverb goes: “It’s difficult to make predictions, especially about the future.” But clear signals in the microgrid industry point toward accelerated growth on an unprecedented scale. Which microgrid market will have the most growth in 2023 and why?</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/growth-expectations-in-the-microgrid-market/" 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/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="2022-10-04T16:14:31-06:00">October 4, 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/tricia-fitzpatrick/" title="View all posts by Tricia Fitzpatrick" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span itemprop="name">Tricia Fitzpatrick</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/u-s-inflation-reduction-act-impacts-on-renewable-energy/" title="U.S. Inflation Reduction Act: Impacts on Renewable Energy"> <img width="700" height="467" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Wind-turbines-and-solar-panels_UL-700x467.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Wind-turbines-and-solar-panels_UL-700x467.jpg 700w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Wind-turbines-and-solar-panels_UL-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>In a recent impact analysis of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), UL Solutions cited renewables industry trade group American Clean Power’s statistic that, with the passing of the IRA, roughly 40% of the country’s electricity will come from wind, solar and energy storage by 2030. Overall, the demand for energy storage installations and hybrid systems stands to explode.</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/u-s-inflation-reduction-act-impacts-on-renewable-energy/" 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/blog/microgrid-industry-news/" rel="category tag">Microgrid Industry News</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-12973" class="col-sm-12 post-12973 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/shungnak-alaska-pioneers-new-hybrid-microgrid/" rel="bookmark">Shungnak, Alaska, unveils one of the state’s first microgrids with solar above the Arctic Circle*</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2022-09-12T13:58:06-06:00">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-12885" class="col-sm-12 post-12885 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-homer-announcements category-microgrid-industry-news category-press-releases category-top-stories blog homer-announcements microgrid-industry-news press-releases 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/ul-enterprise-launches-new-brands/" rel="bookmark">UL Enterprise Launches New Brands</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2022-06-28T14:36:19-06:00">June 28, 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/tricia-fitzpatrick/" title="View all posts by Tricia Fitzpatrick" itemprop="url" rel="author"><span itemprop="name">Tricia Fitzpatrick</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/ul-enterprise-launches-new-brands/" title="UL Enterprise Launches New Brands"> <img width="540" height="304" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/UL-Solutions-Logo-FeaturedImage.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>Three distinct organizations mark significant moment to continue 128-year history of safety science leadership Northbrook, Illinois — June 27, 2022 — Today, the UL enterprise revealed new brands for […]</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/ul-enterprise-launches-new-brands/" title="Read the Rest of this Post" itemprop="url">Read More »</a></p> </div> </div>  <footer class="entry-footer"> <div 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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-12694" class="col-sm-12 post-12694 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-homer-announcements category-top-stories homer-announcements 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/de-risking-energy-storage-ul-industry-roundtable-and-report/" rel="bookmark">De-risking Energy Storage: UL Industry Roundtable and Report</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2022-04-12T00:51:56-06:00">April 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/de-risking-energy-storage-ul-industry-roundtable-and-report/" title="De-risking Energy Storage: UL Industry Roundtable and Report"> <img width="700" height="467" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Shutterstock-247-1000x493-1-700x467.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Shutterstock-247-1000x493-1-700x467.jpg 700w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Shutterstock-247-1000x493-1-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>After convening stakeholders to assess the risks presented by energy storage, UL presents highlights of the downloadable report, “How to De-Risk North America’s Energy Storage Project Pipeline.”</p> <p 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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-12588" class="col-sm-12 post-12588 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-microgrid-industry-news category-top-stories blog 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/odyssey-streamlines-microgrid-financing-in-africa/" rel="bookmark">Odyssey Streamlines Microgrid Financing in Africa Using UL’s HOMER® Application Programming Interface (API)</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2022-02-10T14:19:29-07:00">February 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/osie/" title="View all posts by O. 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Saaro</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/odyssey-streamlines-microgrid-financing-in-africa/" title="Odyssey Streamlines Microgrid Financing in Africa Using UL’s HOMER® Application Programming Interface (API)"> <img width="700" height="467" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Adobe_65673118-cropped-700x467.jpeg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Adobe_65673118-cropped-700x467.jpeg 700w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Adobe_65673118-cropped-400x266.jpeg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><span class="thumb-caption">Solar panels under blue summer sky on field of flowers</span> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>Solar microgrid developers in Nigeria are getting needed help to move their project proposals forward. The assistance begins with an opportunity to apply for project financing through the […]</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/odyssey-streamlines-microgrid-financing-in-africa/" 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/blog/microgrid-industry-news/" rel="category tag">Microgrid Industry News</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-12550" class="col-sm-12 post-12550 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-microgrid-industry-news category-top-stories blog 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/2021-stories-highlight-momentum-toward-clean-energy/" rel="bookmark">Top 2021 Stories Highlight Increasing Momentum Toward Clean 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="2022-01-25T14:45:46-07:00">January 25, 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/2021-stories-highlight-momentum-toward-clean-energy/" title="Top 2021 Stories Highlight Increasing Momentum Toward Clean Energy"> <img width="700" height="439" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/earth_1200x439-700x439.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>Enabled by decreasing storage costs, microgrids and hybrid power systems accelerated along a path of rapid growth and innovation in 2021. See some of our top stories for the year.</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/2021-stories-highlight-momentum-toward-clean-energy/" 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/blog/microgrid-industry-news/" rel="category tag">Microgrid Industry News</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-12451" class="col-sm-12 post-12451 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-events category-homer-conference category-top-stories blog events homer-conference 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-vehicle-sharing-in-rwanda/" rel="bookmark">Sharing Electric Vehicles: A New Transportation Paradigm for Rwanda</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2021-12-02T09:14:09-07:00">December 2, 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/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-vehicle-sharing-in-rwanda/" title="Sharing Electric Vehicles: A New Transportation Paradigm for Rwanda"> <img width="700" height="467" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Kigali_Getty-967733044_8009x534-700x467.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Kigali_Getty-967733044_8009x534-700x467.jpg 700w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Kigali_Getty-967733044_8009x534-768x513.jpg 768w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Kigali_Getty-967733044_8009x534-400x266.jpg 400w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Kigali_Getty-967733044_8009x534.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>Rwanda is the first country in Africa to embrace the transition to electric vehicles on a large scale. Volkswagen is manufacturing EVs there, and in the capital city of Kigali, Rwanda is implementing a car sharing program that is creating a new transportation paradigm.</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/electric-vehicle-sharing-in-rwanda/" 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/events/" rel="category tag">EVENTS</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/events/homer-conference/" rel="category tag">HOMER Conference</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-12379" class="col-sm-12 post-12379 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-events category-homer-conference category-top-stories blog events homer-conference 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/dc-mesh-network-provides-low-cost-electricity-in-rural-cambodia/" rel="bookmark">DC Mesh Grid Microgrid Networks Show Promise in Developing Country Rural Electrification Projects</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2021-10-27T12:35:05-06:00">October 27, 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/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/dc-mesh-network-provides-low-cost-electricity-in-rural-cambodia/" title="DC Mesh Grid Microgrid Networks Show Promise in Developing Country Rural Electrification Projects"> <img width="700" height="467" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Steung-Chrov_aerial_1440x604-700x467.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Steung-Chrov_aerial_1440x604-700x467.jpg 700w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Steung-Chrov_aerial_1440x604-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>A DC mesh network in Cambodia brings low-cost electricity to a remote rural village for the first time. Learn how Otteh Edubio from Okra Solar builds these microgrids. Then get the details from his presentation recorded at the HOMER Microgrid and Hybrid Power International.</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/dc-mesh-network-provides-low-cost-electricity-in-rural-cambodia/" 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/events/" rel="category tag">EVENTS</a>, <a href="https://microgridnews.com/category/events/homer-conference/" rel="category tag">HOMER Conference</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-12268" class="col-sm-12 post-12268 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-homer-conference category-top-stories blog homer-conference 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/siemens-energy-discusses-hybrid-power-plant-controls/" rel="bookmark">From Conventional Power Plants to Hybrid Power and Microgrids: An Interview with Dino Ablakovic, Siemens 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="2021-09-16T15:30:06-06:00">September 16, 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/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/siemens-energy-discusses-hybrid-power-plant-controls/" title="From Conventional Power Plants to Hybrid Power and Microgrids: An Interview with Dino Ablakovic, Siemens Energy"> <img width="540" height="304" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/MicrogridNews-FeaturedImage-DinoAblakovic.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>Fossil-based power plants are adding renewable energy resources, storage and hydrogen, and being reconfigured as microgrids or grid-tied hybrid power plants. One company working on that challenge is Siemens Energy. We spoke with Siemens Microgrid Product Manager Dino Ablakovic about his work and upcoming presentation for the 9th Annual HOMER Microgrid and Hybrid Power International conference held on Oct. 12-14, 2021.</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/siemens-energy-discusses-hybrid-power-plant-controls/" 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/events/homer-conference/" rel="category tag">HOMER Conference</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-12237" class="col-sm-12 post-12237 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-top-stories blog 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/extreme-weather-and-need-for-resilience-spur-north-american-microgrid-growth/" rel="bookmark">Extreme Weather and Need for Resilience Spur North American Microgrid 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="2021-08-26T12:02:18-06:00">August 26, 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/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/extreme-weather-and-need-for-resilience-spur-north-american-microgrid-growth/" title="Extreme Weather and Need for Resilience Spur North American Microgrid Growth"> <img width="700" height="467" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Shutterstock_247-edited-smaller-file-3000x1479-1-700x467.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Shutterstock_247-edited-smaller-file-3000x1479-1-700x467.jpg 700w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Shutterstock_247-edited-smaller-file-3000x1479-1-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>Research shows the commercial and industrial use of microgrids in industrialized countries will likely soon surpass remote, rural microgrids. This shift is motivated by the need for resilient power systems in the face of climate change.</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="more-link" href="https://microgridnews.com/extreme-weather-and-need-for-resilience-spur-north-american-microgrid-growth/" 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/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-12096" class="col-sm-12 post-12096 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-top-stories tag-iea-report tag-re-growth tag-renewable-energy-2 tag-renewable-energy-predictions blog 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/iea-report-renewable-energy-outlook-2021-2022/" rel="bookmark">2020 Proves Exceptional for Renewable Energy, and Outlook Shines for 2021-22</a> </span> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"><span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><time class="entry-date" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2021-06-22T05:30:00-06:00">June 22, 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. 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Saaro</span></a></span></div> </header> <div class="entry-media"> <a class="post-thumbnail large" href="https://microgridnews.com/iea-report-renewable-energy-outlook-2021-2022/" title="2020 Proves Exceptional for Renewable Energy, and Outlook Shines for 2021-22"> <img width="700" height="467" src="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/GettyImages-518613574-700x467.jpg" class="medium-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/GettyImages-518613574-700x467.jpg 700w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/GettyImages-518613574-768x512.jpg 768w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/GettyImages-518613574-400x266.jpg 400w, https://microgridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/GettyImages-518613574-e1624274771214.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><span class="thumb-caption">Wind Turbine sin sunset, china.</span> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>With its mission of advancing energy security, tracking clean energy growth, collecting information and offering training worldwide, the International Energy Agency (IEA)organization released its Renewable Energy Market Update 2021 (IEA [2021], Renewable Energy Market Update 2021, IEA, Paris) last month. 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