Around the World in Energy Storage: Quick Microgrid News

January 22, 2016 By

For an agricultural business in Hawaii, it's aloha reliable power. At Mari's Garden, aquaponics on site combine growing plants hydroponically with growing fish through aquaculture. Read: consistently high energy consumption coupled with expensive electricity. They sought a renewable energy generation solution that could connect with energy storage … [Read more...]

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The Shape of Microgrid Financing Begins to Reveal Itself

March 5, 2015 By

The shape of microgrid financing is beginning to emerge as pilot projects come on line and the industry mimics successful approaches used by solar firms. FuelCell Energy’s recent sale of a university microgrid to NRG Energy offers a recent example.  The Connecticut-based fuel cell manufacturer sold the 1.4 MW university microgrid to the … [Read more...]

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Microgrid-enabling Technologies Market May Reach $155 Billion in Less than a Decade

December 22, 2014 By

As demand for microgrids grows, so does the need for microgrid-enabling technologies -- the various systems and components that let the microgrid generate power and store it, supply customers, and connect and disconnect from the grid. These technologies include diesel generators, natural gas generators, fuel cells, solar PV, distributed wind, … [Read more...]

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Bring on Energy Storage–With Lower Costs

September 9, 2014 By

Craig Wilkins, chairman and founder of ViZn Energy Systems, which produces large-scale energy storage technology and just won an award from Frost & Sullivan, identifies the top challenges to bringing more energy storage online. He also discusses the top challenges for microgrid developers: integration and standardization. … [Read more...]

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