Indra and Monash University are collaborating to develop, implement and test a distribution management platform across the Clayton campus of the Monash University in Victoria, to control a grid-connected Microgrid comprising a variety of distributed energy resources (DER).    more

Kyocera Corporation and New York-based LO3 Energy recently announced a joint project to test the feasibility of a blockchain-managed virtual power plant (VPP) utilizing a peer-to-peer distributed consensus network. LO3's blockchain technology is used for verifying and recording transactions, enabling consumer "sharing" of energy they produce with their own solar panels via a microgrid.    more

Schneider Electric has announced the expansion of its microgrid project at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar to boost resilience. A California Energy Commission Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) grant will enable the $3.9 million project that will add energy storage to the microgrid and integrate demand side management.    more

Adaptation to climate change will continue to play a key role in driving greater integration of microgrids in the energy sector. According to Navigant Research, the global microgrid market is expected to grow from roughly $6.3 billion in 2018 to $30.9 billion by the end of 2027 with North America (US and Canada) accounting for about 30% of the market.    more

Ninety-five percent of utilities executives agree that the risk of electricity consumers going largely off the grid and only using it as occasional backup will increase significantly in the next two years, according to a study from Accenture. However, the study finds that electrification of transport and buildings will bolster electricity demand growth after 2026.    more

A Black & Veatch-designed microgrid at Shell's Technology Center in Houston, Texas, is actively powering part of the campus while serving as a critical research tool for Shell International Exploration & Production Company, Inc.'s work to explore the next generation of clean power and distributed energy technologies.    more

The electric utility industry is at a crossroads. Deployments of distributed energy resources (DER) will exceed centralized generation in 2018, and the gap between the two categories will only grow wider (and in favor of DER) over time. According to a recent report by Navigant Research, microgrids represent one platform that can transform these DER into systems that offer enhanced resiliency services outside of traditional utility offerings.    more

Bronzeville, the South Side home of Chicago's Black Renaissance and the birthplace of Black History Month, hopes to launch its next Golden Age with support from a smart microgrid being installed by utility ComEd. The microgrid will tap green energy to help power the community.    more

Schneider Electric recently announced an agreement to design, engineer and build a new microgrid that will enable critical energy resilience at the Port of Long Beach in the city of Long Beach, California. Schneider Electric will create a microgrid technology demonstration which will include an integrated system of distributed energy resources (DER) and microgrid controls, enabling added resilience via long-term islanding at the port's critical response facility, the Joint Command and Control Center (JCCC), which functions as the port's hub for security.    more

Rolls-Royce is investing in Berlin-based start-up company Qinous GmbH, a global provider of innovative energy storage and control systems, and adding turnkey microgrids to the portfolio.    more