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Solar Microgrid Helps Save Lives, Brighten Prospects in Rural Myanmar
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A community solar-energy storage is delivering emissions-free electricity throughout a village in Myanmar's central Dry Zone, enabling health clinic staff to ...

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Hybrid Renewable Mini-Grids A Potential $200 Billion Market
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Declining costs and improving performance is fueling a surge in the construction of hybrid renewable energy mini- and microgrids worldwide, particularly in ...

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Marine Expeditionary Force Tests Microgrids on Land, In the Air
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The U.S. I Marine Expeditionary Force tested microgrids in recent large-scale field exercises. Early results indicate they proved more efficient and reliable, ...

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Electrical Manufacturers Lay Out Microgrid Strategic Vision
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Microgrids will evolve from playing passive to active roles and serve as core elements of 21st century U.S. grid modernization efforts, according to a research ...

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Watch This Fishing Village In Haiti Get Transformed by A Solar Microgrid
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Sigora Solar recently completed a solar powered microgrid in Mole Saint Nicolas, Haiti - a remote fishing village seven hours by truck from Port Au Prince.  ...

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War of Currents Unsettled as DC Microgrid, EV, DER, and Efficient Loads Favor DC
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New DC Microgrid Opportunities Are Opening Up, Causing Many To Rethink The Entire Electric Grid. Universities, companies, and governments have been lining up ...

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NY Prize Pushing Community Microgrids Beyond Feasibility Studies
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NYSERDA is now accepting applications for detailed designing, engineering, and business plans for microgrids in the state of New York.  The RFP is the second ...

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Mobile Phone Adoption In Africa Can Provide Tools, Demand, and Lessons for Off-Grid Electrification
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Hundreds of millions of phones (and smartphones) have been activated in Africa. But the aspiration of portable and renewable off-Grid solutions for all ...

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How Distributed Microgrids Limit The Need For Spinning Reserves
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The best way to ensure reliability on the electric grid is to assume everything will eventually fail, and be prepared with backup systems. Redundancy is ...

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Solar Kiosk Turns a Sleepy Kenyan Village Into An Urban Center
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After decades of failed initiatives to extend electricity access, over 600 million people in Africa still do not have access to electricity. With current ...

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Cheaper, Cleaner, Stronger: Pew Charitable Trust On Microgrids’ Growing Role in Grid Evolution
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Microgrids were a focal point at this year's ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit, which took place in Washington, D.C. February 29 – March 2. During the energy ...

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New Report Shows How Legacy Market Design Stifles Community Microgrid Potential
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The Institute for Local Self Reliance (ILSR) has released a report, Mighty Microgrids, with recommendations for unlocking the benefits community microgrids. ...