When Superstorm Sandy blacked out a large swath of the Eastern seaboard for days in 2012, a few islands of light stood out. Co-generation facilities at New York University, Princeton University and ...
Six times during the previous year the local utility supplying power to a large soap manufacturing plant in the Midwest suffered power outages, shutting down the plant’s production lines. Each time ...
This event brings together experts from utilities, tech firms, and government agencies to explore the evolving landscape of ...
Is it more efficient for electricity to be centrally generated before sending it over high-powered transmission lines or is it better for the power to be produced onsite and then delivered by ...
The Berkeley-Stanford CleanTech Conference presents “Power to the People: Distributed Generation & Microgrids” on Thursday December 2 from 11AM-7PM at PG&E Headquarters in San Francisco. You’ll gain ...
In the lingering aftermath of Hurricane Maria, the flaws in Puerto Rico’s electric system are apparent. First among them is an island-wide system designed with the bulk of its power plants located ...
The transition toward decentralized energy systems is supported by advances in microgrid technology and energy storage, which is accelerating the adoption of distributed generation. The integration of ...
Increasingly, today’s electric power grids are interacting with microgrids and in more complex ways. Yet, much work needs to be done to integrate microgrids and flexible demand into the wide-area ...
Seeking that cohesion was a key attraction for drawing 400 or so of our newest best friends to the Renaissance Orlando at ...
A smarter electric infrastructure is being imagined for the nation. One key technology supporting a smarter electric grid is the microgrid, which is a localized version of the electric grid which can ...