Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) is partnering with Wärtsilä, a Finnish corporation which manufactures and services power sources and other equipment in the marine and energy markets, and Finland’s Lappeenranta University of Technology to study Read More
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee have demonstrated a wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging system that transfers 120 kW of power with a 97% efficiency – Read More
The Isle of Eigg, one of the Scottish Hebridean islands, now has a hybrid microgrid which incorporates flywheels and ultracapacitors for high power functions as well as solar, batteries, wind and diesel backup. The island Read More
The nonprofit Direct Relief’s pharmaceutical warehouse in Santa Barbara, California now has a solar-powered microgrid, equipped with a Tesla battery and software. There are 999 solar panels on the roof which will help keep the Read More
Researchers at Penn State have developed a three-dimensional, cross-linked polymer sponge that attaches to the metal plating of a battery anode in order to create longer-lasting, faster-charging, and safer lithium metal batteries. The work was Read More
Missouri University of Science and Technology has installed two new advanced lead battery microgrid systems at the campus’s EcoVillage, a “living laboratory” that is home to solar-powered houses designed and built by Missouri S&T students. Read More
In 2013, the African country of Rwanda reported that only between 5 – 20% of its population had access to electricity. In response to this situation, the Rwandan government recently launched a goal to electrify Read More
The EDF Group, Enedis, and the Nanyang Technological University have partnered to demonstrate the ‘Microgrid for Affordable and Sustainable Electricity in Remote Areas’ (MASERA) project in Singapore. This demonstrator will allow EDF to deploy a Read More
Xcel Energy has begun flying drone-conducted exterior inspections at the Prairie Island and Monticello nuclear plants in Minnesota. According to Xcel, each inspection was completed in two days, provided high-quality data, improved crew safety, and Read More
Palau, an island nation in the western Pacific Ocean, has entered into a 30-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with ENGIE EPS, a microgrid and energy storage specialist based in France. The system, called ‘Armonia’, will Read More
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