Grids

Power Construction

US $200m Nigeria Electrification Project launched

The US $200m Nigeria Electrification Project has officially been launched by Rural Electricity Agency (REA). Managing Director of REA, Mr. Ahmad Salihijo spoke …

Off-Grid

Off-Grid Energy Key to Power Growth in Emerging Markets

Approximately $2.1 billion in cumulative disclosed corporate-level investment was deployed into off-grid energy access markets between 2010 and 2019.

Energy storage technology

The Best Battery for Grid Level Energy Storage

A new paper published by researchers at China’s Tianjin University examines the state of the art in grid level energy storage, outlining the pros and cons of v…

PowerGrid Technology

Japan's Power Grids to See Further Tech Upgrades

It is expected to deploy 80 million smart meters by 2024.

Solar Power Plant

'Exponential' Global Solar Growth to Continue with 142GW Added in 2020

More than 140GW of new PV plant is expected to be added to grids around the world this year, an almost 15% rise on 2019, as the global solar build-out continues…

Smart Grid

Smart Grids to Manage Two Thirds of Global Power Networks by 2050

Grid balancing becomes paramount as the share of intermittent supply from renewable power sources keeps rising fast in most developed countries around the globe…

Core Renewable Energy

CORE Renewable Energy has the capability to customize any energy system design including solar, wind, biomass and storage solutions to specific demand requireme…

Microgrid

Why Microgrids? The Evolving Energy Landscape

Concord Engineering Group’s Joe Sullivan walks readers through the evolving landscape that is bringing about energy independence. This shift involves a reshapi…

Microgrid

What Electrification of Transportation and Buildings Means to Microgrids

The energy industry is poised for what some describe as a sizable investment shift. Oil and gas lose, and power wins with the growing electrification of transpo…

Distributed energy

Distributed Energy Resources to Grow 15.9% CAGR

Basic economics, local electricity prices and government incentives are driving the growth of distributed energy resources, including microgrids and solar-plus-…

Distributed energy

PowerGen-E.ON Deal Boosts Microgrids, Minigrids, Micro-utilities in Africa

PowerGen Renewable Energy, a leading player in Sub-Saharan Africa’s fledgling, but fast growing markets for microgrids, minigrids and micro-utilities, acquired…

Distributed energy

Researchers Propose Floating Microgrids Made up of Electric Boats

Electric boats may enable floating microgrids that could serve islands that have historically been powered by fossil fuels, according to a report from researche…

Microgrid

Microgrids Poised for the Moment, as Businesses Seek Energy Resilience

Increasingly, U.S. companies are concluding that they need the type of business continuity, cost predictability and sustainability goal-aligned energy solutions…

Microgrid

Microgrids as Non-Wires Alternatives

S&C Electric’s Erik Svanholm discusses the potential of microgrids as non-wires alternatives, which use distributed energy resources and microgrids to defer or…

Microgrid

Microgrids are a Power System for the 21st Century

A rapidly growing climate crisis demands that we all examine the way we live and work. Nowhere is that imperative more evident than in the recent wildfires that…