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Microsoft commissions California’s largest “renewable gas” microgrid
Elisa Wood16 Jun 20220 comments

Microsoft contracts Enchanted Rock to develop a data center microgrid – the largest in California to date that will use "renewable natural gas" to offset fossil fuels.

small wind turbine cow
Battery/Storage, News, Off-Grid, Other Renewables, Solar
No more data “not spots,” as Vodafone pilots off-grid mobile phone tower
Sophie Vorrath16 Jun 20220 comments

The “self-powering” mobile mast incorporates a small wind turbine, solar and battery storage and aims to solve the problem of remote connectivity.

esperance microgrid wind turbines
Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Other Renewables, Solar
Wind, solar and battery take WA town to 50 pct renewables – with more to come
Sophie Vorrath30 May 20220 comments

Pacific Energy launches Shark Lake Renewables Hub in Esperance, with plans to keep adding to the microgrid and increasing the town's share of renewables.

solar households streetlights Tampa
Battery/Storage, Energy Efficiency, Off-Grid, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Suburban neighbourhood pilots solar and battery microgrid like no other
Elisa Wood26 May 20220 comments

New microgrid operating near Tampa lives up to "unique" billing because of the technology it uses, the customers it serves, and the cost recovery structure it employs.

solar carport netherlands
Off-Grid, Solar
Is this the world’s largest – and coolest – solar car park?
Sophie Vorrath13 May 20220 comments

A massive solar carport has been completed in the Netherlands countryside, where it will be used to power an annual three-day music and camping festival.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Policy, Solar
Russia doesn’t know it, but it’s making a strong case for local energy
Elisa Wood5 May 20220 comments

Russia's actions underscore the value of microgrids – energy under control of local community, government, business or even household. Not from a distant source that can be cut off.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Other Renewables, Solar
Endeavour Energy fast-tracks plans for its first renewable, “islandable” microgrid
Sophie Vorrath25 Mar 20220 comments

NSW distribution network company gets funding to fast-track its first community microgrid, a $4.8 million renewables based power system to power two coastal communities during grid outages.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Car dealerships as microgrids: How electrification will transform car yards and bus depots
Elisa Wood17 Mar 20220 comments

Car dealerships need to upgrade their electrical infrastructure – and fast – given more than half their sales will be coming from electric vehicles before the decade is out.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Solar
Microgrids could help communities weather the next disaster
Sarah Nicklas & Scott Dwyer10 Mar 20220 comments

The devastating floods have cut off power for tens of thousands of people across New South Wales and Queensland. But this doesn’t have to keep happening.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Solar
Solar, battery and hydrogen microgrid to power Daintree Rainforest
Sophie Vorrath8 Mar 20220 comments

Plans to power Queensland’s World Heritage-listed Daintree region with a solar to hydrogen gas-based microgrid to go ahead, after federal government awards $18.75m contract.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Solar
Massive giga-scale battery to help power off-grid Red Sea island resort
Joshua S Hill3 Mar 20220 comments

Off-grid "regenerative tourism" resort the size of Belgium being developed on the Saudi coast will include a 340MW solar plant and a huge 1.2GWh battery energy storage system. 

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Other Renewables, Solar
Stand-alone solar and battery systems now seen as “new normal” in regions
Sophie Vorrath25 Feb 20220 comments

SAPS that bypass the grid to supply mostly renewable energy to individuals or communities have been cleared for wide-spread installation.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Solar
Microgrid becomes steppingstone for town aiming for 100% renewables
Elisa Wood17 Feb 20220 comments

One of the smallest towns in Puerto Rico, accustomed to daily power outages, competed against 12 municipalities for a solar plus storage microgrid – and won.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Policy, Solar
Territory town runs on 100% solar during day with new hybrid microgrid
Sophie Vorrath15 Feb 20220 comments

EDL flips switch on 11.4MW Jabiru Hybrid Renewable Project, which uses up to 100% solar during the day, and battery and diesel at night.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Software/Gadgets, Solar
We created the first AI-powered solar backup system for houses in sub-Saharan Africa
The Conversation7 Feb 20220 comments

Researchers develop intelligent solar backup system powered by artificial intelligence to support sub-Saharan Africa’s utility grids.

5B's re-deployable solar technology will help the Nova mine in WA run continuously on solar power. (Photo credit: 5B).
Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Solar
WA mine boosts solar and storage so it can run on renewables only during day
Michael Mazengarb28 Jan 20220 comments

Western Australian mining operation will boost its solar and storage capacity to allow it to run entirely with on-site renewables for up to nine hours a day.

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