microgrid

Solar plus batteries from electric ute maker, Rivian, empower remote mountain town

A community whose power system was wiped out by a hurricane is celebrating the activation of solar and battery microgrids…

March 9, 2023

How microgrids can help keep the power on during extreme weather events

As Cyclone Gabrielle batters the NZ grid, new research explores how renewables-based microgrids can bolster energy independence and security.

February 14, 2023

Can tidal energy help power coastal and island microgrids?

A microgrid project in Canada aims to get island and coastal communities off diesel using tidal energy.

December 13, 2022

Microgrids provided electric sanctuaries amid the devastation of Hurricane Ian

Microgrids kept power flowing in residential communities, retail establishments, medical facilities, a university and manufacturing operations across four states.

October 14, 2022

Australia’s biggest rooftop solar microgrid sets stunning green benchmark for industry

Plans unveiled for massive solar and battery based embedded network to help supply 100% renewables to tenants of the Moorebank…

September 20, 2022

Works begin on solar and battery microgrid to power island national park

Construction has begun to install a solar and 215kWh battery energy storage-based microgrid on Tasmania's Maria Island.

August 6, 2022

Redflow lands big new battery order for off-grid Kangaroo Island icon

After being destroyed by fire over Australia's devastating Black Summer, the Southern Ocean Lodge is being resurrected, complete with a…

July 28, 2022

Should you even bother connecting to the grid?

US start-up sells a "modern electric system," where "ridiculously outdated" networks are replaced by microgrids with solar, storage, backup and…

July 14, 2022

NSW project to model regional microgrids identifies eight potential communities

ANU-led project selects eight communities on NSW south coast for deeper look into transitioning them to renewable and battery-based microgrids.

June 16, 2022

Microsoft commissions California’s largest “renewable gas” microgrid

Microsoft contracts Enchanted Rock to develop a data center microgrid – the largest in California to date that will use…

June 16, 2022