Tag: microgrids
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Caterpillar makes a splash at SPI 2019 with its Hybrid Energy Solutions
Famed global equipment brand Caterpillar Inc. had a presence at both Solar Power International and Energy Storage International during North America Smart Energy Week to hype its hybrid energy solutions for the U.S. solar and storage industries. “Caterpillar has demonstrated the real-world applications of robust hybrid systems for commercial andRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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This Microgrid Power Source can deliver three-phase EV charging in remote areas using single-phase infrastructure
Single Phase Power Solutions released the 1-to-3 Microgrid Power Source, a single-phase solution for Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations. Ideal for remote areas without access to three-phase power, the 1-to-3 Power Source uses revolutionary Written-Pole Technology to generate solid and reliable 3-phase, 480V input from existing single-phase infrastructure. This allows EVRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Wood MacKenzie: Microgrids in disaster-prone areas of United States shows huge resiliency opportunity
Research from Wood Mackenzie finds that the U.S. has a substantial opportunity to grow its microgrid segment in geographical areas that are repeatedly affected by power outages because, surprisingly, that has not been the case to this point. The Wood Mac analysis shows a single natural disaster does not leadRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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The Riddle of Resilience: What’s important for society and the economy and yet has no value?
The Union of Concerned Scientists convened a group of diverse stakeholders in Chicago late last year to discuss the equitable deployment of energy storage. The participants developed a set of consensus principles for storage deployment that elevate the critical importance of community-led clean energy solutions. Listed second in those principlesRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Saft acquired microgrid power control company Go Electric to bolster energy storage offering
Saft has acquired 100 percent of the shares of Go Electric Inc., a leading US-based developer of distributed energy resiliency solutions for microgrids and commercial and industrial customers. Go Electric’s microgrid power controller technology, combined with energy storage, plays a key role by islanding sites them from the grid shouldRead More — Solar Builder magazine