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Renewable energy microgrids are gaining popularity with industries, institutions, communities and even residential consumers because they provide clean energy, potential cost savings and reliable power. In addition, there are a number of tax incentives available, systems are easily scalable, and they can be built faster and are more environmentally friendly than a traditional power plant — all factors that make them an attractive solution to your power needs. But renewable energy microgrids can, in some circumstances, be complex and costly, so they may not be the right choice for every situ...

Photo by Rocky Grimes/Shutterstock.com On April 9, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced the Alaska Energy Independence Act (SB 123, HB 170) to spur sustainable energy development by issuing loans for qualified clean energy projects. Twenty states have clean energy financing programs, also called green banks. Typically, green banks augment private investments in low-carbon, climate-resilient infrastructure. The bill creates the Alaska Energy Independence Fund, which would receive an initial $10 million infusion by the state. The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority would use the...

By TonelloPhotography/ Shutterstock.com As part of the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP), the study is being done in Golden, Colorado, at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Phase two of the research is designed to examine the potential of vanadium flow batteries in military microgrids. The experiment will test the validity of the battery’s potential to decrease reliance on diesel fuels and lower the cost of critical load support through hardware in the loop systems.    The second phase of research follows the investigation’s 2020 Project of t...

Minigrids Act as the Seed of Change in Cameroon Cameroon Ministry of Water Resources and Energy visits minigrid in Sabongari, Cameroon. Photo credit: REIc Minigrids Act as the Seed of Change in Cameroon April 8, 2021 Microgrid Knowledge | In the Central African country of Cameroon, electricity is scarce outside of major cities. But that may soon change because of a public-private partnership that has a set goal of installing 750 minigrids. The effort is about more than lighting up the 11,000 villages that lack power; the partners hope to foster long-term social, environmental and economic ben...

A sweeping climate bill introduced in the US House of Representatives this week includes billions in microgrid funding. By ParabolStudio/Shutterstock.com The CLEAN Future Act authorizes $565 billion in spending to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, with an interim target of reducing carbon pollution by 50% from 2005 levels by the end of this decade. The bill, H.R. 1512, introduced March 2, requires utilities to sell increasing amounts of carbon-free electricity until the power sector is fossil-fuel free by 2035. This is in line with a goal set by President Joe Biden. The legisl...