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Innovation, disruption and the utility business model
By Fereidoon Sioshansi on 26 July 2017
The power sector’s rapid transformation has barely started, but implications for incumbents are beginning to be felt and speculated.
Tag: "microgrids"
Carnegie Clean Energy to build 10MW solar farm in WA
By Sophie Vorrath on 20 March 2017
Carnegie kicks off Lendlease JV with 10MW solar plant in Northam, and with plans to add storage and “replicate it all over Australia.”
Carnegie, Lendlease join forces to target “massive” microgrid market
By Sophie Vorrath on 19 December 2016
Carnegie Clean Energy’s EMC and Lendlease Services ink major deal to corner Australia’s multi-billion dollar microgrid market.
Carnegie Wave trebles bet on micro-grid market with EMC purchase
By Giles Parkinson on 26 October 2016
Carnegie Wave takes full ownership of Energy Made Clean, saying South Australia blackout underlines case for renewable based micro-grids.
WA utility to lead big switch to local generation, because it’s cheaper
By Sophie Vorrath on 29 June 2016
WA power utility Horizon is leading a big switch from centralised fossil fuel generation to local generation. The economics of past supply models are no longer competitive with current and future technology choices.
NRG, university to test electric cars on solar and storage microgrid
By Jeff St John on 13 November 2015
Nissan and Honda will let the university tap the batteries of nine EVs for use on the local micro-grid.
10 renewable micro grids that are reducing reliance on fossil fuels
By Rocky Mountain Institute on 5 November 2015
Affordable renewable energy provides island and remote communities an alternative to the risks and drawbacks from relying solely on oil for energy.
San Francisco prepares for the “big one” with microgrids
By Laurie Guevara-Stone on 14 October 2015
So the City of San Francisco is not taking any chances—they’re preparing for the (next) big earthquake with microgrids.
Australia’s energy future could be network of renewable micro-grids
By Giles Parkinson on 13 October 2015
micro-grids are an obvious solution to Australia’s soaring electricity costs, where the network has to cover huge areas, at the cost of massive cross-subsidies that support it. They will be used to take whole towns off grid, but most will be linked so that they can trade.
ABB says microgrids with 50 per cent solar do not need storage
By Jason Deign on 1 October 2015
ABB has raised the upper limit for microgrid renewable-energy penetration without storage.
Renewable energy microgrids are the future
By Tosh Szatow on 30 September 2015
There is a big shift happening for homes, and whole communities, to look after their own energy needs. Microgrids are the future, but what matters most is how network companies respond.
