Credit to Author: Mark Feasel| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 01:31:56 +0000
When you hear the word microgrid, you may think of a futuristic electrical system powered by solar panels. Yet microgrids have been around since the days of Thomas Edison and… Read more »
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aamir Paul| Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 18:17:50 +0000
Earlier in October, proactive grid shutdowns left millions without power in the San Francisco Bay Area. And just a couple days ago, a “bomb cyclone” knocked out power throughout the… Read more »
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Read moreCredit to Author: Markus Hirschbold| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 13:00:36 +0000
This is the second in a four-post series explaining the benefits of microgrids for hospitals. In my last post I discussed how microgrid technology is now fully mature, and the… Read more »
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Read moreCredit to Author: Markus Hirschbold| Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 14:00:14 +0000
In the face of increasing power demand on the grid, aging electrical transmission infrastructures, and increasing numbers of violent storms worldwide, the subject of resiliency keeps many hospital administrators up… Read more »
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Read moreCredit to Author: Renzo Coccioni| Date: Mon, 06 May 2019 10:26:11 +0000
Utilities and energy consumers are working together to combat the growing threat of climate change. Utilities are digitizing networks to improve the integration of renewable energy resources using smart grids… Read more »
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Read moreCredit to Author: Frederic Abbal| Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 13:36:52 +0000
Ferdinand Balagtas from Meralco joined us in Singapore to share the next steps in their digitalization journey. Already using smart technology and testing microgrids to generate an “explosion of information,” it is how they use this information that… Read more »
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Read moreCredit to Author: Xavier Houot| Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2018 19:42:06 +0000
At the close of 2017, Schneider Electric began a new phase of its energy transition by joining RE100 and committing to source 100% of electricity from renewables by 2030. Our… Read more »
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Read moreCredit to Author: Mark Feasel| Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2018 10:56:53 +0000
Why do microgrids become a hot topic when talking about natural disasters’ impacts and possible solutions? In an increasingly connected society, the economic impact of extreme weather and associated power outages has escalated rapidly…. Read more »
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