Microgrids
A New Kind of Energy Consumption Needs a New Kind of Energy Provision
April 27th, 2018Hitachi, Mitsubishi & ENGIE Join Forces to Develop Vehicle to Building & Grid Technology
April 12th, 2018
The Smart Grid May Need a Little Competition to Find its Sense of Urgency
We are experiencing huge growth in the adoption of rooftop solar panels plus energy storage as a means to gain independence from the antiquated, overpriced and largely fossil-fueled electricity grid. Energy independent homes and small communities linked by microgrids, appear to be leading us to a brighter energy future, and the charge is being made […]
The Threat to Microgrid Momentum
In this historic hurricane season, the fragility of existing energy infrastructure is on full display. One bright spot in all the coverage of Hurricane Harvey in Houston was that the microgrid equipped H.E.B. Grocery chain of stores kept its shops open and served the public, while power outages kept competitors closed. Each such microgrid success […]
Return Of The Microgrid… Again
It didn’t seem that long ago that we were all talking about microgrids, a lot. We may have anticipated a large series of small, renewably driven, battery powered, local energy grids that can be disconnected from the larger utility grid and operate independently. The momentum seemed to have cooled on this revolution however, but recent […]
Are we Ignoring the Threat of Cyber Attacks on our Smart Grids?
“Imagine a blackout lasting not days, but weeks or months. Tens of millions of people over several states are affected. For those without access to a generator, there is no running water, no sewage, no refrigeration or light. Food and medical supplies are dwindling. Devices we rely on have gone dark. Banks no longer function, […]
The Innovative Startups that could bring AI & Blockchain to Smart Buildings
The world is full of new technologies promising to reshape society but perhaps none are more exciting and wide-ranging than artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain. The smart building sector has begun to embrace and understand the potential of these technologies for its own continued growth. “With the advent of artificial intelligence in the smart building […]
The Energy Sector Continues to Invest in Smart Building to Smart Grid Interface Software
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson of Tomlinson Business Research. Utilities are continuing to strengthen their decentralized energy capabilities as part of their ambition to expand their business models beyond the meter and become complete solution providers for energy management. In a previous article on Memoori titled “Utilities Invest in Energy Software & Services […]
Development of the IoT and MicroGrids Fuel each others Expansion
Microgrids have grown to over 1.2 gigawatts (GW) in capacity, with future projections reaching 20GW by 2020 and 100GW by 2030, that is according to Andres Carvallo, CEO of CMG, a consultancy that advises on smart grids and other infrastructure. Carvallo told attendees at the Smart Cities Week 2016 conference in Washington, D.C. last week […]
Smart Buildings Can Be ‘The Nodes’ Of The Smart Grid
“As nodes of the smart grid, smart buildings will become increasingly active participants in the energy eco-system, moving beyond simply being served by the Smart Grid, they can also become an integral part of it”, this is just one of the findings from our recent reports: The Market for Building Performance Software 2016 to 2020 […]
Next Page