Category: Smart Grid

Here’s a short BBC video that presents what the island of Eigg, in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, has done to establish a microgrid using hydrokinetics, wind, and solar PV.  Prior to its establishment, each house had its own generator that …

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As cities seek low-carbon alternatives, many regions are looking into microgrids. According to the US Department of Energy, a microgrid is a group of interconnected resources that act as a separate controllable energy source. There are three different types of …

From Guest Blogger Emily Folk: How Waste-To-Energy Can Enable Microgrids Read More »

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The Rocky Mountain Institute was featured on last Sunday’s edition of CBS’s “60 Minutes,” which featured a discussion of how RMI will work with the government of The Bahamas to implement microgrids to improve resilience in this and other island …

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As shown below, there are approximately one billion people living without access to electricity.  That means no refrigeration, poor water quality, poor healthcare, and poor education.  In turn, that means a vicious cycle of disease and poverty. As with all …

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The other day I had the good fortune to run into Charles Wells, CTO of Pxise (pronounced “pice”), whose breakthrough micro-grid technology has the potential to effect huge changes in the provision of electrical energy around the globe. 

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A microgrid is a regional network of energy generation assets, especially renewables, combined with local distribution, energy storage, demand response and electric vehicles to provide better resilience to reduce dependence on fossil fuel plants, eliminate expensive power transmission lines, and improve …

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Here’s a short video that presents the populations of the world’s largest cities as they’ve changed over the past 500 years.

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Here’s a clean energy investment opportunity that I came across recently; it’s the best example of “thinking outside the box” that I’ve seen in quite a while.  It may take a few minutes to wrap your wits around it, but …

Exergy: The 100% Renewable, Always On, Distributed Utility–Making Organizations Green, Reliable and More Profitable Read More »

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My friend Jesse Berst (pictured) is Founder and Chairman of the Smart Cities Council, and one of the world’s foremost experts when it comes to building intelligent, ICT-enabled (information and communications technology) cities.  Better yet, his understanding of the subject is …

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Here’s a piece from our new intern Kevin Kuttumkal, covering the latest development in smart grid and smart cities, and how they affect energy markets.  Enjoy. -ed

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