microgrid, definition of

The release of a substance (usually a gas when referring to the subject of climate change) into the atmosphere.

• Transition hell: Solar plants sit idle for 4 years in NT because of fears they’d make the grid too unstable
  ENI Katherine Solar Farm By Jo Nova The Northern Territory is a test case for renewable energy and it’s a bonfire In 2016, the new Labor Government waved a magic wand and commanded they would be 50% renewable by 2030...
• Wild Experiments? Alice Springs fossil fuel grid becomes too unstable with more than 13% solar power
  By Jo Nova Ponder how destructive solar power is: It only takes 13% solar to push a small grid to the edge A little bit of solar power causes mayhem on a perfectly good grid.
• Switching to microgrids for a clean, reliable power supply
  As a result of climate change's increased and more severe storms and natural phenomena, weather-related power outages continue to grow across the world. In fact, between 2010 to 2019, the U.S. experienced 70% more power outages than in the previous decade....
• Tesla-backed startup is powering a microgrid in Africa
  Tesla-backed start-up ZOLA Electric deployed a new solar and battery system to power two villages in Africa. The new system is known as INFINITY and generates sufficient power to power two villages with over 1,000 homes. The system will also supply power...
• The Reality of Going to Net Zero Carbon Emissions
  Monday, December, 6 2021 | 12 PM EDTIn this webcast, learn about Schneider Electric’s journey to become ranked the world’s most sustainable corporation by Corporate Knights...
• Microgrid delivers energy security to children’s home in Puerto Rico
  A collaborative project to provide energy resiliency has been completed at a Puerto Rican home for neglected children. The three-year effort includes work and equipment from ASCO Power Technologies, Affiliated Engineers, Engineers without Borders, and...
• Puerto Rico electricity crisis sparks interest in renewable energy
  Hurricane Maria has left swaths of Puerto Rico without power - and millions of people could have to go without electricity for months. The storm's devastation has stirred new interest in obtaining more energy from clean sources like solar or wind. Energy...
• South Korea races to create the world's first carbon-free island
  The race to be the first carbon-free island is underway. South of South Korea, a tiny island home to 177 people called Gapado could potentially claim the prize. By 2030, nearby Jeju Island, home to over 600,000 people, hopes to achieve carbon-free status...
• San Francisco’s first Passive House apartment complex produces so much energy it powers its own Microgrid
  The ground-up 4 unit condominium project at 685 Florida Street in the Potrero side of the newly dubbed “Mission creek” neighborhood of San Francisco is currently under construction...
• The world’s first wave energy microgrid project is coming to Australia
  Wave power offers huge promise as a source of clean energy, and now Australia’s Carnegie Wave Energy is taking the technology to bold new places with the world’s first wave-integrated renewable energy microgrid project to be connected to an electricity...

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