Pacific Gas And Electric (PG&E) has launched a standalone microgrid in Mariposa County, which is near Yosemite National Park. The remote microgrid was constructed and installed by BoxPower and it will not be dependent on the main power grid. Remote areas often obtain power by extending the main power grid to them so they can…
We’re living in a time in which many companies are looking to the Internet of Things (IoT) to not only remedy problems — but cut costs and make room for other improvements. One area in which this is occurring is energy conservation. IoT’s key value propositions of equipment data collection and automation can and are…
The Nissan Leaf electric car has been approved for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) connections by German regulators, making it the first electric car to get such an approval. This is positive step forward for the concept of distributed energy storage, discussed below. V2G is a concept that enables electric vehicle batteries to supply power to the electric…
We are currently seeing a change in how we produce and sell energy thanks to the emergence of digitization and renewable energy, helping to empower communities and democratize power. The most significant challenges facing this brave new world within the renewable energy space is intermittency. The sun does not shine 24 hours a day, seven…