Microgrids

Microgrids announced for Aruba and US Virgin Islands

June 27, 2017

Austin, Texas-based Ideal Power on June 22 announced it is building a 200kW off-grid solar +storage and diesel microgrid system at a commercial facility on the US Virgin Island. Six Ideal Power Stabiliti units will replace on-site diesel-fueled power generation with solar PV and LiB capacity. All three power generation assets will be integrated into […]

Moïse Poised to Modernize Rural Haiti with Clean Energy

June 8, 2017

Guest Editorial, written by Allison Archambault, President of EarthSpark International The Haitian countryside is beautiful and full of potential. The lack of electricity, however, is debilitating. Haiti’s new President, Jovenel Moïse, has announced that he will prioritize the issue of electricity during his tenure.  Making good on his statements around rural electrification would make Moïse […]

Microgrids in the Caribbean: Nothing micro about the opportunity

May 25, 2017

Guest Editorial, written by Kaitlyn Bunker, Ph.D., Rocky Mountain Institute – Carbon War Room Energy systems around the world are witnessing a shift towards smaller, more sustainable, and more accessible electricity generation and connection options. Microgrids are at the center of this fundamental change, bringing new and innovative business models to the traditional energy model. […]

Haiti seeks developer to install 1-3 microgrids

May 15, 2017

Haiti is seeking to expand energy access across its rural towns with a project that could potentially build build 80 community microgrids over the next 5 years. EarthSpark International, a leader in microgrids, has announced a Request for Proposals (RFP) for 1-3 power generation systems for community-scale microgrids in the South Department of Haiti. The […]

St. Vincent microgrid project accepting bids

April 27, 2017

On Friday, April 21, St. Vincent Electricity Services Limited (VINLEC) and Rocky Mountain Institute and Carbon War Room (RMI-CWR) released a Request for Qualifications for interested parties to submit credentials to bid for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction contract for a solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage Microgrid Project on the Grenadine Island of Mayreau. […]

White Paper on Microgrids and their Role in Transforming Energy Grids

June 24, 2015

A whitepaper released this week by microgridknowledge.com highlights that microgrids are “a key feature of the new clean and efficient electrical infrastructure that is beginning to transform […] energy grids.”