Microgrid

Energy Generation

Microgrids South America: Creating behind the meter systems in Chile

New entrant Amigo Solar has developed an innovative microgrid business model for Chile’s regulated B2C market.

Transmission & Distribution

Rural microgrids: Facebook and Microsoft help fund $50m accelerator

The Microgrid Investment Accelerator will mobilise $50m to support the development of clean energy microgrids for rural areas without energy access.

Energy Generation

Digital disruption in Africa – how will it reshape energy supply?

Ahead of African Utility Week, Oracle’s Martin Dunlea gives his interpretation of digital disruption for energy suppliers on the continent.

Energy Generation

Microgrids in India and Africa – how is space tech helping

Engerati assesses the impact of a new initiative with the European Space Agency on microgrid and mini-grid markets in India and Africa.

Energy Generation

What is the value of blockchain to the energy sector?

Blockchain is finding application in transactive energy and other energy sector use cases.

Energy Retail

Wien Energie gets on the blockchain

Austria’s largest utility company, Wien Energie, has launched a pilot to test blockchain for gas trading.

Energy Generation

InterFlex – exploring flexibilities, local interactions and smart connections in Europe

InterFlex aims to deploy smart grid technologies at industrial scale in five countries.

Energy Generation

Microgrids: how are business models evolving?

Microgrid business models are moving along a continuum, from third-party projects to utility-initiated projects.

Energy Generation

Interaction of microgrids and centralised grids

Microgrids should be viewed as complementary and a building block to the centralised grid.

Energy Generation

InterFlex – Taking Nice Grid to the next level

InterFlex will take findings from Nice Grid to move smart grid technologies from 'demonstration to industrialisation'.

Energy Generation

Blockchain and energy suppliers – the solution to faster switching times?

A blockchain based meter registration platform could enable energy-supplier switching in near real-time