Microgrids
5 years, 5 months ago

Microgrids

BBC  

Microgrids Small, easy-to-install grids might be an answer to energy shortages in the developing world, boosting economies hit by power cuts. “Societal pressure and emissions policies are speeding up innovation in the world of energy,” writes Mike Hughes of Schneider Electric, which is among the big players in the microgrid market. Established economies need more resilient power grids to protect hospitals, military installations and data centres from increasingly extreme weather. A World Bank study of rural India found reliable electricity increased the hours women spent in employment by 31% and boosted household income by 17%.

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Solving the micro grid problem
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Solving the micro grid problem

ABC  

Rachel Mealey: The regional city of Broken Hill in far western New South Wales has been cut off from the national power grid for nearly two weeks. A microgrid is a small self-contained network, like a small community, which has its own energy source and can keep running when it's cut off from the main grid. Luke Radford: The modern …

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