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Alex 🔧🔮🌎🪿:honk:How can microgrids or distributed energy generation prepare municipalities for anything?Find out: Wednesday July 23rd 1:30-3:00pm in Cuyahoga Falls<a href="https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showRSVPSignUp/10C0E4DA8AD23ABF9C16-57474970-sosa" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showRSVPSignUp/10C0E4DA8AD23ABF9C16-57474970-sosa</a><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/microgrids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microgrids</a>

Tina M CaseyTesla turned up its nose at battery swapping...<a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/07/03/the-ev-battery-swapping-movement-is-gaining-momentum/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cleantechnica.com/2025/07/03/the-ev-battery-swapping-movement-is-gaining-momentum/</a><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/evbatteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#evbatteries</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/evbatteryswapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#evbatteryswapping</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/batteryswapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#batteryswapping</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/swappingstations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#swappingstations</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/evs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#evs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/electricvehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electricvehicles</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/evmicrogrids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#evmicrogrids</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/microgrids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microgrids</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/electriccars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electriccars</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/electrictrucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electrictrucks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/electrification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electrification</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#china</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#australia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/battery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#battery</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/batteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#batteries</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/energystorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#energystorage</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#energy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grid</a>

Tina M CaseyEV battery swapping yet another boat missed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, bigly.<a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/07/03/the-ev-battery-swapping-movement-is-gaining-momentum/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cleantechnica.com/2025/07/03/the-ev-battery-swapping-movement-is-gaining-momentum/</a><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/evbatteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#evbatteries</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/evbatteryswapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#evbatteryswapping</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/batteryswapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#batteryswapping</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/swappingstations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#swappingstations</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/evs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#evs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/electricvehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electricvehicles</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/evmicrogrids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#evmicrogrids</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/microgrids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microgrids</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/electriccars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electriccars</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/electrictrucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electrictrucks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/electrification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electrification</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#china</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#australia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/battery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#battery</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/batteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#batteries</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/energystorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#energystorage</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#energy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grid</a>

Mayor David NewmanMicrogrids – solar panels plus battery storage – not only ensure a greener future but also help with resiliency and public safety during power outages. I am so proud of our city’s leadership in sustainability and resiliency that here I am literally shouting from the rooftop about the benefits. We all owe a debt of gratitude to the city’s public works, finance, and communications teams, all of whom play key roles in making us more energy self-sufficient.<a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/resliency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#resliency</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/microgrids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microgrids</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sustainability</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climatechange</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/totv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#totv</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/gogreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gogreen</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/thousandoaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#thousandoaks</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/tocc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tocc</a><a href="https://youtu.be/HiMwwApmqf8?si=R9Y8irH7s7OMv71R" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/HiMwwApmqf8?si=R9Y8irH7s7OMv71R</a>

rexi<a href="https://www.techoregon.org/event/tao-energy-innovation-summit" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.techoregon.org/event/tao-energy-innovation-summit</a>(with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Alphabet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Alphabet</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Amazon</a> as major partners: low expectations for the actual future human aspects as a consideration) ‍ economics of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> and its growing energy footprint: role of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/datacenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#datacenters</a> in regional development and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sustainability</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microgrids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microgrids</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/distributedgeneration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#distributedgeneration</a> as <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resilientinfrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#resilientinfrastructure</a> solutions <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyStorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnergyStorage</a> innovations and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gridmodernization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gridmodernization</a>

Bytes EuropePower to the people: Rewiring Australia’s energy future <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1114992/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.byteseu.com/1114992/</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#auspol</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australia</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ElectricVehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElectricVehicles</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electricity</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Energy</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnergyMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnergyMarket</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/INFRASTRUCTURE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#INFRASTRUCTURE</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/microgrids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microgrids</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PaulBudde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PaulBudde</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PowerCompanies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerCompanies</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PowerGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerGrid</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Renewables</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/utlities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#utlities</a>

Ivi Choc<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FYI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FYI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/microgrids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microgrids</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ClubofRome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClubofRome</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/energysecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#energysecurity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electricity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/resilience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#resilience</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sustainability</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#solar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/solarpower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#solarpower</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#renewables</a> We need more microgrids! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxSDIVic_4o" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxSDIVic_4o</a><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climate</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ClimateScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateScience</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climatechange</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ClimateEmergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateEmergency</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ClimateBreakdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateBreakdown</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/climatecatastrophe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climatecatastrophe</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/globalWarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#globalWarming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/globalHeating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#globalHeating</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ExtremeWeather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ExtremeWeather</a>

ResearchBuzz: FirehoseIowa State University: New Cybersecurity Center to Protect Grids Integrated With Renewables, Microgrids . “The funding will create a new cybersecurity center based at Iowa State called CyDERMS, the Center for Cybersecurity and Resiliency of DERs and Microgrids-integrated Distribution Systems. DERs are distributed energy resources such as wind and solar farms or energy storage technologies. […]<a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/09/iowa-state-university-new-cybersecurity-center-to-protect-grids-integrated-with-renewables-microgrids-2/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/09/iowa-state-university-new-cybersecurity-center-to-protect-grids-integrated-with-renewables-microgrids-2/</a>

earthling'Induced atmospheric vibration'<a href="https://theconversation.com/did-induced-atmospheric-vibration-cause-blackouts-in-europe-an-electrical-engineer-explains-the-phenomenon-255497" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/did-induced-atmospheric-vibration-cause-blackouts-in-europe-an-electrical-engineer-explains-the-phenomenon-255497</a>The way to avoid such catastrophic risks is clear: we must embrace innovative solutions such as community <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microgrids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microgrids</a>. These are decentralised, flexible and resilient energy networks that can operate independently when needed. Just like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a>. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electricity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PowerGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerGrid</a>

Bytes EuropeMorrisey Pushes Lawmakers To Build On ‘Trump-Style’ Energy Policy <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/907198/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.byteseu.com/907198/</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CoalProduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CoalProduction</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Energy</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Gov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gov</a>.PatrickMorrisey <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Government</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/microgrids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microgrids</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PresidentDonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PresidentDonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WVLegisalture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WVLegisalture</a>

Bytes EuropeA Discussion On Energy – West Virginia Public Broadcasting : West Virginia Public Broadcasting <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/906853/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.byteseu.com/906853/</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Coal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Coal</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CoalIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CoalIndustry</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Energy</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Energy</a>&Environment <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Government</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/microgrids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microgrids</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#podcast</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PodcastTheLegislatureToday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PodcastTheLegislatureToday</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WestVirginiaLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WestVirginiaLegislature</a>

rexi<a href="https://energycentral.com/c/um/energy-innovation-alaska-microgrids-rescue" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://energycentral.com/c/um/energy-innovation-alaska-microgrids-rescue</a>(<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ACEP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ACEP</a> gets a glowing review) "The lessons learned in Alaska are perhaps most relevant to Africa, the Asia Pacific and Latin America, places where traditional utility grid networks are limited. From logistical challenges due to lack of roads to the need for appropriately scaled technologies that can be managed by local labor, Alaska remains a testing ground for new innovative technologies. If it can work in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Alaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Alaska</a>, it can work anywhere."<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/energytransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#energytransition</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microgrids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microgrids</a>

Our Wonderful Green FuturePeer-to-peer energy trading + cheap solar & storage = millions of people lifted out of energy poverty. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Bangladesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bangladesh</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Cambodia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cambodia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Energy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MicroGrids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MicroGrids</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/OWGF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OWGF</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Peer2Peer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Peer2Peer</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RenewableEnergy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Solar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SolarPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SolarPower</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SolarPunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SolarPunk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sustainability</a> <a href="https://owgf.org/2025/03/10/peer-to-peer-energy-in-developing-nations/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://owgf.org/2025/03/10/peer-to-peer-energy-in-developing-nations/</a>

Our Wonderful Green FuturePeer-to-peer energy in developing nations<a href="https://youtu.be/j6oB1UjwY5w?feature=shared" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/j6oB1UjwY5w?feature=shared</a>It’s estimated that globally 1.18 Billion people are living in energy poverty and 700 Million are living with no electricity at all. [<a href="https://data.undp.org/blog/1-18-billion-around-the-world-in-energy-poverty" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">1</a>] Many of them are in rural areas with no chance of ever getting connected to a mains (Fossil Fuel) grid because the electricity/maintenance would be just too expensive. Enter peer-to-peer energy trading technology, coupled with cheap solar and storage. A technology that has the potential to lift millions out of energy poverty, especially those living in equatorial regions. Established in 2015, SOLshare, in Bangladesh, has developed one of the world’s first solar peer-to-peer energy exchange platforms, allowing households with rooftop solar home systems to trade excess electricity in real-time. This technology enables users to become both producers and consumers of electricity, enhancing energy access in areas where traditional grid infrastructure is lacking. The SOLshare platform is comprised of three key elements<ul><li>SOLbazaar Platform: This is the core of SOLshare’s P2P trading system, which connects households and small businesses. Users can sell surplus energy generated from their solar installations to neighbours, facilitating a decentralised energy market.</li><li>SOLbox Meter: A bi-directional smart meter that allows for the measurement and trading of electricity between users. It supports mobile payments, making transactions seamless and accessible.</li><li>Mobile App: The SOLapp helps manage user energy and tracks consumption and trading activities, enhancing user engagement and efficiency.</li></ul>SOLshare’s initiative has significantly improved energy access for rural communities in Bangladesh, where approximately 60 million people still lack reliable electricity. Some of these communities have never had access to reliable electricity. By enabling households to monetise their excess solar energy, SOLshare not only addresses energy poverty but also empowers local economies by allowing individuals to earn income through energy trading.The company’s technology exemplifies the benefits of a shift towards decentralised and sustainable energy solutions. The Fossil Fuels industry to this day claims that renewables can’t power the world, but if history has taught us anything it’s centralised Fossil Fuels can’t power poorer regional areas. While this technology is most applicable in rural areas it can be deployed in cities to help combat blackouts and rising electricity costs.There are other similar initiatives happening in the developing world. I touched on another initiative in Africa in this article <a href="https://owgf.org/2024/12/23/africans-quiet-energy-and-environmental-revolution/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">HERE</a>. Also in Cambodia Okra Solar are deploying something very similar which they call a Mesh Grid. It can be quickly deployed, and in this case below, redeployed when needed. Someting that is increasingly important when it comes to Climate Change adaptation.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI4S2lH9DdM" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI4S2lH9DdM</a>You can see other projects that Okra Solar are deploying around the world here: <a href="https://www.okrasolar.com/category/case-studies" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.okrasolar.com/category/case-studies</a>It’s not just the developing world that can benefit from this type of Solar Micro Grid. In Australia remote communities that are currently dependent on diesel generators are now being powered by Solar and Batteries. These towns would also benefit from the addition of peer-to-peer energy trading as a way to save money and build more resilience into their micro grids. <a href="https://reneweconomy.com.au/horizon-slashes-diesel-use-with-solar-and-battery-microgrids-for-remote-towns/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://reneweconomy.com.au/horizon-slashes-diesel-use-with-solar-and-battery-microgrids-for-remote-towns/</a> Solar and Storage will 100% power equatorial regions, and beyond, in the the future. It will be cheaper and more reliable. It will allow for more energy independence and will dramatically reduce emissions. We just need to hit the accelerator pedal and get deploying these projects faster so they can benefit from economies of scale. Notes*The Bangladesh video is from Damon Gameau who embarks on a personal journey to explore what the future could look like by the year 2040 if we embraced the best solutions available today to improve our planet and wellbeing. <a href="https://theregenerators.org/2040/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://theregenerators.org/2040/</a>You can read more about Mesh Grids here: <a href="https://www.okrasolar.com/category/case-studieshttps://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/05/the-potential-of-solar-mesh-grids-for-last-mile-electrification/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/05/the-potential-of-solar-mesh-grids-for-last-mile-electrification/</a>Other links:Al Jazeera video on Solshare: <a href="https://youtu.be/v33ERl42VYM?si=U_dZvHwzlnZEmKuk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/v33ERl42VYM?si=U_dZvHwzlnZEmKuk</a>World Economic Forum video: <a href="https://www.weforum.org/stories/2018/06/rural-bangladesh-villages-transition-renewable-energy-sebastian-groh/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.weforum.org/stories/2018/06/rural-bangladesh-villages-transition-renewable-energy-sebastian-groh/</a><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://owgf.org/tag/bangladesh/" target="_blank">#Bangladesh</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://owgf.org/tag/cambodia/" target="_blank">#Cambodia</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://owgf.org/tag/climatechange/" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://owgf.org/tag/energy/" target="_blank">#energy</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://owgf.org/tag/microgrids/" target="_blank">#MicroGrids</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://owgf.org/tag/owgf/" target="_blank">#OWGF</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://owgf.org/tag/peer2peer/" target="_blank">#Peer2Peer</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://owgf.org/tag/solar/" target="_blank">#Solar</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://owgf.org/tag/solarpunk/" target="_blank">#SolarPunk</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://owgf.org/tag/sustainability/" target="_blank">#sustainability</a>

Vancouver EV AssociationThe little secret behind <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/renewableenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#renewableenergy</a> and <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/electriccars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electriccars</a> is once you invest in them the operating advantages are huge. Nobody ever goes back. And all these tecnologies are accessible to consumers to adopt. <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EV</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/SolarPV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SolarPV</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/batterystorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#batterystorage</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/microgrids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microgrids</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#renewables</a>

John StonierThe <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/PVsolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PVsolar</a> with <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/storage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#storage</a> experience of one homeowner. Now easier than ever to get off nat gas through <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/heatpump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#heatpump</a> tech.<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#energy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/microgrids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microgrids</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/efficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#efficiency</a><a href="https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2024/07/26/interview-my-experience-as-a-battery-energy-storage-homeowner/?mc_cid=cd739e32ae&mc_eid=70e6513234" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2024/07/26/interview-my-experience-as-a-battery-energy-storage-homeowner/?mc_cid=cd739e32ae&mc_eid=70e6513234</a>

Joseph A di PaolantonioThere have been several <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microgrids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microgrids</a> being deployed on islands off the chiara of Maine, USA. This one uses solar and tidal power. Great solutionAttn: <a href="https://mas.to/@TomRaftery" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@TomRaftery</a> <a href="https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/eastport-maine-renewable-energy-resilient-island/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/eastport-maine-renewable-energy-resilient-island/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microgrids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microgrids</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tidal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tidal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Solar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PV</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a>

Joseph A di PaolantonioAnd here is an excellent example of centralized utility grid will fail and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TeleInterActive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TeleInterActive</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microgrids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microgrids</a> acting as sensor analytics ecosystems <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SensAE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SensAE</a> are required for resilience [see my thread before this post]From: <a href="https://oceanplayground.social/@news" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@news</a> <a href="https://oceanplayground.social/@news/113872837193212280" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://oceanplayground.social/@news/113872837193212280</a>

Joseph A di PaolantonioWe need to explore how these distributed <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microgrids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microgrids</a> can act as sensor analytics ecosystems <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SensAE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SensAE</a> for the improvement of the local and global environments. As <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TeleInterActive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TeleInterActive</a> Microgrids they can island, support neighbors and supplement regional grids. One way to do this will be through connected <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/composable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#composable</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/causal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#causal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalTwins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalTwins</a> communicating, adding context and collaborating to bring resilience from the local to the regional level3/3

Joseph A di PaolantonioBuilding size using a combination of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photovoltaic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photovoltaic</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/windwall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#windwall</a> or tulip style <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/windTurbines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#windTurbines</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/battery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#battery</a> storage, solar farms in agriculture or parking lot/garage settings, solar and wind along highways and railways powering EVs and light to heavy rail, tidal and river current and geothermal sources can be added for regional <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microgrids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microgrids</a> as can gravity and water storage. 2/3

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