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Dean<p>The Canadian government provided at least C$29.6 billion in financing to fossil fuel and petrochemical companies in 2024, with most of it directed toward the over-budget Trans Mountain pipeline, according to estimates from Environmental Defence Canada.</p><p>This is money that should have been used to encourage more <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/electrification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electrification</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/microgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microgrid</span></a> expansion, <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/energyefficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energyefficiency</span></a> measures, etc. <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/fossilfools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossilfools</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/pipelines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pipelines</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theenergymix.com/trans-mountain-dominates-as-canadas-fossil-fuel-support-nears-30b-for-2024/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theenergymix.com/trans-mountai</span><span class="invisible">n-dominates-as-canadas-fossil-fuel-support-nears-30b-for-2024/</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Cognitive fuzzy logic-integrated energy management for self-sustaining hybrid renewable microgrids <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/855623/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/855623/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Battery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Battery</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ElectricalAndElectronicEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricalAndElectronicEngineering</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnergyInfrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyInfrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnergyManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyManagement</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FuzzyLogic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuzzyLogic</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HumanitiesAndSocialSciences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanitiesAndSocialSciences</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Microgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microgrid</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/multidisciplinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>multidisciplinary</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Optimization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Optimization</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SolarPv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPv</span></a></p>
Definitely Doc D<p>Amazing: Chicago org bringing EVs to underserved Black neighborhood, w/history of 1900s EVs and <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/GreatMigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatMigration</span></a> </p><p>Also clean <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/microgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microgrid</span></a>, econ dev, better air quality </p><p>Tying EVs to self sufficiency, history of Black innovation and resilience 💙💙💙</p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/ev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ev</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/climatehope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatehope</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chicago</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Bronzeville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bronzeville</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BlackHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHistory</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/cleanenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cleanenergy</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/transitequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transitequity</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/publichealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publichealth</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/environmentaljustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmentaljustice</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/EJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EJ</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/electric-vehicles/chicago-community-group-advances-evs-despite-federal-setbacks" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">canarymedia.com/articles/elect</span><span class="invisible">ric-vehicles/chicago-community-group-advances-evs-despite-federal-setbacks</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>NV Energy warns of potential power outages to prevent wildfires <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/619332/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/619332/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/customers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>customers</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Microgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microgrid</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NVEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NVEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PowerOutages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PowerOutages</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PSOM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PSOM</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SafetyPlan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SafetyPlan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WeatherConditions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeatherConditions</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildfires</span></a></p>
Shaman<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://beige.party/@SnowshadowII" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>SnowshadowII</span></a></span> nuclear power is another scam, like <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/CarbonCapture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarbonCapture</span></a>. We need to get away from the drill-and-burn caveman-type of energy generation. <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/NuclearPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearPower</span></a> simply preserves monopolists' control of the energy markets. The most sustainable way to generate power is locally and in a distributed way. Every industry and ever home needs to be 100% self sufficient, no power lines needed (except locally). Stop mining, ban drilling, and jack up costs of greenhouse gas emissions to regulate pollution out of business... Unfortunately, at least in the US, voters seem to be more concerned about migrants eating pets and children getting sex change surgery in schools than the worsening <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/ClimateBreakdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateBreakdown</span></a> <br>- <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/WTFisWrongWithUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WTFisWrongWithUS</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/SuchStupidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SuchStupidity</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/MicroGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicroGrid</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/SolarWind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarWind</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/SolarPV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPV</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/SolarPowerIsFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPowerIsFreedom</span></a></p>
Definitely Doc D<p>Portable solar microgrids taking the place of generators, on the ground in areas devastated by <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Helene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Helene</span></a>. Quieter, cleaner, safer (no carbon monoxide), and no relentless refueling. </p><p>A big plus is that relief efforts can spend their money elsewhere instead of on fuel, and no one has to hunt for fuel. </p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/hurricane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hurricane</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/resilience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resilience</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/cleanenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cleanenergy</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/publichealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publichealth</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/microgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microgrid</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/hurricanehelene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hurricanehelene</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/how-solar-microgrids-are-bringing-power-and-quiet-to-north-carolina" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">canarymedia.com/articles/solar</span><span class="invisible">/how-solar-microgrids-are-bringing-power-and-quiet-to-north-carolina</span></a></p>
Norbert Rittel<p>DC-Microgrid mit 250 Ladepunkten und 2000 PV-Modulen</p><p>So wird Zukunft gemacht, konsequent umgesetzt. In den Niederlanden.</p><p><a href="https://www.dc.systems/projects/smart-car-charging-at-a-s-r" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dc.systems/projects/smart-car-</span><span class="invisible">charging-at-a-s-r</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/microgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microgrid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dc</span></a></p>
Netzpalaver<p>Schneider Electric setzt ehrgeiziges Programm zur nachhaltigen Transformation im 2. Quartal 2024 erfolgreich fort</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Dekarbonisierung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dekarbonisierung</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Emission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Emission</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Energieeffizienz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Energieeffizienz</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/GreenDeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenDeal</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Microgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microgrid</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Nachhaltigkeit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nachhaltigkeit</span></a> @SchneiderElectric <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/ZeroCarbonProject" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZeroCarbonProject</span></a></p><p><a href="https://netzpalaver.de/2024/08/16/schneider-electric-setzt-ehrgeiziges-programm-zur-nachhaltigen-transformation-im-2-quartal-2024-erfolgreich-fort/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">netzpalaver.de/2024/08/16/schn</span><span class="invisible">eider-electric-setzt-ehrgeiziges-programm-zur-nachhaltigen-transformation-im-2-quartal-2024-erfolgreich-fort/</span></a></p>
Hypx<p>Horizon report reveals learnings from solar and hydrogen microgrid project</p><p><a href="https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2024/07/09/horizon-report-reveals-learnings-from-solar-and-hydrogen-microgrid-project/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pv-magazine-australia.com/2024</span><span class="invisible">/07/09/horizon-report-reveals-learnings-from-solar-and-hydrogen-microgrid-project/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hydrogen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hydrogen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/greenhydrogen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenhydrogen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microgrid</span></a></p>
MCDOT<p>🌞 ICYMI🌞 <br>Last Friday, MCDOT had a groundbreaking ceremony for what will be the largest renewable energy-powered zero-emission bus🚌depot in the nation and the first on the East Coast to produce green hydrogen on-site.</p><p>Project details 🔗 <a href="https://alphastruxure.com/case-studies/emtoc/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alphastruxure.com/case-studies</span><span class="invisible">/emtoc/</span></a><br><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/montgomerycountymd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>montgomerycountymd</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/maryland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maryland</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/renewableenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewableenergy</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/sun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sun</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/microgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microgrid</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/gogreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gogreen</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/busdepot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>busdepot</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/rideonbus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rideonbus</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/hydrogen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hydrogen</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/transit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transit</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/transitTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transitTooter</span></a></p>
China Business Forum<p><a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/PowerChina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PowerChina</span></a> has achieved a significant <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/milestone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>milestone</span></a> with the successful handover of the first site in the second phase of the <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Suriname" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Suriname</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Village" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Village</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Microgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microgrid</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Photovoltaic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photovoltaic</span></a> Project. This project is a crucial step in providing <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/sustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainable</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> solutions to <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/remote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>remote</span></a> areas, reinforcing PowerChina's dedication to <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/renewable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewable</span></a> energy <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>development</span></a> globally. <a href="https://cnbusinessforum.com/powerchina-advances-global-renewable-energy-with-suriname-microgrid-project/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cnbusinessforum.com/powerchina</span><span class="invisible">-advances-global-renewable-energy-with-suriname-microgrid-project/</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Kites Fill Electricity Generation Gaps - Looking at a wind turbine from first principles, it’s essentially a set of wings t... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/01/22/kites-fill-electricity-generation-gaps/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2024/01/22/kites-</span><span class="invisible">fill-electricity-generation-gaps/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/shippingcontainer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shippingcontainer</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electricity</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/greenhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/kitepower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kitepower</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/microgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microgrid</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/battery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>battery</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/turbine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>turbine</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/kite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kite</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wind</span></a></p>
John Englart<p>Hard lesson for outback mining town of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Kalgoorlie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kalgoorlie</span></a>: electricity transmission knocked out by a thunderstorm supercell, backup gas turbines tripped after 20 minutes. Major losses of food with no cooling in a <a href="https://c.im/tags/heatwave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heatwave</span></a> <br> <br>Now looking to install <a href="https://c.im/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wind</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> and a <a href="https://c.im/tags/microgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microgrid</span></a> to ensure power. <a href="https://c.im/tags/Renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Renewables</span></a> + storage in a microgrid offer more power security.</p><p><a href="https://reneweconomy.com.au/kalgoorlie-turns-to-renewables-as-fossil-fuel-backup-fails-after-storms/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">reneweconomy.com.au/kalgoorlie</span><span class="invisible">-turns-to-renewables-as-fossil-fuel-backup-fails-after-storms/</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>Anyone in disaster preparedness planning for their community should take note of this paragraph of how this microgrid works: "The experience of regularly operating the system in islanded mode will be crucial when the next natural disaster shuts down the main grid. During such extreme events, the connected businesses will serve the entire community by providing refrigeration for medicines and perishables, power to recharge smartphones and laptops, a community kitchen, and a laundry, just to name a few essential services. " <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/DisasterPreparedness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisasterPreparedness</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/microgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microgrid</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p>Col. Thomas Bedell had been commanding Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar in <a href="https://noc.social/tags/SanDiego" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SanDiego</span></a> for just one day, in July 2021, when he got a message from the base energy management director. The city <a href="https://noc.social/tags/PowerSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PowerSystem</span></a> was straining under a <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Heatwave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heatwave</span></a>, and it was time to start up the <a href="https://noc.social/tags/MicroGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicroGrid</span></a>.</p><p>"So I said, yes! Start up the microgrid! And then I texted, what is the microgrid?" Bedell recalled with a laugh. <a href="https://noc.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a></p><p>The <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Military</span></a> is using microgrids to fight threats and <a href="https://noc.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a><br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/10/02/1201838599/military-microgrids-climate-change" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2023/10/02/1201838599/</span><span class="invisible">military-microgrids-climate-change</span></a></p>
GraniteGeek<p>Renewable microgrids sound like a great way to be resilient in an era of climate disasters (fire, flood, storm) - but this experience in Australia shows that they have real limitations: cost, size, complexity. <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/microgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microgrid</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-08-22/are-all-renewable-microgrids-the-future-for-regional-australia/102732654" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/science/2023-0</span><span class="invisible">8-22/are-all-renewable-microgrids-the-future-for-regional-australia/102732654</span></a></p>
Kevin Leecaster<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ThanxBiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThanxBiden</span></a> for even more <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClimateAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateAction</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Microgrids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microgrids</span></a> directly contribute to <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EnergyReliability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyReliability</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GridResilience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GridResilience</span></a>, by allowing the local grid to operate separately from a larger network. The Office of Electricity has $14.7M in funding to deploy <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/microgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microgrid</span></a> technologies in underserved, Indigenous, remote, rural and islanded communities. This funding focuses on deploying grid-enabling tech like <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CleanEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CleanEnergy</span></a> generation and storage systems, control systems, and more. <a href="https://www.energy.gov/oe/articles/us-department-energy-announces-147-million-microgrid-technologies-underserved-and" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">energy.gov/oe/articles/us-depa</span><span class="invisible">rtment-energy-announces-147-million-microgrid-technologies-underserved-and</span></a></p>
Definitely Doc D<p>Dept of Energy installing rooftop solar in poorest and most isolated parts of Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 <br>What a contrast to throwing them a roll of paper towels, huh? 🍊 </p><p>After Hurricane Maria in 2017, there was a lot of talk about rebuilding the shredded island grid as microgrids powered by solar, which would be able to run independently (cont.)</p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/renewableenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewableenergy</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/puertorico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puertorico</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/microgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microgrid</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/resilience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resilience</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/hurricane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hurricane</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/designbydeficit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>designbydeficit</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/08/energy-department-puerto-rico-rooftop-solar-batteries-energy-resilience/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">motherjones.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">23/08/energy-department-puerto-rico-rooftop-solar-batteries-energy-resilience/</span></a></p>
Steven Webb<p>To evaluate a <a href="https://swebb.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://swebb.social/tags/MicroGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicroGrid</span></a> with <a href="https://swebb.social/tags/Victron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Victron</span></a> <a href="https://swebb.social/tags/ESS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ESS</span></a> I've been doing a little simulation. I'm a bit of a victron fan boy and really keen to try this out with real hardware.</p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>"The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microgrid</span></a> project is the latest effort in a grassroots movement to build energy security in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PuertoRico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PuertoRico</span></a> in the form of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> power. </p><p>Across the island, groups like Casa Pueblo, which first opened in Adjuntas more than 40 years ago, have relied on deep roots in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> to create local buy-in and make it an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/equitable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equitable</span></a> transition."</p><p><a href="https://www.yesmagazine.org/environment/2023/06/13/puerto-rico-solar-power" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">yesmagazine.org/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">23/06/13/puerto-rico-solar-power</span></a></p>
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