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What Are The Five Major Microgrid Segments?

What Are The Five Major Microgrid Segments?

There are five major microgrid market segments, each having particular characteristics depending on their function, location, and who or what operates them. Commercial & Industrial Microgrids Such facilities can range from a single story that can be an office or a...

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Key Microgrid Features

Key Microgrid Features

Microgrids are a typical component of decentralized energy generation, particularly where the generation technologies employed generate renewable energy, although some microgrids do utilize fossil fuels, such as natural gas. What are key microgrid features? Microgrids...

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What Is Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS)?

What Is Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS)?

What Is Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS)? Energy-as-a-Service is a business model that doesn’t rely on centralized energy generation or is particularly asset-focused, predicated on the maintenance of a set customer base featuring non-engaged consumers. Instead, the EaaS...

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Night Riding And the Energy Transition

Night Riding And the Energy Transition

As most of you know by now, my passion is anything on two wheels. When not in quarantine, I both motorbiked and mountain-biked to work, not just because I love any excuse to ride, but also to get mental and physical stimulation, reduce my carbon footprint, and speed...

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Why Antifragile Humans Need Antifragile Systems 

Why Antifragile Humans Need Antifragile Systems 

Andrea Ruotolo, Ph.D., is Global Head of Distributed Energy for Worley, the world’s largest engineering services firm in the energy sector, where she leads intrapreneurial teams in scaling new technology solutions and entering new markets, and identifies high-value...

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Shawshank And Those Pure, Proud And Free Moments

Shawshank And Those Pure, Proud And Free Moments

Taking Pride In Our Work I was chatting with my dad recently and he shared a story about how his neighbor needed to fix their house roof. They did their research and contracted the best rated roofing contractor in the area. To access the roof, the contractor had to...

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5 Microgrid / DES Hurdles And How To Overcome Them

5 Microgrid / DES Hurdles And How To Overcome Them

Although investment in microgrids and other Distributed Energy Systems (DES) is growing at over 10%-37% CAGR (depending on specific technology, e.g. microgrids, 10.6%; distributed storage, 38%), we still see more pent up demand for DES than we see deals signed and...

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Quick Guide To Distributed Energy Systems (DES)

Quick Guide To Distributed Energy Systems (DES)

This post is a primer quick guide to distributed energy systems and assumes no technical background on the part of the reader. You may have heard terms such as “microgrid”, or “Distributed Energy System (DES)” in the news, especially after storms or fires cause...

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5 Ways To Grow Stronger From Disruption

5 Ways To Grow Stronger From Disruption

Being Antifragile To Adapt Purposefully It’s often said “change is the only constant in life.” Despite this (or perhaps because of it), people have an instinctive desire to create “stability” and “safety” -- situations we think we can control and are comfortable in....

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