Microgrid Global Innovation Forum, September 16-17, 2015
03.09.2015
Total identified microgrid capacity has grown from 4,393 megawatts (MW) in the second quarter of 2014 to more than 12,000 MW today, according to Navigant Research. The drivers behind this growth range from the need for greater grid reliability and resiliency, to the integration of more renewable energy into the grid - including distributed solar, wind, biogas, etc.
These trends, as well as the need to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and improve the economics of off-grid energy systems, are compelling utilities, municipal governments, rural and island communities, and other stakeholders to look at microgrids and virtual power plants (VPPs) as key strategies for meeting the world's future energy needs. The Forum organized by SGO (Smart Grid Observer) and ARE (Alliance for Rural Electrification) will focus on Microgrid feasibility, design, and implementation, Refining the business case for off-grid, remote, and island microgrids, Solar + storage advances, Project financing and investor perspectives, Determining the correct technology mix for hybrid energy systems, Advanced battery, fuel cell, and flow battery technologies, Microgrid power control, management, and integration, Integrating distributed renewable energy resources into the grid, Effective project evaluation, implementation, and management, Regulatory and public policy advances, Standards and interoperability issues, Market drivers and opportunities worldwide.
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These trends, as well as the need to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and improve the economics of off-grid energy systems, are compelling utilities, municipal governments, rural and island communities, and other stakeholders to look at microgrids and virtual power plants (VPPs) as key strategies for meeting the world's future energy needs. The Forum organized by SGO (Smart Grid Observer) and ARE (Alliance for Rural Electrification) will focus on Microgrid feasibility, design, and implementation, Refining the business case for off-grid, remote, and island microgrids, Solar + storage advances, Project financing and investor perspectives, Determining the correct technology mix for hybrid energy systems, Advanced battery, fuel cell, and flow battery technologies, Microgrid power control, management, and integration, Integrating distributed renewable energy resources into the grid, Effective project evaluation, implementation, and management, Regulatory and public policy advances, Standards and interoperability issues, Market drivers and opportunities worldwide.
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