Microgrids can secure electricity supply during disasters | World
Renewables-based microgrids and peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading can boost energy security as they are self-sufficient and run independent of large grids.
The small island states making big strides towards net zero
Pacific small island states, contributing only 0.03% of global emissions, are leading with ambitious renewable energy projects and net-zero goals by 2050.
Energy transition infrastructure, regulation and investment
Expert insight on how countries around the world can build secure, equitable and sustainable infrastructure that underpins the global energy transition.
These Dutch microgrid communities can supply 90% of their
Local communities generating their own power could become 90% energy self-sufficient, with potential to be fully self-reliant in the future, according to a Dutch study.
What are microgrids – and how can they help with power cuts?
Microgrids can step in when the main electricity grid fails. And as they can be powered by renewables, they are a sustainable and affordable option, too.
Why edge AI is now crucial for powering the global grid
See how edge AI puts intelligence where it''s needed most – at the edges of our power networks, working locally on or near the grid''s sensors and devices.
This bike path in the Netherlands is made from plastic waste
Dutch cyclists rode down the world''s first bike path made entirely of discarded plastic this week, in a move aimed at reducing the millions of tonnes wasted every year.
Pakistan is experiencing a solar power boom. Here''s what we can
Pakistan''s unstable electricity supply has driven a boom in private adoption of solar power – but it could further destabilize the national grid.
The start-up tackling Nigeria''s reliable power challenge | World
Amid an electricity crisis, many Nigerian small businesses run on petrol generators. This solar-microgrid start-up is working to connect them to clean energy.
Chattanooga airport is now completely solar-powered | World
Tennessee''s Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport recently became the first U.S. airport powered by 100 percent solar energy. Started in 2010, the $10 million microgrid project