Australia launches $50m fund to ramp up microgrid projects

The Regional Australia Microgrid Pilots Programme (RAMPP) aims to improve the resilience and reliability of electricity supply and demonstrate solutions to the barriers faced when deploying the technology

Canada launches $964m programme to support smart renewable energy projects

It will invest in energy technologies such as solar, wind, storage, hydro, geothermal, tidal, microgrids and virtual power plants over four years

World Bank approves $10m to electrify rural areas in Tajikistan

The Tajikistan Rural Electrification Project aims to provide access to electricity to households in remote, mountainous areas of the southern part of the country

US Government re-establishes Arctic Energy Office

It will drive collaboration on the Department of Energy’s activities in the Arctic region, including the development of advanced microgrids and nuclear power systems

Rolls-Royce expands production of battery containers in Germany

From 2021, its MTU EnergyPacks are to be manufactured in the Siemens-Technopark in Ruhstorf, Bavaria, where Rolls-Royce already has a production site

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New partnership formed to develop hydrogen-fuelled microgrids

Ways2H and Local Power have joined forces for advanced microgrids powered by hydrogen generators, solar power, battery storage and heating automation

Rolls-Royce takes majority stake in energy storage company

The British multinational engineering firm’s interest has increased to 73.1%

Siemens partners with renewable energy developer for microgrids in mining

It is working with juwi to develop an advanced microgrid control system that enables the seamless integration of renewable electricity to a mine’s off-grid power supply

Shell invests in blockchain-based community energy platform

LO3 Energy’s technology aims to overcome the challenge of integrating distributed energy resources into supply networks

Schneider Electric invests in flexible energy management firm

It is establishing an innovation partnership with AutoGrid, focused on driving new AI and machine learning solutions for distributed energy resources