Category: Microgrid

Monhegan Island

Overview Maine island microgrid turns to lowest emission baseload power option This Maine island has always had to generate its own energy, having no subsea connection to the mainland’s power grid.  Local authorities needed baseload energy that met EPA’s most stringent emissions requirments, so they turned to Vergent to provide an ultra-low emissions CHP system.  […]
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OATI Microgrid Technology Center

Overview Forming the backbone of a Microgrid! At the heart of this microgrid is a Capstone C600 Signature Series natural gas-fired microturbine that simultaneously creates electricity and thermal energy for heating and cooling. The C600S microturbine is a dual-mode model, able to operate connected to a utility grid or operate stand-alone, providing power to critical […]
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Gordon Bubolz Lodge

Overview Wisconsin Microgrid Showcases Several Clean Energy Technologies HOW DOES THE BUBOLZ MICROGRID WORK? MICROGRID CONTROLLER The microgrid controller is the computer technology that monitors the electrical current created by all sources. It makes decisions on how to use or store electrical current created by Solar-PV, the microturbine, battery, generator or the fuel cell. SOLAR […]
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Hacienda North Farms

Overview Off-grid stand-alone microgrid providing power, heat and CO2 Hacienda North Farms, located in the Leamington area of Ontario, has a 96-acre operation specializing in growing bell peppers for the Canadian and US markets. This area of Ontario is home to the largest concentration of Greenhouses in North America, and the local electrical utility struggles […]
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