Microgrids that utilise renewable energy sources can be a solution for providing energy security and flexibility to communities with unstable grid connections, without the need to rely on expensive and climate-damaging fossil-fueled generators. The lack of a dependable energy supply is an issue that many businesses and communities around the world face today. Whether they are connected to an unstable grid or located in a remote area without ready access to the power grid, it is difficult to grow and thrive as energy becomes more expensive and less reliable.
Microgrids can be a solution for reliable, sustainable and cost-efficient energy supply for communities that can’t rely on the power grid.
In many countries, the investments needed to improve the stability of the power grid are huge and on a national scale, but at the same time we are facing a global power crunch - demand is increasing, and will continue to do so. Consumers are feeling the effects of higher global energy prices, disruptions in supply chains, and increased risks of power outages, partly due to more and more extreme weather. This dilemma is prompting many actors to look at implementing microgrids, to reduce their reliance on large-scale power grids.
A typical microgrid is a smaller system where power is generated and consumed locally, making that area less dependent on the power grid and enabling greater control and reliability in the power supply. To make sure that we reach our climate goals, a lot of microgrids today are powered by renewable energy, but more often than not they have diesel generators as a backup because solar and wind are intermittent sources. We’re here to tell you that by using long-duration energy storage (LDES), it’s possible to build microgrids that run on renewable sources and don’t need to depend on expensive and polluting fossil fuels.
The Azelio TES.POD can help reduce a microgrid’s reliance on fossil fuels (EMS: Energy Management System).
LDES adds predictability to renewable energy by storing it for hours, days or weeks if necessary, and supplying clean power when it’s needed. Our long-duration TES.POD solution stores renewable energy to meet the growing need for 8-18 hour flexibility. Incorporating it into a microgrid system can provide access to the affordable clean power needed to be truly independent from the grid, without relying on fossil fuels. By combining renewable energy and long-duration storage, microgrids can be a real solution to give many communities the clean, reliable energy that they lack today.
Read more about microgrids and long-duration energy storage on our website:
https://www.azelio.com/how-to-build-a-renewable-microgrid/
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Important info worth learning.
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Very interesting!
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Great news!
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This is a good way to see long duration storage. It's a good way to really become off-grid without fossil fuels