Reimagining Puerto Rico: The Mini Gird Transformation Read more about Reimagining Puerto Rico: The Mini Gird Transformation PREPA has developed a power system transformation plan calling for separating the territory into 8 autonomous mini-grids that would operate independently in the event of a major catastrophe. Loads within each mini-grid are categorized into critical, priority, and general. Critical loads are served with microgrids within the mini-grids. Each mini-grid will have generation within the grid to continuously power critical and priority loads. The plan calls for closing over 3 GW of fossil oil-fired units and replacing them with 2 GW of solar, 1 GW of BESS, and 1GW of gas turbines fueled by LNG.
Alessandro Romagnoli Keywords Thermal Energy Systems energy systems industrial energy efficiency power generation microgrids renewable energy energy storage Liquefied Natural Gas storage and supply Read more about Alessandro Romagnoli Alessandro obtained his Ph.D. from Imperial College London in 2010 and since 2014 he has been appointed as Assistant Professor in the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), and as Cluster Director on Multi-Energy Systems and Grids (Thermal Energy Systems) at the Energy Research Institute @ Nanyang Technological University (ERI@N).
Nicola Armacost Keywords finance energy water sanitation microfinance renewable energy distributed solar rooftop solar e-vehicles microgrids mini-grids Read more about Nicola Armacost Nicola Armacost is the Managing Director of Arc Finance whose mission is to link the fields of finance, energy, water, and sanitation. Arc’s financial institution partners have provided access to clean energy for over 4.5 million people in a range of countries including Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Nicaragua, and Haiti. Arc’s partners offer financing for distributed solar, roof-top solar, e-vehicles and a range of other uses as well as micro and mini-grids.
Michael Ashford Keywords microgrids water infrastructure energy infrastructure utility services renewable energy Read more about Michael Ashford Mike Ashford is Director of Chemonics International’s Water, Energy and Sustainable Cities Practice headquartered in Washington, DC. He is an energy and water infrastructure professional with over 20 years’ experience in project development and program management. His current work focuses on the financial sustainability of infrastructure development and utility services in water and energy on behalf of donor agencies.
Aileen Dalanon Keywords renewable energy energy efficiency smart grid technologies microgrids energy storage Renewables Grid Integration Green Finance. Read more about Aileen Dalanon Aileen Dalanon leads the Core Business and Emerging Technologies Tariff Management Team which designs tariffs for MERALCO’s core business of electricity distribution. She monitors and advocates for policies that ensure stability and fairness of electricity tariffs, as MERALCO continues to support the technological advancements in the industry. In recent years, with the influx of new energy sources and technologies, she took on the role of monitoring business models and tariff policies on renewable energy and energy efficiency, smart grid technologies, microgrids, and energy storage.
Microgrid: Enabling Resilient and Cost Effective Access to Power Read more about Microgrid: Enabling Resilient and Cost Effective Access to Power Emerging trends and developments on microgrid applications took center stage in this ADB Energy Sector brownbag session. The knowledge sharing event featured Maxine Ghavi, Global Microgrid Program Director of ASEA Brown Boveri (ABB). Mr. Ghavi shared key technology developments and trends related to microgrid applications. He highlighted the benefits of using microgrid applications, and how these are changing the landscape of renewable energy systems.