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.
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.
The Future of Jobs Report 2025 | World Economic Forum
Technological change, geoeconomic fragmentation, economic uncertainty, demographic shifts and the green transition – individually and in combination are among the major drivers
Optimal control of a hybrid microgrid for hydrogen-based heat supply
To optimize the efficiency of green hydrogen production and make it more price-competitive, the author simulates a hydrogen production plant consisting of a photovoltaic plant, a
Optimal configuration of hydrogen storage capacity of
This study proposes an innovative hydrogen storage capacity optimization configuration method that considers multiple demand factors, addressing the
Review of hydrogen technologies based microgrid: Energy
In the reviewed papers, hydrogen storage systems with electrolysers and fuel cells are often used to store energy and re-supply it into the microgrid. Combined with other types of short
5 facts you should know about the Strait of Hormuz
Normally, a fifth of global gas and oil trade passes through this chokepoint. That''s 20 million barrels of oil a day. But why are people talking so much about this one small waterway - and how
Sustainable PV-hydrogen-storage microgrid energy management
The photovoltaic-hydrogen-storage (PHS) microgrid system cleverly integrates renewable clean energy and hydrogen storage, providing a sustainable solution that maximizes the solar energy
Optimal Sizing of Hydrogen Storage for a Standalone Microgrid
This paper presents a mixed-integer second order conic programming (MISOCP) method to evaluate the system economy considering nonlinear efficiencies of power-to-hydrogen-to-power (P2H2P)
Hydrogen storage based micro-grid: A comprehensive review on
The review is initiated with an overview of HSS comprising of electrolyzer, hydrogen storage unit and fuel cell. The micro-grid planning and economic optimization approaches with
These Dutch microgrid communities can supply 90% of their energy
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.
How buildings can solve energy security as demands surge
Surging energy demands and prices of buildings are turning leaders to efficiency retrofits to reduce energy costs and improve long-term energy security.
A Review on Hydrogen-Based Hybrid Microgrid
This work identified many hydrogen production strategies, storage methods, and energy management strategies in the hybrid microgrid (HMG).
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.
Hydrogen Energy Storage System at Borrego Springs Towards an
In this project, NREL will add hydrogen energy storage system (which includes fuel cell, storage tanks, and electrolyzer) as one of the technology options available in REopt®—a publicly available techno
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.
Enhancing Microgrid Resilience with Green Hydrogen Storage
To improve electricity supply resilience, we co-optimize microgrid and hydrogen storage operation with the proposed piecewise linearization model, capturing the nonlinear electro-chemical model of
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.
How to finance battery energy storage | World Economic Forum
Battery energy storage systems can address the challenge of intermittent renewable energy. But innovative financial models are needed to encourage deployment.