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Microgrid as a Service

Jan Hughes
Let’s get radical about decarbonising domestic heating – local microgrids could support energy communities and help deliver the electrification of new homes in Europe, writes Principal Analyst Jeremy Harrison for the Energy Institute.
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Microgrid as a service

Jan Hughes
Let’s get radical about decarbonising domestic heating – local microgrids could support energy communities and help deliver the electrification of new homes in Europe, writes Principal Analyst Jeremy Harrison for Energy Institute. Read the article on the Energy Institute website.
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Whitepaper – Microgrid as a Service

Jan Hughes
The UK housing market is expected to grow to around 300,000 homes annually by 2030. To deliver this level of growth whilst simultaneously meeting our net zero targets, we will need to apply a wide range of technology and business model innovations. Energy Communities are seen as an integral part of this transition. Microgrid as...
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Webinar – Opportunities for Local Energy Systems in Commerce and Industry

Jan Hughes
Most people are familiar with Local Energy Systems such as energy communities which address the needs of households. This webinar will explore the opportunities for Local Energy Systems in the C&I sectors and will present case studies showcasing examples of C&I Local Energy Systems. It will illustrate different applications and business models such as energy...
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Catch up on Microgrids and Energy Communities: How Local Energy Systems provide technical and societal resilience

Jan Hughes
Local Energy Systems have the potential to provide resilience in a number of ways. Microgrids are well known for their ability to maintain energy supplies in the event of grid failure even during natural disasters, and can also support the wider energy system. Energy Communities on the other hand whilst not necessarily providing physical resilience,...
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Webinar – How local energy systems can provide resilience

Jan Hughes
Local Energy Systems have the potential to provide resilience in a number of ways. Microgrids are well known for their ability to maintain energy supplies in the event of grid failure even during natural disasters, and can also support the wider energy system. Energy Communities on the other hand whilst not necessarily providing physical resilience,...
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Will microgrids become increasingly important in the European energy sector?

Jan Hughes
When presenting this question to product managers, engineers, and business developers in market leading companies in the European energy sector, I discovered a world of potential for many different applications; not only in remote areas where they would normally be implemented but also in grid connected spaces with operational needs to be fulfilled. I learned...
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Webinar – Will energy communities replace conventional energy suppliers?

Jan Hughes
Energy communities have the potential to transform customer attitudes and the way they engage with the energy system. Peer to peer energy trading models, facilitated by blockchain are also challenging the status quo, while collective self-consumption is stimulating growth of energy communities across Europe. What would it take from energy suppliers to adapt to this...
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