What are microgrids – and how can they help with power cuts?
May 6, 2022 · Microgrids can power whole communities or single sites like hospitals, bus stations and military bases. Most generate their own power using renewable energy like wind and solar. In power …
These Dutch microgrid communities can supply 90% of their energy …
Sep 14, 2018 · A study commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency is monitoring the performance of three microgrid projects in Amsterdam and one …
Microgrids can secure electricity supply during disasters | World ...
Feb 15, 2023 · 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.
Can solar microgrids bring power to rural India? - The World Economic …
Jun 12, 2015 · India and Microgrids Many believe that solar microgrid technologies hold the key that will enable India to satiate its expanding appetite for energy. These microgrids are sustainable energy …
Energy transition infrastructure, regulation and investment
Jun 18, 2025 · Expert insight on how countries around the world can build secure, equitable and sustainable infrastructure that underpins the global energy transition.
The small island states making big strides towards net zero
May 31, 2024 · 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 start-up tackling Nigeria’s reliable power challenge | World ...
Sep 13, 2024 · Less than half of the population of Nigeria has access to a reliable electricity supply. Start-up ICE Commercial Power is working to connect Nigerian SMEs to clean power via solar …
Lessons on energy resilience from the Iberian power outage
May 16, 2025 · The Iberian Peninsula power outage highlighted the reliance of modern society on electricity when it suffered Europe's largest blackout in years. Such disruptions are likely to become …
Grid flexibility for a resilient, equitable energy future
Jan 20, 2025 · We need to grow the grid faster, use modern tech to make them flexible and affordable, raise energy storage and reform rules that penalize grid flexibility planning.
The top energy stories of 2024 | World Economic Forum
Dec 20, 2024 · From AI’s energy use to the rising demand for critical minerals, here are some of our must-read energy stories from 2024.