
What are microgrids – and how can they help with power cuts?
May 6, 2022 · 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.
These Dutch microgrid communities can supply 90% of their energy …
Sep 14, 2018 · 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.
The start-up tackling Nigeria’s reliable power challenge | World ...
Sep 13, 2024 · 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.
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.
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.
XENDEE | World Economic Forum
XENDEE is the team and technology supporting distributed energy and microgrid energy solutions. It is a comprehensive distributed energy resource (DER) design and operation software platform. Its …
What are energy flexibility and demand response? | World Economic …
Oct 2, 2025 · Solutions like demand-side response (DSR) can provide energy flexibility and security, according to the World Economic Forum's Energy Transition Index 2025.
This bike path in the Netherlands is made from plastic waste
Sep 18, 2018 · 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.
Chattanooga airport is now completely solar-powered | World …
Aug 13, 2019 · Tennessee's Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport recently became the first U.S. airport powered by 100 percent solar energy. Started in 2010, the $10 million microgrid project includes a …
How to finance battery energy storage | World Economic Forum
May 10, 2024 · Battery energy storage systems can address the challenge of intermittent renewable energy. But innovative financial models are needed to encourage deployment.