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Outdated substation architecture won’t power the future. See how electric utilities are transforming with a flexible, software-defined grid to handle renewable energy and improve grid reliability. https://brcm.tech/4crYzm7

Powering the future with software-defined grids for reliable and renewable energy. #SubstationModernization #SmartGrid #GridReliability #ElectricUtilities #EnergyInnovation #SoftwareDefinedGrid #SustainableEnergy #EnergyTransformation #SoftwareDefinedEdge #VMwarebyBroadcom

👩🔬 𝐅𝐥𝐞𝐱𝟒𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝! ☀ Have you already checked out the FLEX4FACT Project 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬? 👉 This comprehensive study explores how 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, and 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 can 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬. The report presents two innovative energy optimization approaches—𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 and 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥-𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐥𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠—and demonstrates 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐬. These findings represent an important step in supporting the energy transition within industry, one of Flex4Fact's core goals. 📄 Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/eGEdCZu5 Big thanks to our partners from SINTEF Industry and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya for this great work! 🤝 Thiago Lima Silva I Pau Fisco Compte I Marc Juanpera Gallel I Miguel Muñoz Ortiz I Mikael Bekkenes Støen I Madeline Kitch #Flex4FactProject #HorizontEurope #SmartEnergy

Check out this short video where our energy modeler, Natan Simhai, CEM, BEMP, Project Engineer and Josh Decker, Associate Engineer, discuss what an energy model is and the benefits of energy modeling. Energy models are most commonly used as a strategy to estimate energy usage at newly constructed facilities as well as addition and renovation projects. The value of energy modeling is that it can simulate the energy use of an entire building. By incorporating the building’s design aspects such as envelope, geometry, lighting, and HVAC, the interactions between all of the facility’s systems can be captured. This process accounts for the building’s performance in comparison to a reference baseline, used to comply with energy codes or rating systems such as LEED and CHPS. If you’ll be attending ClimateCon! Boulder, Natan will be on a panel at 1:30, “Powering Progress: Business Innovations Driving the Renewable Energy Revolution.” #EnergyModeling #EnergyEfficiency #NewConstruction #BEMP #BuildingAutomation

Take a deep dive into energy modeling for GridOptimal buildings tomorrow with this webinar from @New Buildings Institute! Find out more or register: https://loom.ly/sLZCqVM

🔧 Dive into Utility Thermal Energy Networks (UTENs) with CDM Smith's expert, Jacky Kinson! 🔧 Jacky explains the importance of UTENs and why they are essential for the future. "For UTENs, the design and modeling are critical because we need to model loads for different types of buildings, including commercial, residential, and municipal," she says. Curious to learn more? Read the full article to explore the details! 🌍🏢🏠 #UTENs #SustainableEnergy #Innovation #BuildingDesign

☀ Retrofitting older systems is not a plug and play affair! ☀ Are you looking to retrofit old systems with out of date or unsupported inverters? It may not be quite as easy as you think! Older technologies have a different system architecture and require grounding unlike modern systems. Want to know more? We'll be hosting a webinar April 4, 2024 at 12:00 PM eastern to help you understand how to properly retrofit existing systems. See you there! https://lnkd.in/gVGkJk7R #froniussolar #solarenergy #renewableenergy #solarapp #solarinstaller #froniussolarenergy #sunpower #greenenergy #sustainability #sustainableenergy #pvsystem #pvdesign #photovoltaics #solarinverter #solarinverters

Derek Ensign, PE, LEED AP, CEM, CxA, Director of Energy Design Engineering, along with other industry experts, give us a glimpse into the future of the HVACR industry in HPAC Engineering's latest article! Read the full interview to learn more about the exciting advancements in technology as the industry evolves towards resiliency, reliability, and efficiency to minimize global impact. 🌍💡🔧 #HVACIndustry #FutureTrends #EnergyEfficiency #GlobalImpact

“Your microgrid is not your battery plus your PV and/or a generator. It’s those things, *plus* the user.” The topic of our January #AskMayfieldAnything was Design Considerations for Energy Storage Systems. Successful solar-plus-storage projects are built with careful planning and coordination among all parties involved. Feasibility studies are often beneficial and, in the case of microgrid projects, are often required. These studies are an iterative process with inputs from energy and financial models, site constraints, and performance goals. In this clip from the AMA, Zach Snyder, and Ryan Mayfield explain a few of the considerations that go into engineering a microgrid and our feasibility study process. 👇 Watch the full episode (link in the comments) for more insights from our Director of Engineering, Brian Bruggeman, and Senior Design Engineer, Greg Kamps. #ama #solarindustry #ESS #EnergyStorage #microgrids #energystoragesystems #pvengineering #pvdesign #FeasibilityStudies

Interesting to read about The LA100 Study by NREL for LADWP and the evaluation of future scenarios. #LA100 #GreenMEP #engineering #mepdesign