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RE: https://mas.to/@greenfrogg/116404983194907706

#GoodNews #renewables #renewableenergy #solar #wind #solarpower #windpower #hydropower #microgrids #sustainability #resilience #selfsufficience

@lokjo Also: 2024/2025 Hungary became official world leader in #solar capacity growth and share in electricity production. Inoficially it was Pakistan with their accelerating spread of rural solar #microgrids 🌞 💪 😎 #solarize

#FYI #JustHaveAThink #batteries #renewableenergy #solarpower #windpower #GoodNews

Since #SodiumBatteries are rolled out by #China now, which are much more useful in a wide range of temperatures from (-20°C to 60°C) up to (-70°C to 100°C), mega-batteries will replace fossils even faster.
I still advocate for more #homebatteries and #microgrids to stabilize the grid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR--t-eMq_Y

ETIPP is transforming energy for 38 coastal, remote, and island communities! 🌊⚡

By focusing on local generation, microgrids, and planning with community values, these initiatives are designed to withstand storms, reduce costs, and integrate renewable energy sources.

Together, communities are co-designing energy solutions that not only keep the lights on but also prioritize resilience and sustainability.

#EnergyReliability #CommunityPower #SustainableFuture #Microgrids #RenewableEnergy

@gottalaff.bsky.social globally and, slowed but not stopped in the USA, #BEV #solar #photovoltaic #wind and #batteries #BESS battery energy storage systems are all outpacing fossil fuel energy dependent systems. Even if not blatant, more homes and buildings are becoming #Microgrids working in concert with centralized grids but no longer dependent upon them

"The power plant of the future isn't a smokestack. It's all around your home." - Futurist Jim Carroll

The global energy grid is in the midst of its most profound transformation in a century.

For decades, our model has been simple: massive, centralized power stations push electricity in one direction to passive consumers. That era is decisively ending. We are witnessing a fundamental shift from a one-way delivery monologue to a multi-directional energy grid. The power plant of the future is no longer a distant smokestack; it's the solar panels on your roof, the battery in your garage, and the smart devices throughout your home.

I must admit, it's kind of bizarre writing about this right now because the trend is real, and yet one nation is busy turning its back on the reality of the trend (and many other things.)

So let's consider this from a global perspective!

This evolution toward intelligent, multi-directional networks represents a critical inflection point over the next five years. It’s a transition creating enormous business opportunities that extend far beyond simple hardware to encompass sophisticated, data-driven services. Here's a PDF that explores it.

https://pdf.jimcarroll.com/Megatrend7-EnergyDecentralization.pdf

Essentially, it's being a centralized grid, to a decentralized, distributed grid, with millions of energy inputs.

So what's it all about? Continuing on the energy theme from yesterday, this transformation isn't happening by accident. It's being propelled by three powerful, interconnected forces I call the "Three Ds":

Decarbonization: Despite some areas with political pushback, the world is aggressively shifting from fossil fuels to renewables.

Decentralization: Energy is now being generated, stored, and managed closer to where it's consumed. This gives rise to the "prosumer"—an active participant who both produces and consumes energy.

Digitalization: We're embedding intelligence into the network. Smart meters, IoT sensors, and advanced software are creating a responsive, "aware" grid where electricity and data flow in both directions.

The shift is pretty profound. In the old paradigm, you were a passive consumer with little control. Energy got sent to you. The new reality empowers you as a "prosumer." in which you contribute your energy when available.

Think of it this way - various groups right now are building smart home thermostats that manage your batteries and power generation - and become the next billion-dollar industry by doing so.

**#Decentralization** **#Energy** **#Grid** **#Solar** **#Microgrids** **#Innovation** **#Prosumer** **#Batteries** **#Future** **#Distributed**

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2025/07/decoding-tomorrow-30-megatrends-7-energy-decentralization-the-power-plant-of-the-future-isnt-a-smokestack-its-all-around-your-home/

https://www.techoregon.org/event/tao-energy-innovation-summit

(with #Alphabet and #Amazon as major partners: low expectations for the actual future human aspects as a consideration)
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economics of #AI and its growing energy footprint: role of #datacenters in regional development and #sustainability
#microgrids and #distributedgeneration as #resilientinfrastructure solutions
#EnergyStorage innovations and #gridmodernization

🚨🤦‍♂️ Oh, the #irony... Puerto Rico's solar #microgrids might be beating blackouts, but this article's got a 403 so hard, even the sun can't shine through it. Looks like someone forgot to pay their internet bill! 🔌🚫
https://spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-solar-microgrids #PuertoRico #SolarEnergy #403Error #InternetIssues #HackerNews #ngated

#FYI #microgrids #ClubofRome #energysecurity #electricity #resilience #sustainability #solar #solarpower #renewables

We need more microgrids!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxSDIVic_4o

#climate #ClimateScience #climatechange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #climatecatastrophe #globalWarming #globalHeating #ExtremeWeather

Peer-to-peer energy trading + cheap solar & storage = millions of people lifted out of energy poverty.
#Bangladesh #Cambodia #ClimateChange #Energy #MicroGrids #OWGF #Peer2Peer #RenewableEnergy #Solar #SolarPower #SolarPunk #Sustainability
https://owgf.org/2025/03/10/peer-to-peer-energy-in-developing-nations/

Peer-to-peer energy in developing nations

https://youtu.be/j6oB1UjwY5w?feature=shared

It’s estimated that globally 1.18 Billion people are living in energy poverty and 700 Million are living with no electricity at all. [1] Many of them are in rural areas with no chance of ever getting connected to a mains (Fossil Fuel) grid because the electricity/maintenance would be just too expensive. Enter peer-to-peer energy trading technology, coupled with cheap solar and storage. A technology that has the potential to lift millions out of energy poverty, especially those living in equatorial regions.

Established in 2015, SOLshare, in Bangladesh, has developed one of the world’s first solar peer-to-peer energy exchange platforms, allowing households with rooftop solar home systems to trade excess electricity in real-time. This technology enables users to become both producers and consumers of electricity, enhancing energy access in areas where traditional grid infrastructure is lacking.

The SOLshare platform is comprised of three key elements

• SOLbazaar Platform: This is the core of SOLshare’s P2P trading system, which connects households and small businesses. Users can sell surplus energy generated from their solar installations to neighbours, facilitating a decentralised energy market.
• SOLbox Meter: A bi-directional smart meter that allows for the measurement and trading of electricity between users. It supports mobile payments, making transactions seamless and accessible.
• Mobile App: The SOLapp helps manage user energy and tracks consumption and trading activities, enhancing user engagement and efficiency.

SOLshare’s initiative has significantly improved energy access for rural communities in Bangladesh, where approximately 60 million people still lack reliable electricity. Some of these communities have never had access to reliable electricity. By enabling households to monetise their excess solar energy, SOLshare not only addresses energy poverty but also empowers local economies by allowing individuals to earn income through energy trading.

The company’s technology exemplifies the benefits of a shift towards decentralised and sustainable energy solutions. The Fossil Fuels industry to this day claims that renewables can’t power the world, but if history has taught us anything it’s centralised Fossil Fuels can’t power poorer regional areas. While this technology is most applicable in rural areas it can be deployed in cities to help combat blackouts and rising electricity costs.

There are other similar initiatives happening in the developing world. I touched on another initiative in Africa in this article HERE. Also in Cambodia Okra Solar are deploying something very similar which they call a Mesh Grid. It can be quickly deployed, and in this case below, redeployed when needed. Someting that is increasingly important when it comes to Climate Change adaptation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI4S2lH9DdM

You can see other projects that Okra Solar are deploying around the world here: https://www.okrasolar.com/category/case-studies

It’s not just the developing world that can benefit from this type of Solar Micro Grid. In Australia remote communities that are currently dependent on diesel generators are now being powered by Solar and Batteries. These towns would also benefit from the addition of peer-to-peer energy trading as a way to save money and build more resilience into their micro grids. https://reneweconomy.com.au/horizon-slashes-diesel-use-with-solar-and-battery-microgrids-for-remote-towns/

Solar and Storage will 100% power equatorial regions, and beyond, in the the future. It will be cheaper and more reliable. It will allow for more energy independence and will dramatically reduce emissions. We just need to hit the accelerator pedal and get deploying these projects faster so they can benefit from economies of scale.

Notes*

The Bangladesh video is from Damon Gameau who embarks on a personal journey to explore what the future could look like by the year 2040 if we embraced the best solutions available today to improve our planet and wellbeing. https://theregenerators.org/2040/

You can read more about Mesh Grids here: https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/05/the-potential-of-solar-mesh-grids-for-last-mile-electrification/

Other links:

Al Jazeera video on Solshare: https://youtu.be/v33ERl42VYM?si=U_dZvHwzlnZEmKuk

World Economic Forum video: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2018/06/rural-bangladesh-villages-transition-renewable-energy-sebastian-groh/

#Bangladesh #Cambodia #ClimateChange #energy #MicroGrids #OWGF #Peer2Peer #Solar #SolarPunk #sustainability

And here is an excellent example of centralized utility grid will fail and #TeleInterActive #microgrids acting as sensor analytics ecosystems #SensAE are required for resilience [see my thread before this post]

From: @news
https://oceanplayground.social/@news/113872837193212280

We need to explore how these distributed #microgrids can act as sensor analytics ecosystems #SensAE for the improvement of the local and global environments. As #TeleInterActive Microgrids they can island, support neighbors and supplement regional grids. One way to do this will be through connected #composable #causal #DigitalTwins communicating, adding context and collaborating to bring resilience from the local to the regional level

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…but also the impact politics must have to stop ecosystem collapse from #GlobalWarming #ClimateCatasrophe

Politics, anthropology and conversations as part of system architecture can help with sensor analytics ecosystems for Renewable Energy and Storage, TeleInterActive #Microgrids, #SmartRegions, Supply Chain and Circular Economy, and systems architecture to bring it all together, to reduce/reverse the impact from over a century of burning stuff

#IoT #IIoT #SensAE #SmartPlanet #DigitalTwins

With Wildfire Season Arriving, Microgrids Can Save Lives and Protect Health https://www.microgridknowledge.com/grid-resilience/article/55041046/with-wildfire-season-arriving-microgrids-can-save-lives-and-protect-health #wildfires #disasterprevention #grid #power #microgrids

We moved to #Sustainability with Shyam Varan Nath discussing the use of #IoT #DigitalTwins for optimizing the use of #renewableEnergy especially wind turbines, in #SmartRegion sensor analytics ecosystems #SensAE The discussion also considered #Causal Digital Twins, the use of #TeleInterActive #Microgrids and the dependencies of sustainability and #Security in urban settings #InternetOfThings #IoTday #IoTday2024 #AIIoTforGood #Tech4Good 7/16

I truly need to get our #blogs back up, first by deciding what to do with #b2evolution no longer being maintained. I need to expand our #IoT to #SensAE maturity model from [component], connection, communication, contextualization, collaboration, causation and cognition to adding the missing step between #causation and #cognition which is #conceptualization to realize valuable sensor analytics ecosystems (SensAE) such as #teleinteractive #microgrids and #SmartRegions