Message from the Founder of HOMER Software – March 2023
Microgrid activity is heating up here in the U.S. In this newsletter, we highlight the growing role of microgrids for resilience and the expected impact of the Inflation Reduction Act. Now that the...
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Namibia Marble Factory Achieves Substantial Cost Savings by Going Off the Grid
A marble processing factory in Namibia — modeled using UL Solutions HOMER® Pro and designed to operate off the grid — is running reliably on a microgrid and saving what would have been significant...
View ArticlePeter Lilienthal Presenting at IEEE Las Vegas Tech Conference
IEEE Las Vegas Tech Conference and Expo is fast approaching on April 21st, 2023. This key event is a platform to find out the latest innovations and you will be equipped with the latest trends and...
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Growth Expectations in the Microgrid Market
Microgrid Knowledge asked industry leaders to forecast where the most growth will occur in 2023 and why. The following is the full text of the response from UL Solutions Global Microgrid Lead and the...
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German Engineers Without Borders Brings Light and Sanitation to Malawi...
German engineering students have been working to commission a photovoltaic (PV) solar-plus-storage system for a Malawi school that will power a digital library, electronic devices, adequate lighting...
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See Us at BOMA 2023 International Conference & Expo
Commercial real estate isn’t slowing down — and staying relevant means staying ahead of the changes on the horizon. From groundbreaking building technologies to new occupant expectations, the next...
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Qatar Desert Farm is Powered by Renewable Energy Microgrid
Renewable energy microgrids are gaining a toehold in one of the world’s most fossil fuel-rich countries — Qatar. We recently spoke with Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI) Senior...
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HOMER Grid 1.10 new EV charging and tariff features are now available
Electric vehicles are expected to sweep the nation, creating a critical need for businesses to consider EV charging infrastructure and calculate the potential revenue of adding EV charging. That’s...
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Think Microgrid Policy Summit: Overcoming Barriers to Microgrid Adoption
Think Microgrid, an industry coalition formed in 2021 to support the adoption of microgrid technology, held its second Microgrid Policy Summit in May of 2023. During the summit, more than 100 experts...
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Join UL Solutions at RE+ 2023
Join us for presentations and software demos to learn about the latest advancements in HOMER modeling software and SolarAPP+ permitting software at RE+ 2023, Sept. 11-14. Connect with us at UL...
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Energy & Mobility Technology, Systems and Value Chain
An event over a decade in the making, ENERGY & MOBILITY: Technology, Systems, and Value Chain that is taking place from September 12-15, 2023 has evolved from the Cleveland based EnergyTech...
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Hotel Marcel combines historic architecture, energy efficiency and a...
After standing vacant for 20 years, the historic Hotel Marcel in New Haven, Connecticut — created in the influential Bauhaus design and modernist architectural style — is now an all-electric, LEED...
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Powering the coming surge of electric vehicles with renewable energy
A group of automakers representing about half of the vehicle sales in the United States (U.S.) announced they will invest a billion dollars in launching a new, nationwide electric vehicle (EV)...
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2023 Renewable Energy Grid Integration Week
UL Solutions is a proud supporter of the 2023 Renewable Energy Grid Integration Week. The events will be held on the Lyngby campus of the Technical University of Denmark – DTU from September 25-28,...
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Fort Collins Deploys a Microgrid for Resilience and Carbon Dioxide Reduction...
For two decades, the city of Fort Collins, Colorado, and its municipal utility have been exploring technologies that would enhance grid resilience and contribute to the city’s carbon reduction goals....
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UL Solutions HOMER® Grid Software’s New Release Empowers Electric Vehicle...
Now, project developers can confidently forecast revenue and return on investment (ROI) of proposed charging stations, maximize project value and demonstrate that value to customers in minutes....
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Electrify Your Parking Lot: Successfully forecast EV charging revenue and...
Join the HOMER software team to discover how to take the guesswork out of forecasting electric vehicle (EV) charging revenue and costs in this short webinar. As EV sales surge, the future of EV...
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HOMER Software Founder Speaking at 360 Solar 2023
360 Solar is one of the largest series of trade fairs and conferences in Southern Brazil dedicated to solar energy and related technologies. This event is held only once a year in the city of...
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Join UL Solutions at the EV World Congress USA
The EV World Congress USA is the definitive event for fleet owners, businesses, and municipalities looking for solutions to install charging infrastructure for residents, customers, or employees. With...
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Early Adopters of Microgrid Technology: African Telecommunications Companies...
Mobile phones are at the heart of the African telecom industry. Their use ramped up quickly, and “a decade after mobile phones began to spread, they have become commonplace,” The Economist reported in...
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Engineers Without Borders Germany Uses HOMER® Software to Repower a Village...
The power often failed at a primary school in a remote Nepalese village. Even worse, the school was vulnerable to frequent lightning strikes. To improve the learning conditions and safety, Engineers...
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Call for Papers: Speak at the 8th International Hybrid Power Plants & Systems...
Join us at the 8th Hybrid Power Plants & Systems Workshop on the Azores from May 14-15, 2024. The venue of the workshop is located in Ponta Delgada on the island of São Miguel, the archipelago’s...
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5th International Conference on Solar Technologies and Hybrid Mini-Grids –...
Solar technologies and other decentralized renewable energy technologies offer a unique opportunity to provide access to modern energy services to more than 1 billion people lacking access to energy...
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Join Us at Microgrid Knowledge Conference 2024
Microgrid Knowledge (MGK) Conference 2024 is the intersection of education, advocacy and collaboration on the mission-critical pathway to NetZero unity. MGK Conference is a unique gathering of a...
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RE+ 24 – September 9-12, 2024
Join us at RE+ 2024 in Anaheim, California from September 9-12, 2024. Learn more and register here. Developed by the nation’s leading solar energy organizations, the Smart Electric Power Alliance...
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Award-Winning Caribbean Microgrid Incorporates Hurricane Resilience
The Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF) awarded its 2023 prize for “Best Microgrid” to Solar Island Energy and the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) for a project on the Caribbean Island of...
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Renewable Energy Grid Integration Week: Call for Papers
We endorse the two premier conferences that jointly constitute the Renewable Energy Grid Integration Week taking place in Helsinki, Finland from October 7-11, 2024. Seize the chance to present at the...
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Decarbonize industrial processes and our energy future with green hydrogen
Hydrogen can help decarbonize hard-to-abate, energy- and carbon-intensive industrial processes, long-haul transporting, and ammonia production. But making hydrogen requires a significant amount of...
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State Policy Innovations Crucial to Adoption of Microgrid Technology
Microgrids can improve resilience, decarbonization and affordability of the electric grid, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. However, legacy state energy policies remain a barrier to timely...
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UL Solutions HOMER® Front Software Adds Frequency Regulation Modeling for...
Energy professionals can now perform detailed, holistic modeling of most major electricity markets in front-of-the-meter systems worldwide. Boulder, Colo. — March 25, 2024 — UL Solutions, a global...
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