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The spread of microgrids for corporate, school and government campuses is one of the more interesting aspects of the shift to decentralized power production. Last week Schneider Electric, Paris, formed a partnership with Green Energy Corp., Nashville, to develop standardized microgrid solutions for public and private clients.
The partnership will combine Schneider Electric’s expertise in distributed energy resources and advanced power control with Green Energy’s open source Linux tools for controlling the systems and improving returns on customer investments.
Schneider Electric has recently highlighted microgrids as a strategic keystone for its future growth. The company has been part of 250 microgrid deployments in the U.S. corporate, university and government markets over the past 20 years.
“A key element of our strategy is full-service implementation of microgrids. With North America projected to maintain its global leadership in microgrid capacity and increase its market share to 65% of the global market by 2020, now was the right time to join forces to deliver a solution positioned to meet this growing demand,” said James Potach, senior vice president, Energy and Sustainability Service, Schneider Electric. “Working with Green Energy Corp delivers a complete solution to the microgrid market, enabling Schneider Electric to provide thousands of its existing and new energy customers with options not previously available.”
Green Energy’s Linux-based GreenBus 2.0 connects utility and client systems in smart grid and microgrid settings. It offers a “Microgrid as a Service” option based on open-source software and cloud computing for rapid deployment and extreme scalability. The company has built its “Ecosystem” offerings with a focus on renewable energy sources.
Together, Schneider and Green Energy see themselves delivering a standardized microgrid package that includes design, development, construction, operations and ownership.
