Distributed generation is not a new concept. The first power plants, including Thomas Edison’s Pearl Street Power station, were essentially distributed generation and constructed to serve a local area ...

In an era marked by rapid technological advancements and growing energy demands—all compounded by infrastructure challenges due to persistent extreme weather events—the concept of distributed power ...

Brazil has reached a milestone in its distributed-generation solar capacity, with a total of 24 GW. Since April, it has deployed an additional 4 GW of distributed solar capacity. However, the third ...

Upgraded equipment, new software, and innovations to serve both residential, and commercial and industrial customers are changing the solar power industry. Decentralized power generation continues to ...

Although not nearly as exciting as extra-terrestrials that may threaten our planet one day, there are existing threats to the quality of our power grid. Non-linear loads – fluorescent and LED lighting ...

When it comes to DG assets, it’s not so much what you have, but how you use it. The total is often greater than the sum of its parts, and perhaps no better example exists in today’s electric power ...

Researchers in India have proposed a new set of techniques to mitigate total harmonic distortions during islanding events, which occur in distributed generation systems when there are disruptions in ...

WASHINGTON ― Net metering practices should be revised to reflect the value that distributed electricity generation ― for example, electricity generated by rooftop solar panels ― can provide to society ...

Distributed generation : an introduction / Anne-Marie Borbely and Jan F. Kreider -- Combustion engine generator sets / Eric Wong, Herb Whitall, and Paul Dailey -- Combustion turbines / Richard Brent - ...