Turning
Up
the
Engineering firms are
lighting up innovation to
modernize the energy grid
T
o see the future of energy,
utility companies need
look no further than
Overland Park, Kansas.
The engineering firm
Black & Veatch created
a microgrid to power its
own headquarters and showcase modern
power technologies. Each year, the microgrid
generates about 1,300 megawatt hours
(MWh) of power, or 12.5 percent of the
headquarters' demand, from a combination
of a geothermal well, rooftop solar
photovoltaic panels and natural-gas-powered
microturbines-all supported by a lithiumion battery storage system and the company's
proprietary energy management software.
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ENGINEERING INC.
JULY / AUGUST 2016
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Engineering Inc. - July/August 2016