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design, and implementation of the
Crown Hall Nanogrid and demonstrates the technical advantages of
integrating autonomous solar and
storage subsystems in a nanogrid.
The control and management
strategies applied to the Crown Hall
Nanogrid are discussed in detail.
The Crown Hall Nanogrid is a testbed for identifying and quantifying
technical and economic advantages/disadvantages of ac and dc technologies under various criteria and
objectives (e.g., cost savings, energy efficiency, resilience, and maintenance requirements).
x " Renewable Energy Integration in
Canadian Remote Community
Microgrids: The Feasibility of
Hydrogen and Gas Generation, " by
Enrique Gabriel Vera, Claudio
Canizares, and Mehrdad Pirnia,
considers several combinations of
energy sources, including renewable energy sources (RESs), flow
batteries, hydrogen, and natural

gas generation, for an MG in the
remote community of Sanikiluaq
in the Canadian Arctic. HOMER is
used to find the optimal mixture of
energy sources and estimated cost
parameters considering the limitations and characteristics of
Canadian Arctic communities. The
proposed results demonstrate that
a significant reduction and even
the elimination of diesel generation
is possible for Canadian Arctic
communities, with substantial RES
penetration, large savings, and
smaller levelized cost of energy as
well as a broad energy mix that
includes flow batteries and wind,
solar photovoltaic, hydrogen, and
natural gas generation.
x " The Kythnos Microgrid: A 20-Year
History, " by Nikos Hatziargyriou,
Aris Dimeas, Nasos Vasilakis, Dimitrios Lagos, and Alkistis Kontou,
points out that the Kythnos MG
has been in operation for 20 years
as a pioneering islanded installation

providing almost 100% renewable
energy to several residential houses. It has also been used successfully as a testbed for developing
and applying advanced, innovative
MG control technologies. The
ongoing upgrade of the system
aims to serve the stated goals and
increase the system's performance. The new MG system utilizes an industrial control and
power equipment and communication infrastructure to achieve a
highly robust operation. Moreover,
it intends to continue serving as a
versatile testbed for coupling
industrial practices with innovative solutions for enhancing the
security and efficiency of the
Kythnos MG management.
x " Toward a Global Green Smart
Microgrid: An Industrial Park in
China, " by Ming Qu, Tao Ding,
Lang Huang, and Xiong Wu,
introduces TBEA (Xi'an Industrial
Park) as one of China's industrial

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