Microgrid power solutions

As the Middle East accelerates its shift toward cleaner energy through initiatives like the UAE Net Zero 2050 and Saudi Vision 2030, Cummins is stepping up with innovative Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) designed to support this transformation.  In the Cummins Arabia All Things Power Podcast, Lucio Kroll, Senior Director for New Energy Solutions at Cummins Power Generation, highlight

As energy systems face growing pressure from grid instability, rising demand, and the global push for decarbonization, microgrids are emerging as a key solution for delivering reliable, resilient, and sustainable power.  In this insightful QuickChat with Microgrid Knowledge, Cummins marketing leader Chetan Chandore explores the evolving role of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and the

As industries worldwide seek cleaner and more efficient power solutions, natural gas generators are emerging as a vital solution for sustainability. While renewable energy sources like solar and wind continue to grow, they cannot independently offer reliable, continuous power that hospitals, wastewater facilities and other critical service providers require.  For over 25 years, Cummins Inc

Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are advanced energy storage solutions that store electrical energy for later use. They can be recharged when there is an excess supply of electricity, often at lower costs, or when intermittent renewable energy sources, such as solar or wind, are generating power. BESS can then discharge the stored energy to provide a dedicated power supply, support microgrids

The electricity grid is the largest machine humanity has ever made. It operates on a supply-side model – the grid operates on a supply/demand model that attempts to balance supply with end load to maintain stability. When there isn’t enough, the frequency and/or voltage drops or the supply browns or blacks out. These are bad moments that the grid works hard to avoid. The electricity grid consis

In 2022, Cummins Inc. proudly celebrated the opening of a new microgrid laboratory, the Power Integration Center (PIC), at their campus in Fridley, MN. The PIC is one of the largest and most configurable microgrid testing facilities in the world. Regardless of your power system needs (hypothetical or planned), this marvel of a facility is built to test those possibilities in a zero-risk environmen

Utility grids and microgrids have a lot in common. Both serve the same function—to provide electrical power to consumers. Both are subject to the same constraints—ensuring that electrical generation and electric load are equal at all times. Their components, however, are different.  Microgrids are at a much smaller scale than utility grids and as a result include components that are accord

Microgrids are not fundamentally different from wide-area grids. They support smaller loads, serve fewer consumers, and are deployed over smaller areas. But microgrids and wide-area grids have the same job within the power generation eco-system, distributing electricity, and the same constraints, perfectly matching generation and load at all times.  Microgrids existed before anybody used t