There has been a steep increase in the global micro-grid market. The micro-grid provides
integration of different types of renewable and nonrenewable technologies. The integration …

Current designs and assessments of microgrids have ignored component reliability, leading
to significant errors in predicting a microgrid's performance while islanded. Existing life cycle …

This paper proposes an improved methodology for the optimal sizing of small-scale
microgrids conformed by photovoltaic (PV) generation systems and hybrid energy storage …

Solving the global climate crisis through local partnerships and experimentation Global
climate diplomacy—from the Kyoto Protocol to the Paris Agreement—is not working. Despite …

Mitigating and adapting to climate change requires decarbonizing electricity while ensuring
resilience of supply, since a warming planet will lead to greater extremes in weather and …

Recent increase in the number of natural disasters resulting in widespread, long-duration,
and costly outages have brought the energy system resilience to the forefront. As system …

Microgrids are inherently subject to a variety of cyber-physical threats due to potential
vulnerabilities in their cyber systems. In this context, this paper introduces a cyber-attack …

Microgrids are an emerging alternative as an energy backup system for critical electric loads
and have improved performance compared to the traditional architecture where a single …

Can the world meet the challenge of climate change? After more than three de cades of
global negotiations, the prognosis looks bleak. The most ambitious diplomatic efforts have …

In generation expansion planning, reliability level is the key criterion to ensure enough
generation above peak demand in case there are any generation outages. This reliability …