Page 4 - North American Clean Energy May/June 2019 Issue

contents
VOLUME 13 ISSUE 3
EXTREME WEATHER EDITION
MAY•JUNE2019 Volume 13, Issue 3
PUBLISHER
Ian Stuart [email protected]
ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER
Quinn Stuart [email protected]
EDITORS
Jill Walters [email protected]
Meg Lugaric [email protected]
ART DIRECTOR
Chris Van Boeyen [email protected]
SALES
Ian Stuart [email protected]
Quinn Stuart [email protected]
Don McIntosh [email protected]
CIRCULATION MANAGER
James Vail [email protected]
ACCOUNTING
Alison Bell [email protected]
255 NEWPORT DRIVE, SUITE 336
Port Moody, B.C. V3H 5H1 Phone: (604) 461-6223
North American Clean Energy (USPS 1370) is publishing bi-monthly and distributed free by Action Media Ltd. Periodicals postage paid at Kent, OH. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to North American Clean Energy at 3765 Sunnybrook Rd., Kent, OH 44240. Subscription updates can be made at [email protected].
North American Clean Energy accepts no responsibility or liability for reported claims made by manufacturers and/or distributors of products of services; the views and opinions expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of North American Clean Energy. No portion of this publication may be reproduced without the permission of the publishers.
Editorial, Advertising, Production, and Circulation are at 255 Newport Drive, Suite 336, Port Moody, B.C. V3H 5H1 (604) 461-6223. Subscriptions: $89 per year outside North America. Email: [email protected]
Visit our website for new subscriptions, renewals, or change of address.
Information will remain strictly confidential.
Blackouts in the
Developing World
How microgrids are helping us cope Pg. 72
18 Wind product: Wölfel Wind Systems
Maintaining America's Growing O shore Wind Industry Pg. 8
Inverters that Boost LCOE in Extreme Weather & Terrain Pg. 26
Plus Show-in-Print Features:
• AWEA WINDPOWER 2019 Pg. 46 • Solar Canada Pg. 60
• Solar Power Southeast Pg. 61
• Solar Power Texas Pg. 62
Pg. 14 Pg. 68
66 Adapting to Climate Change as a Caribbean
Energy Developer
SIGN UP FOR YOUR FREE SUBSCRIPTION
NACLEANENERGY.COM
Recycled Logos_Layout 1 10/20/09 1:40 PM Page
Printed on paper with 90% recycled fiber. P
On our cover...
The devastation caused by Hurricane Maria left much of Puerto Rico in the dark for months.
A number of island residents benefited from previously-installed solar plus storage systems. FUERGY’s AI-powered virtual microgrid allows people who have the ability to store power to share their energy with others.
Fuergy /// https://fuergy.com departments
49 AWEA WINDPOWER 2019 Parker Hannifin - Energy
8 10 22
24 37
46 60 61 62
64 72 74
8 10 12
14
16 22
Top story Wind power
Wind product spotlight: Small & large wind turbines
Solar energy
Solar & energy storage spotlight: Batteries
Show-in-print:
AWEA WINDPOWER 2019
Show-in-print: Solar Canada
Show-in-print:
Solar Power Southeast
Show-in-print: Solar Power Texas
Energy storage
Energy efficiency
Events calendar & advertiser’s list
Maintaining America’s Growing 24 Offshore Wind Industry
Multiphysics Protects Wind 26 Turbines when Lightning Strikes
Contigency Planning 28 The clever solution before
serious incidents strike 37
Accurate Forecasting During
Severe Weather Season
Helping techs and turbines work better 46
US Offshore Wind
Development and technical challenges 60 Wind product spotlight:
Small & large wind turbines
73 Energy efficiency product: Schneider Electric
4 Ways to Save Time on 61 Solar Tracker Installations
Inverters that Boost LCOE in 62 Extreme Weather & Terrain
How Temperature Affects 64 PV Systems
Solar & energy storage spotlight:
Batteries 66 Show-in-print:
AWEA WINDPOWER 2019 68 Show-in-print:
Solar Canada 72
71 Energy storage product: STMicroelectronics
Show-in-print:
Solar Power Southeast
Show-in-print:
Solar Power Texas
Critical Conditions
The desperate need for fail-proof backup power in medical facilities
Adapting to Climate Change as a Caribbean Energy Developer
Fighting Water Scarcity & Climate Change with Sustainable
Mining Technology
Blackouts in the Developing World
How microgrids are helping us cope
30 Solar product: Larson Electronics LLC
4
MAY•JUNE2019 /// www.nacleanenergy.com