Siemens Launches an Advanced Microgrid Demonstration Environment
Living lab incorporates photovoltaics, battery storage, power infrastructure equipment, building automation, and cloud platforms
Siemens USA launched an advanced microgrid research and demonstration environment at its headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey. The living lab will validate the latest technologies in order to provide the market with a comprehensive blueprint of how microgrids can be operated in similar applications, such as universities, office parks, and industrial sites, while reducing the adverse impacts of energy uncertainty.
The Princeton microgrid integrates technologies across the company’s Smart Infrastructure portfolio, including photovoltaics (PV), battery storage, electrical power infrastructure, building management systems, and microgrid control systems, allowing researchers to study each component of the microgrid and the system as a comprehensive solution. The living lab, which was developed utilizing automated microgrid design tools, will also result in a 50% reduction of the Princeton facility’s CO2 footprint.