Bosch awarded $2.8m to demo DC microgrid in California

Posted on 19 Mar 2015 by Tim Brown
Bosch hopes to prove that it's DC microgrid is a cost effective way to transform commercial buildings into zero energy users - image courtesy of Bosch

The California Energy Commission has announced a proposed award to Robert Bosch LLC for $2.8m to demonstrate a high-penetration, renewable-based microgrid.

With this award, Bosch will demonstrate the effectiveness of its Direct-Current Building-Scale Microgrid Platform (Bosch DC microgrid) in an American Honda Motor parts distribution center. The project is designed to illustrate the viability and benefits of a commercial-scale DC building grid compared with conventional AC-based grid connected solar photovoltaic (PV) systems or microgrids. The Bosch…

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