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The Microgrids Group at Berkeley Lab studies customer adoption patterns of microgrid technologies as well as microgrid controllers. For an overview of our work, please download our one-pager. The slideshow below highlights some of our research areas and projects:

High-Level Microgrid Schematic

High-Level Microgrid Schematic

DER-CAM

A decision-support tool for decentralized energy resources and microgrids.

Academic and Research Focused DER-CAM Partners/Licensees

Academic and Research focused DER-CAM Partners/Licensees

DER-CAM User Community Is Getting Bigger.

DER-CAM user community is getting bigger.

Microgrid Design Using DER-CAM

Detailed investment results and operation for microgrid options.

Dynamic Control & Microgrid Controller Projects

Multi-layered microgrid controller architecture.

Fort Hunter Liggett

Supervisory controller for PV and storage microgrids

Closed Loop Customer and Utility Interactions with DER-CAM

Distributed energy resource optimization with DER-CAM and open automated demand response (OpenADR).

News & Events

TV Talkshow about Smartgrids and Microgrids

The Department of Energy Has Awarded 1 Million US$ to Lawrence Berkeley National Lab for Microgrid Design Tools

2016 IEEE Region 4 Workshop on Smart Grid and Microgrid Technologies

Recent Publications

A Mixed Integer Linear Programming Approach for Optimal DER Portfolio, Sizing, and Placement in Multi-Energy Microgrids

Optimization of Investments to Upgrade an Island Distribution System

The Impact of Short-term Stochastic Variability in Solar Irradiance on Optimal Microgrid Design