micro grid Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 06:32:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Toyota Recycles Hybrid Batteries for Micro-Grid Applications https://www.greenoptimistic.com/toyota-recycled-hybrid-batteries-for-micro-grid-applications-20130207/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/toyota-recycled-hybrid-batteries-for-micro-grid-applications-20130207/#respond Thu, 07 Feb 2013 06:32:41 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=32798 The power grid, for the most part, wasn’t designed with too many fail-safes, and the aging infrastructure shows this weakness every time there is a storm or excessive demand. Blackouts and brownouts, though, can be at least minimized or mitigated with the addition of smart-grid technology. By combining smart switching and backup power supplies, even […]

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