Researchers are leveraging GridEye to gain insight about the impact of integrating renewable-energy sources like solarphotovoltaicsand wind power into the mainstream power grid.
In the very near future, the North American power grid will be populated by a bewildering array of distributed energy resources ranging from building-integrated solarphotovoltaicsand micro-cogen to intelligent control systems and mesh network lighting.
The biggest challenges for using solar power for energy are clouds and sunset the electricity produced by photovoltaics needs to be efficiently stored to provide power on overcast days and overnight.