Category: MSL news

Apr 21 2025 by David Breecker

MSL Joins Santa Fe Institute Working Group

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MSL President David Breecker joined an invitational working group at the Santa Fe Institute (SFI, a global leader in complexity science) on “Governance Institutions for a Polycentric and Technologically Complex Electric Power Grid” in April, 2025. This was an invaluable opportunity to further deepen and develop MSL’s Complex Adaptive Grid initiative with a cohort of 12 national cross-disciplinary experts, which expects to continue meeting to develop a research agenda and activities in the governance domain. (more…)


Dec 16 2024 by David Breecker

MSL Leads Africa Energy Workshop

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MSL designed and led the inaugural Atlas AI and e-GUIDE Innovation Network (EGIN) stakeholder workshop in Nairobi, Kenya on December 5 and 6, 2024. This event built on the success of the 2022 Global Energy Access Innovation Workshop in Rwanda, also designed and led by MSL, which led to the concept and formation of EGIN. The Kenya workshop was highly successful in achieving its objectives, engaging a cross-sector group of energy leaders in East Africa, planning the next stage of e-GUIDE’s work, and accelerating innovation processes and capacity. (more…)


Nov 25 2024 1Commentby David Breecker

MSL IEEE Presentation: The Complex Adaptive Grid

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MSL President David Breecker had the honor of presenting MSL’s “Complex Adaptive Grid” initiative to the IEEE eGrid 2024 Workshop in Santa Fe, NM on November 19. The presentation was very well received by the approximately 100 participants, primarily comprised of engineers working in the power electronics area, and including several influential leaders in the grid modernization field. The presentation, which sparked considerable discussion, was part of a panel on “The Power Plant of the Future.” (more…)


Nov 22 2024 by David Breecker

“Speaking of Solar”: Energy Access Video for the Navajo Nation

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We’re very pleased to announce the release of a video produced by MSL’s Energy Sovereignty Institute, in collaboration with Rochester Institute of Technology, Navajo Technical University, and the Navajo Tribal Utilities Authority with support from Sandia National Laboratories. The video translates fundamental concepts of solar home systems into the Navajo language. (more…)


Sep 04 2024 by David Breecker

Energy Sovereignty Research Paper Published

Posted in energy access, energy poverty, Innovation, MSL news, research, workforce

We are pleased to announce that the report on the results of MSL’s March 2024 Energy Sovereignty Research Workshop is now available. The White Paper, titled Convergent Clean Energy Research in Support of Sovereign and Prosperous Tribal Nations, presents the outcomes of the two-day workshop held on March 12-13, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort on the Santa Ana Pueblo in New Mexico. (more…)


Aug 13 2024 by David Breecker

MSL to Present at IEEE Workshop

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We are very pleased to report that MSL President David Breecker has been invited to present and join a panel discussion on the “Power Plant of the Future” at the IEEE eGRID 2024 Workshop to be held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, from November 19-21, 2024. (more…)


Mar 26 2024 1Commentby David Breecker

Energy Sovereignty Workshop a Great Success

Posted in energy access, energy poverty, MSL news, partners, research, Uncategorized, workforce

On March 12th and 13th, 2024 MSL and its partners at Navajo Technical University, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Seattle University convened key stakeholders for an inaugural Energy Sovereignty Research Workshop.  Funded by the National Science Foundation (with additional support from the New America Foundation and Remy’s Good Day Fund), 32 participants representing academia, Tribal governments and agencies, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers, and energy sector organizations gathered at the Hyatt Tamaya at Santa Ana Pueblo for the event, designed to create a research agenda aimed at supporting clean energy transitions in Tribal Nations.

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Dec 12 2023 by David Breecker

MSL teams for Energy Sovereignty Research

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The National Science Foundation has awarded funding to MSL, Navajo Technical University, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Seattle University for an energy sovereignty research workshop. This project will convene a diverse group of stakeholders from academia, Tribal governments and agencies, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers, and energy sector organizations for a two-day event, designed to create a research agenda aimed at supporting clean energy transitions in Tribal Nations, and education and workforce training needs to achieve ambitious Tribal aspirations. MSL Member Sandia National Laboratories’ Indian Energy program is also serving on the organizing committee. (more…)


Nov 13 2023 2Commentsby David Breecker

MSL Launches “New Grid Paradigms” Initiative

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In response to the urgent need for accelerated progress in grid modernization, MSL has launched a collaborative systems innovation approach under the rubric of “New Grid Paradigms” (NGP). The initiative seeks to catalyze a field of trans-disciplinary research, devoted to exploring and developing a fully integrated paradigm through a complex adaptive systems lens. This paradigm would be capable of eventually supporting the design, architecture, and implementation of a truly modernized, flexible, resilient, and decarbonized grid, using a systems innovation approach. (more…)


Oct 23 2023 by David Breecker

DOE Funds Kit Carson Electric, MSL for 3 Microgrids

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MSL’s Resilient El Rito Project, Two Other Sites Funded for Construction by DOE

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected Kit Carson Electric Cooperative (KCEC, an MSL consortium Member) to receive $23 million ($15.4 million in Federal funding and $7.7 million in Recipient cost share) to enhance the U.S. power grid’s ability to deliver affordable, clean energy to American communities across northern New Mexico. The funds will advance the Building a Modern, Intelligent Distributed BESS for Resiliency in Northern New Mexico project to mitigate the impacts of extreme weather and wildfires, and strengthen grid reliability. (more…)