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MSL Teams for 3 Grid Modernization Projects

MSL organized and is part of three teams that have received awards from the Grid Modernization Grant Program of the New Mexico state Energy Office. The MSL projects reflect the three types supported by the program: Type 1: Research Type 2: Planning Type 3: Construction The three projects are, respectively, Advanced Storage Architectures (research); the […]

Update: Long Duration Energy Storage Demonstration

Update as of May, 2026: The GridFlow LDES project described below has pivoted to an alternative flow battery chemistry: Vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) are aqueous flow batteries where energy is stored in vanadium electrolytes in different oxidation states, physically separated from the cell stack that converts chemical energy to electricity. Their key value proposition […]

Energy Sovereignty Research Paper Published

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 […]

Energy Sovereignty Workshop a Great Success

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 […]

MSL teams for Energy Sovereignty Research

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 […]

DOE Funds Kit Carson Electric, MSL for 3 Microgrids

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 […]

MSL, RIT, Navajo Tech Win Energy Sovereignty Grant

MSL, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Navajo Technical University have been awarded a grant from the Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN) program to further the partners’ work with Native American communities in the tribal energy sovereignty area. PIT-UN’s mission is to help advance the field of public interest technology to bring positive impact to […]

Update: Resilient El Rito project awarded engineering funds

Update 2/17/23: The Resilient El Rito community resilience microgrid demonstration project with Northern New Mexico College has awarded the engineering stage contract to Kit Carson Electric Coop. Work will begin presently, and we hope to move on to construction soon. Update 8/25/22: The the NM Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Dept. (EMNRD) has recommended the […]

You’re invited! MSL produces 3rd Annual NM Energy Summit

MSL is once again producing the annual NM Distributed Energy Summit (virtual). Please join us on Zoom for this important event:

SFCC Educational Microgrid Commissioned

[Editor’s note: this news post is by Frank Currie, Lead Faculty for the Distributed Energy Systems program at Santa Fe Community College (an MSL consortium Member). MSL contributed to the microgrid’s conceptual design.] After an extensive design and development process, the “educational microgrid” at Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) – also known as the “greenhouse […]

Update: Resilient El Rito Project Applies for NM Grid Modernization Grant

Update: Resilient El Rito has completed its design phase, and based on the results of the Sandia National Laboratories modeling (see below) is now entering the engineering phase. The project partners have applied to the NM Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department for a Grid Modernization Pilot Project grant to cover engineering requirements, and all […]

You’re Invited! Distributed Energy Summit ’21

MSL is proud to be producing this event for the NM SMART Grid Center, and we would like to invite all those interested to attend what promises to be a stimulating series of discussions on NM’s clean energy transition and its broader implications. We hope you can join us!

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