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CEO, Kay Aikin, Named to Mainebiz Next List

Dynamic Grid announced today that CEO, Kay Aikin, has been selected as a Mainebiz Next Honoree. The annual list highlights business leaders who made significant contributions to Maine’s workforce and

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5-Minute Chatbot Session With Keith Lehman

We’re fortunate enough to have the CTO and Co-Founder of Brightmerge, Keith Lehman, tell us more about how Brightmerge is a game-changer. With over 16 years working in AI and

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Lessons from Microgrids Applied to the COVID-19 Crisis

By Trevor Gionet and Kay Aikin   There are parallels between COVID-19 responses and the management of the electrical grid of the future. Concepts like “flattening the curve”1 and” self-quarantine”

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Everybody Wins with an Unlimited Vacation Policy

The first thing you hear when you tell someone that your company is moving to unlimited vacation time is, “Great; I’ll be taking the next 11 months off!” But when

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Introspective Systems Introduces Unlimited Vacation Policy for Employees

Portland Maine, February 12, 2020 — Introspective Systems announced today that as part of its commitment to creating a proactive, employee-centered work environment for its employees, the company had adopted

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A Letter From the CEO, Kay Aikin

Dear Friends of Introspective Systems,   Last December, I was filled with the kind of optimism that comes when you feel like you’re on the verge of something great happening.

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The night the lights went out in California

Our market-based transactive energy controls powered by artificial intelligence algorithms are the core of our solution. In the next year, we will be deploying these solutions in California, Israel,  Norway and on Isle au Haut. In the future, microgrids will become commonplace.

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5-Minute Chatbot Session with Bjørn Tjomsland

We’re lucky to have the opportunity to work with Bjørn Tjomsland through our strategic partnership with W.Giertsen Energy. We met him last summer in Norway and were inspired by his

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Farmer’s Market List: Apples, Potatoes, Wind, and Solar

Heard about microgrids but not exactly sure what they are? Read Susan Ruhlin’s easy-to-understand blog about what they are and why they’re so important. Admit it; you love a farmer’s

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Grid Evolution in Europe

There is much discussion in America about the electrical grid’s evolution. In fact, in the last week of July, Dr. Johnson and I went to a conference put on by

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US-Israel Companies Partner to Take Renewable Energy Microgrids into the AI and Machine Learning Age

The commercialization project marks the international collaboration between two technology companies to advance the performance of microgrids. PORTLAND, ME – July 19, 2019 – Introspective Systems, LLC announced today that

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How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technologies Can Support Integration of Renewable Energy

The electrical grid is arguably the most complex machine on Earth and is evolving rapidly from its centralized history of the last century. However, the grid is changing not only

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Supercapacitor-Based Energy Storage – Here to Stay

If you spend any time researching microgrids, you quickly realize how important energy storage is to the equation. We asked Larry (Chip) Seibert, of Kilowatt Labs to share his knowledge on the

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Our Trip to Capitol Hill

Last week we participated in a Clean Energy Business Network “Fly-in” along with 11 other startups. The participating startups had received funding from the Department of Energy for research and

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5 Question Chatbot Session with E2Tech’s Executive Director, Melissa Winne

Meet Melissa Winne, E2Tech’s Executive Director. As the public face of the organization, she serves as a champion of the Maine energy, environmental, and clean technology cluster. She manages a

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