由于早期技术的发展甚至是近几年微电网技术使用的申请数目成倍增长，微电网技术在全球范围内的重要作用十分凸显，并受到越来越多的关注。
一份来自navigant公司的市场研究分析发现，对微型电网的技术需求将快速增长。
这些基本技术包括燃料电池，太阳能光伏，分布式风能，智能逆变器，先进储能，柴油和天然气发电机等等。
navigant公司预测，在未来八年内，这些技术的全球支出将超过 $1550亿元。该公司还预计，新的商业模式将为微电网的发展带来市场。（国网电科院国电通公司 刘伊萍 编译）
microgrid enabling technologies investment to grow rapidly
microgrids have been attracting attention since the very earliest days of the technology and even more so in recent years as the number of possible applications for their use multiplies and takes on global importance.
a new market analysis from navigant research has found that the demand for the technologies that underlie microgrids will grow quickly.
those underlying technologies include fuel cells, photovoltaic solar, distributed wind energy, smart inverters, advanced energy storage, diesel and natural gas generators, and more.
navigant forecasts that global spending on those technologies will exceed $155 billion within the next eight years. the firm also expects that new business models will be developed to bring microgrids to market.
信息来源：smartgridnews.com
