Engineering professor Mahmoud Kabalan, center, engages with a student, using equipment related to the new mircogrid research and testing facility in the Facilities and Design Center in St. Paul on January 30, 2020.

In the News: University of St. Thomas microgrid could be power of the future

Engineering professor Dr. Mahmoud Kabalan spoke with KSTP News about the work that he is doing with St. Thomas students to develop a microgrid. His work could be the power source of the future as it would allow buildings to receive power if the grid system were to fail due to natural disasters.