Sep 29, 2026 | Renewable Energy, Smartgrids
When South Australia’s grid began running on more than half wind and solar, it did not run short of power. It ran short of system strength — the grid’s ability to hold its voltage steady and, crucially, to push enough current into a fault that the...
Aug 20, 2026 | Policy & Regulations, Renewable Energy, Smartgrids
Grid-forming batteries can now do the one job the power system long insisted only spinning steel could: hold the grid’s frequency steady when a big generator trips or the wind drops. Germany started paying for it in January. China switched on four gigawatt-hours...