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...
Sep 4, 2026 | Battery Technology, Policy & Regulations, Renewable Energy, Smartgrids
India’s grid regulator has told new solar and wind farms to help hold the grid up, not just feed into it. A draft rule published on 3 September 2026 requires every renewable plant built from July 2027 to run grid-forming inverters and carry two hours of its own...
Aug 28, 2026 | Battery Technology, Renewable Energy, Smartgrids
A grid-following inverter can only push power into a grid that already exists. A grid-forming inverter can build the grid — set its voltage and frequency itself, the way a spinning generator does. That one distinction decides whether solar panels and batteries can...
