Australian grid operator backs grid-forming battery technology to bolster system strength

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Australian grid operator Transgrid supports use of grid-forming battery energy storage technology to strengthen system reliability in New South Wales as coal power plants retire and inverter-based resources increase. This strategy aims to address emerging grid strength challenges.

Grid-forming battery energy storage technology will play an expanded role in Transgrid’s plan to close system strength gaps in the New South Wales grid as coal generation exits and inverter-based resources continue to grow. The post Australian grid operator backs grid-forming battery technology to bolster system strength appeared first on pv magazine Global.