Toshiba has developed a grid-forming (GFM) inverter for applications in microgrids. The Japanese industrial group said the new inverter can maintain the grid frequency of distribution systems by ...

At the end of April, a massive blackout swept through parts of Europe, centered in Spain. While early media coverage fixated on a lack of inertia, the Spanish government later clarified that the ...

Kauai, one of the most remote islands of Hawaii, stands steady among the timeless crash of ocean waves. Electric waves, ...

Like the rest of Australia, and much of the world, the West Australia grid is in the midst of an energy transition, but is on its own, with no connections to neighbouring markets. That adds a level of ...

People in the power industry understand inertia and its importance to grid stability. As large thermal power plants and other inertia-providing units are replaced with renewable resources that provide ...

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has shot down the hopes of battery investors and Australia’s biggest energy companies for a new inertia market, saying it’s too expensive and isn’t ...

Massive integration of inverter-based renewable energy systems has been displacing conventional generating units (mainly synchronous generators) and causing a reduction in power system inertia. This ...

General Electric will demolish the 750 MW Inland Empire Energy Center (IEEC) in California that has 20 years remaining in its useful life. With solar and wind dominating the grid, the plant has been ...