Europe's electricity system is relying more and more on renewable energies while thermal power plants are taken out of operation. The power grid still relies on inertia to balance out short-term drops in frequency, which in the past was provided by the synchronous machines in large-scale power stations.

Renewables have an efficient and cost-effective solution to provide inertia: Synthetic inertia is provided by grid-forming inverters, which - in combination with PV and BESS - take over the basic functions (such as the ability to perform black starts) within a stable, renewables-led power system. In this session, pioneers will be presenting products, use cases and initial microgrid projects based on this technology.