How "Grid-Forming" Inverters Will Enable Continuing Growth of Solar Without Impacting Grid Reliability

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

Location: Veronese, 2503, Level 2, The Venetian

The aim of this panel session is to present the “grid-forming” inverter technology that is being actively developed through a DOE funded, NREL led, >$25M R&D program, including industry to address grid reliability challenges associated with high penetration of variable generation (solar, wind, including storage). The resulting decreasing in synchronous conventional generation, makes it essential that the new resources provide services required to maintain power grid stability and reliability.

RE+ Tech Moderator(s)

Mahesh Morjaria, Ph.D.

EVP, Plant Operational Technology
Terabase Energy Inc
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

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RE+ Tech Speaker(s)

Becca Jones-Albertus (she/her/hers)

Director, Solar Energy Technologies Office
U.S. Department of Energy
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Benjamin Kroposki

Center Director, Power Systems Engineer
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Golden, Colorado, United States

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