Germany brings world's first supercapacitor STATCOM online

Germany has connected the world's first supercapacitor-based STATCOM to the grid, with Siemens Energy and transmission system operator TenneT positioning it as a blueprint to replace fossil-fuel generators in providing instantaneous reserve and reactive power.From pv magazine Germany A supercapacitor-based grid-stabilization system has entered operation in Mehrum, Germany, marking a world first for power system control technology. Siemens Energy and transmission system operator TenneT have installed an electronic static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) with supercapacitor storage, which the ...

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