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"The grid doesn't need rotating mass"

Energy Insiders - a RenewEconomy Podcast by Energy Insiders - a Renew Economy Podcast

Jun 11, 202601:00:24Society & Culture

Jürgen Reinart, the CEO of inverter giant SMA, on why the grid can function without spinning machines, and why it quit the Australian home market. Plus: Is AEMO changing course on VPPs, and other news of the week.

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"The grid doesn't need rotating mass" is an episode from Energy Insiders - a RenewEconomy Podcast by Energy Insiders - a Renew Economy Podcast. Jürgen Reinart, the CEO of inverter giant SMA, on why the grid can function without spinning mac...

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