Goldwind has completed its first black start at a wind farm hybridized with batteries and connected to a 220 kV grid.

This test has allowed Goldwind to validate the grid-forming technology of its wind turbines. The test was carried out at a 200 MW wind farm and 36 MW / 120 MWh of batteries.

For those less familiar, a black start is the ability to start the power grid from zero, that is, without relying on any external energy source. It’s like if a power plant could “start” on its own after a total blackout.

In this case, the wind farm can use the energy stored in the batteries to start up and begin generating electricity on its own, without needing other synchronous power plants (such as thermal or hydroelectric plants) to help it start, which is currently the method for restoring the grid in case of a blackout.