European Network Code with Focus on Inverter-based Resources ~Part 1: Requirements for grid-following converter with compliance process~

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This webinar highlights:

• The significance of European network codes for the connection of generators to the network in the evolving energy landscape is driven by three key factors: the rapid integration of inverter-based resources (IBRs) in renewable energy, the ongoing definition of IBR characteristics, and the influence of new grid codes on IBR attributes and grid behavior. Background and motivation will be showcased in this webinar with technical requirements for generators (RfG) focusing on the currently widely used grid following converters.
• Post-enactment of the technical requirements for generators, specifically IBRs, certification entities, transmission system operators, and IBR owners must validate IBR functionalities through compliance tests and simulations. Compliance monitoring, crucial throughout an IBR's lifetime, involves the commissioning and post-commissioning phases. Motivations for compliance tests and simulations encompass establishing National Technical Specifications, offering choices to IBR owners for selecting accredited entities, validating compliance with compatible standards, categorizing assessments, and engaging stakeholders with active participation from the national accreditation entity, the Ministry, and the national commission on markets and competition.

Note that this webinar is the first part of a series webinar. The coming webinar covers the updated RfG highlighting emerging new technologies, i.e., grid-forming converters.