Germany-headquartered inverter manufacturer SMA has launched a grid-forming solar-plus-storage solution in Australia, unveiling it at the All-Energy Australia 2026 event in Melbourne this week.

System integrator HyperStrong will deploy sodium-ion BESS first in its home market of China, before bringing a product to the international markets, its president of technology said.

German solar inverter manufacturer SMA has officially launched its system integrator subsidiary in Australia, with work underway on two battery storage projects.

Asset manager MEAG and a subsidiary of inverter specialist SMA have partnered to deploy a 130MW/354MWh BESS in Germany, their second together and one which will deploy ‘next-generation’ inverters.

Asset manager MEAG has acquired a 92.5MW/231MWh BESS in Germany, fully merchant-financed, which optimiser Entrix will trade in the electricity market.

Fluence has taken a step forward in its strategy to “fully onshore production, as quickly as possible,” opening a new factory in the US.

The system integration arm of SMA Solar and utility RheinEnergie have partnered to deploy BESS projects in Germany, with construction about to launch on the first.

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While there is much more variety in the BESS supply landscape today, there are relatively few suppliers able to offer products for ‘grid-forming, enduring infrastructure assets’, developer and operator Dais Energy’s CEO said.

Transgrid, has indicated that 4.8GW of grid-forming BESS will be necessary to stabilise the grid in New South Wales to support renewable energy deployment.