Lumcloon Energy's synchronous condenser, designed to keep electricity supplies stable when renewable use is high. Lumcloon Energy has backed a €100 million project that will aid efforts to get more green electricity on the national grid by reducing the risk of power cuts. Synchronous condensers are flywheels used to stabilise electricity supplies when the grid uses large amounts of power generated by wind and/or solar. If one of their turbines cuts out, the others continue to generate and supply power without a break. He predicted that the plant would provide essential services to the electricity supply network as it increased the use of renewables.

Source: The Irish Times March 06, 2026 20:36 UTC