The technology breakthroughs behind Huawei's next-generation Smart String Grid-Forming ESS Platform
Huawei has launched its new LUTERRA Smart String Grid-Forming ESS Platform, designed to improve efficiency and grid stability for energy storage systems. The technology, which has been tested in Saudi Arabia, utilizes advanced thermal management and silicon carbide architecture.
Why it matters
Advancements in grid-forming battery technology are crucial for integrating renewable energy sources into power grids at scale.
Huawei FusionSolar's new Smart String Grid-Forming ESS Platform, LUTERRA, is born from technology breakthroughs designed to drive customer success.
MUNICH , July 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Huawei launched LUTERRA at Intersolar Europe in Germany last month. In this article, Steve Zheng, President of Smart ESS Business, Huawei Digital Power explains how Huawei has achieved industry-leading efficiency in an easy-to-install battery storage solution that delivers plant level grid-forming (GFM) applications.
Huawei's grid-forming technology has already been proven in field operation, including the world's largest 100% renewable energy microgrid, at The Red Sea resort destination in Saudi Arabia. The Red Sea project has been in stable operation for over two years, demonstrating that multi-site coordination of GFM energy resources is entirely possible at the gigawatt-hour scale.
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