Construction of the world’s first modular
large-scale battery storage system begins in Aachen
Aug. 12, 2015 + + + Today marks the official start of construction of the
modular large-scale battery storage system M5BAT on the premises of RWTH
Aachen University. Storage systems like this represent an important
building block for the expansion of renewable energies, as they make a
significant contribution to system stability. They also open up a broad
range of areas of application. The planned power class of five megawatts
and the high level of modularity – whereby different battery technologies
are combined with one another – make the so-called “M5BAT” (Modular
Multimegawatt, Multitechnology Medium-Voltage Battery Storage System) a
world-first.
M5BAT is backed by a € 6.7 million grant from the
German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy as part of its
“Energy Storage Funding Initiative”. The project’s partners include the
E.ON Energy Research Center and the Institute of Power Systems and Power
Economics at RWTH Aachen University (IAEW), the energy company
E.ON, the
battery manufacturer Exide Technologies GmbH with its business unit
GNB® Industrial Power, and the inverter manufacturer
SMA Solar Technology AG.
“As part of its innovation activities, E.ON is investing in a broad
spectrum of future technologies for energy storage. Large battery storage
systems are particularly interesting thanks to their flexible
possibilities for use. The findings expected from M5BAT are of value for
the entire energy industry, particularly as a means of support on the path
towards low-CO2 power generation,” explains Bernhard Reutersberg, Chief
Markets Officer on the E.ON Board of Management and thus responsible for
Technology & Innovation, amongst other things.
The storage system
will be located in a former office building that is being converted
specially for the installation. In total, the batteries and all other
components of the power storage system will stretch over two floors and
the roof, covering total floor space of approx. 500 m². The building
conversion is being carried out by E.ON, whilst the E.ON Energy Research
Center will take charge of coordinating the assembly of the batteries. The
manufacturers Exide Technologies and SMA Solar Technology AG are supplying
the technical components. The battery storage system is due to be
completed in mid-2016.
The website www.m5bat.de provides
comprehensive information about the project and the technologies used, as
well as a construction timeline with image and text material. This allows
users to follow the construction of the storage system step by step.
Source: RWTH Aachen / PGS E.ON Energy Research Center Dr. Sabine Vogel
- Referentin E.ON ERC
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