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Worldwide unique large-scale modular battery storage system
being
built in Aachen
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
provides €6.5 million in funding
2014-02-13 + + + The E.ON Energy Research Center
at RWTH Aachen University ...
energy utility E.ON SE ...
battery manufacturer Exide
Technologies GmbH’s GNB® Industrial Power division
... battery manufacturer
beta-motion GmbH ...
and inverter manufacturer SMA Solar Technology AG
... will
build this year in Aachen a worldwide unique large-scale modular battery
storage system with a power range of five megawatts. The project named
Modular Multi-Megawatt Multi-Technology Medium-Voltage Battery Storage
or M5BAT will receive €6.5 billion in funding from Germany’s Federal
Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.
What makes M5BAT
distinctive is its modularity, which enables it to optimally combine a
variety of battery technologies. It uses high-output lithium ion batteries
for short-duration discharge, high-temperature batteries for
medium-duration discharge, and lead-acid batteries for short- and
medium-duration discharge.
The M5BAT’s power range and high degree
of modularity will make it to a worldwide unique battery storage system
and open up a broad range of applications. Initially, the project will
focus on the following applications: renewables integration, testing of
distributed regulating energy provision to promote grid stability, and
power price arbitrage.
“The growth of renewables in Germany is
making smart grids and large-scale energy storage technologies
increasingly more important,” said Leonard Birnbaum, member of the E.ON
Board of Management responsible for technology issues. “Since a number of
years, E.ON, through its Technology and Innovation (T&I) activities, has
been investing in a broad spectrum of technologies of the future. Battery
storage systems are particularly interesting because, unlike
compressed-air storage or pumped-storage hydro, they aren’t subject to
narrow geographic constraints and don’t require long planning cycles.”
E.ON is responsible for planning and construction of the battery
storage facility and for developing and testing marketing strategies for
future storage products for the energy marketplace. The Institute of Power
Systems and Power Economics (IAEW) at RWTH Aachen University will provide
research support. The E.ON Energy Research Center at RWTH Aachen
University will operate the system, integrate it into the grid, and
provide scientific support. The manufacturers—Exide Technologies GmbH,
beta-motion GmbH, and SMA Solar Technology AG—will supply the technical
components and conduct operational testing. This project will deploy Exide
Technologies’ innovative VRLA gel and CSM copper plate technology, which
delivers high cyclic application capacity and high-current discharge.
Beta-motion GmbH’s high-output lithium ion batteries will be used for
efficient load management. SMA’s highly flexible battery inverters give
the system its scalability and modularity. Project Management Jülich (PTJ)
will coordinate the public funding on behalf of the German Federal
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy. Plans call for construction to
begin in the fall of 2014 and for the utility-scale storage system to
enter service in 2015.
Further
Information
E.ON Energy Research Center at the RWTH Aachen
www.eonerc.rwth-aachen.de
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