E.ON, US battery giant Exide and German inverter-maker SMASolar claim the project – called M5BAT – will be a world first, combining a 5MWpower range with a modular array of technologies to suit various operationalrequirements.

M5BAT will combine high-output lithium ionbatteries for short-duration discharge, high-temperature batteries formedium-duration, and lead-acid for short- and medium-duration, said E.ON.

The storage system will be built at the E.ON