Five of the 100kWh sodium nickel chloride (NaNiCl)batteries will be installed later this year at high-voltage substations inMilton Keynes, north of London, as part of the Falcon (Flexible Approaches toLow Carbon Optimised Networks) project being led by the DNO.

“This trial will demonstrate the impact that theDurathon energy storage system can have in a real-world, utility distributionnetwork,” says GE Energy Storage general manager Prescott Logan.