Anker SOLIX launched its Solarbank 4 E5000 Pro series plug-in balcony micro-storage system at Intersolar Europe 2026
The product’s storage capacity can be expanded to 30 kWh by connecting 5 modular battery banks, with a capacity of 5 kWh each
It is expected to be commercially available in July 2026
At Intersolar Europe 2026, plug-in PV + micro-storage systems were among the common showcases, in line with the continent’s residential consumers’ pivot towards energy security and independence. Among the companies exhibiting such products at the show was Anker SOLIX, a well-known plug-in PV plus storage system provider, exhibiting its latest product, Solarbank 4 E5000 Pro.
Michelle Kreisig, EU Regional Senior PR Manager at Anker SOLIX, gave the TaiyangNews team an overview of this new micro-storage system at its booth.
The product integrates a bidirectional inverter, modular 314 Ah lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) cell-based battery banks, and a built-in energy management system (EMS) into a single enclosure. It comprises a 5 kWh battery bank, or a base unit, which can power an average household overnight. The system can stack 5 more batteries vertically, increasing its cumulative storage capacity to 30 kWh for prosumers with a heat pump and higher load demands. It also supports a mixture of old and new batteries, said Kreisig. According to the company’s website, a base unit can be fully charged within 2 hours from available PV or grid power. During a grid outage, this charged system switches to off-grid mode within 10 ms and is designed to deliver up to 2.5 kW emergency backup to household loads.
Users can plug the micro-storage system into a domestic socket via a Schuko plug rather than connecting to a house’s main panel. It can deliver up to 800 W (single-phase) of power to the socket, which can be consumed captively or the excess exported to the grid, aligning with European countries’ latest plug-in balcony PV feed-in limit.
According to Kreisig, it can be upgraded to a 2.5 kW feed-in system by a professional electrician, including their official installation and registration partner, Solarcan. On the PV side, the inverter, featuring 4 MPPT channels, can support up to 5 kW by connecting 12 PV modules. This PV capacity is used to charge the storage during the daytime.
These complex operations are handled by the system’s built-in AI-assisted EMS software, which can also be downloaded as an app. It dynamically controls the charging and discharging of storage in line with real-time weather conditions, household demands, and electricity tariffs. The app comes with the Anka voice assistant, which generates queries, changes operational modes, or adjusts settings via users’ voice commands, says Kreisig.
This product is scheduled to be available in stores from July 2026.
