Recently, the "Material Handling Energy Storage Technology Research" project evaluation meeting and on-site promotion event organized by the China Electricity Council was successfully held in Xiamen. The event was attended by representatives from power industry design institutes, power generation groups, local governments, relevant enterprises, and investors. An evaluation committee composed of experts in process engineering and energy storage reviewed the technology.

The Material Handling Energy Storage Technology, jointly developed by the Mechanical Energy Storage Business Research Center of China Energy Engineering Southwest Institute and Potent Mechanical & Industrial (Xiamen) Co., Ltd., successfully passed the evaluation. The technology received enthusiastic feedback from all parties present, sparking lively discussions and exchanges on key points of interest. The evaluation committee highly recognized the innovation of this technology in enriching the methods of mechanical energy storage, offering a new solution for the broad application of energy storage technology. The research results were rated as internationally advanced, and it was recommended to actively pilot, demonstrate, and promote its application.

Material Handling Energy Storage Technology

Material Handling Energy Storage Technology utilizes a certain natural height difference, where bulk solid materials are transported between loading and unloading sites via belt conveyors, realizing the conversion between electrical energy, gravitational potential energy, and back to electrical energy. This is a new form of gravity energy storage.

The technology has several advantages, including fewer restrictions on site selection, large single-machine capacity, long discharg