China - April 18, 2024 

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World's first 300MW compressed air energy storage station starts operation in central China

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It's a significant milestone in China's energy storage sector.

The world's first 300-megawatt compressed air energy storage station is now up and running in Yingcheng, in central China's Hubei Province.

The station operates by pumping air into underground salt caverns during off-peak hours and then releasing the compressed air to generate power during peak demand.

Dubbed a "super power-bank", the station is projected to generate 500 million kilowatt-hours of power annually.

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Li Jun, Deputy manager, Shuke Group under China Energy Engineering Corporation Limited (CEEC):

"The project adopts a solution of large-scale compressed air energy storage system which is completely developed by us. Its single-machine capacity can reach 300 MWH, the energy storage capacity can reach 1500 MWH, and the conversion efficiency is close to 70 percent. The amount of electricity stored at a time can meet the needs of a small or medium-sized city for five-hour continuous electricity consumption."

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The construction of the energy storage station started in February 2023 with a total investment of around 270 million U.S. dollars.

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