Patent ID: 6990906

Claim:
A method for generation of electrical energy, comprising the steps of: a) providing at least one magnetic levitation vehicle; b) providing a vertically oriented magnetic levitation guideway for the at least one magnetic levitation vehicle, the magnetic levitation guideway extending between an elevated upper end and a lower end at a lower elevation, the magnetic levitation guideway having a plurality of magnetic propulsion windings for propulsion of the at least one magnetic levitation vehicle; c) loading a storage mass on the at least one magnetic levitation vehicle; d) moving the at least one magnetic levitation vehicle from the elevated upper end of the magnetic levitation guideway to the lower end of the magnetic levitation guideway to generate electrical energy through the propulsion windings of the magnetic levitation guideway; e) powering said magnetic propulsion windings by electricity from a regional electrical power grid; and f) delivering said electrical energy generated through said propulsion windings to said regional electrical power grid.