The kinetics of the exothermic reaction of acetaldehyde with methyl alcohol has been studied using calorimetry in the temperature range of 263-283 K. Based on this study the reaction rate constant and heat of reaction was calculated. These kinetics were based on the assumption of a pseudoisothermal first-order reaction. This method is particularly useful for those reactions where other experimental techniques (such as concentration measurements) are difficult. The reaction rate constant, the heat of reaction and the activation energy for the reaction of acetaldehyde with methyl alcohol were determined by measuring the temperature rise during the reaction in the temperature range 263-283 K. The energy storage cycle is best carried out by running the forward reaction at low temperature e.g. 10°C and the backward reaction at high temperature e.g. 60°C.