Iron for energy storage

In the futuere the metal could store energy from renewable sources, for example for transportation. Iron powder combusted in an industrial-scale burner, used for the application of sustainable energy carrier. Laurine Choisez, Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH - Energy from sun or wind is weather-dependent and lacks an efficient way to store and transport it. Scientists from the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung and TU Eindhoven are investigating iron as a possible energy carrier. The idea is to store excess energy in iron and release it through combustion of iron into iron oxide. The team is working to understand the underlying processes and upscale the technique to industrial relevance. Gaining sustainable energy from wind, solar and water is commonly known and applied.