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This technology is based on the research from McGill’s Alternative Fuels Laboratory [1]. There are three stages involved: 1. excess electricity is used to make
by sradman 6y ago
This technology is based on the research from McGill’s Alternative Fuels Laboratory [1]. There are three stages involved: 1. excess electricity is used to make the initial powdered metal, 2. powdered metal burners replace coal or gas burners in existing or new power plants, and 3. excess electricity is used to recycle the powdered metal oxide output from stage 2 back into combustible metal powder.
The research is focused on the efficiency and CO2 footprint of all three stages.
[1] http://afl.mcgill.ca/ http://afl.mcgill.ca/
- HappyDreamer 6y agoBatteries wear out after many charge cycles, I've read -- but what about this "iron powder battery" -- can one use and "re-charge" it "forever"? Or the iron powder "wears out" somehow? less and less oxide can be converted back to iron powder? But then why
- jacobush 6y agoPossibly some of the iron could form iron nitride? But that decomposes at 400 C so it should not matter.