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07 May 2026

Lunch & Learn: Storing Energy in Iron

Sustainable combustion of a renewable energy carrier

Replacing fossil fuels with sustainable alternatives is one of society’s biggest challenges. A very large part of the worlds CO₂ and NOx emissions come from the production of heat for industrial processes that are difficult to electrify. While combustion is often seen as a harmful process, choosing the right fuel can decrease harmful emissions, leading the way to a more sustainable future. Hydrogen is an interesting alternative, but in places where energy needs to be stored, or where hydrogen is not available, there is an unlikely but promising alternative: Iron.

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Iron is an energy carrier that can be used like a battery to store renewable energy and release it at a place and time where energy is needed. This can solve a crucial problem in the energy transition, the availability of renewable energy in time and space.

In this online Lunch & Learn session on the 7th of May (12:15h) by Jesse Hameete, researcher Renewable Energy Carriers at MNEXT, you’ll learn:
•     Why electrification and hydrogen may not always be the best options.
•     How iron can be used as an alternative renewable energy carrier.
•     How hydrogen can efficiently be stored in iron.
•     Interesting projects within MNEXT that use the iron energy carrier.

Why join?
Because you use fuels in many different ways, often more than you realize. By rethinking the fuels we rely on, their resources, their environmental footprint, and how we use them, we can all contribute to the transition toward sustainable transport fuels.