On Tuesday night we welcomed Mr Geoffrey Wanless, the CEO of Ferron Energy Pty Ltd, as our guest speaker. The topic of the talk was a new form of energy being developed by Ferron Energy based on burning iron, in the form of iron oxide powder. The process was invented in the Netherlands, however Ferron Energy claim to be leading the world in its potential commercial development.
What are the advantages of burning Iron. Firstly, the process is supported by a hydrogen base and the resulting burn give off no carbon dioxide, which is the major Climate change problem gas.
 Geoffrey Wanless, Robert Hogan & President Peter Moore |
Iron powders burn at 2000 C and can be used for most kiln and furnace heating processes, or to produce high pressure steam which can drive turbines to produce electricity. The metal fuels are fully recyclable; after burning the iron is left and it can be reprocessed immediately for re-use. The first burn has some burning off impurities, but after that the only by-product is water. The whole process is safer and cleaner than almost any other fuel and because the iron is re-usable there is very little input cost.Robert Hogan