Small particles of iron
Big impact

A cast-iron strong solution
In the search for sustainable energy carriers, an obvious material shows a valuable solution for all the problems that are playing a role worldwide in the energy transition.

A CO₂-neutral energy carrier with low nitrogen oxide emissions, transportable and continuously reusable.

Meet, Iron Power.

Through feasible business cases, Iron Power grows to small and large applicable scale

By integrating Iron Power as much as possible within existing value chains, we accelerate the perfection of the technology, make it financially accessible and Iron Power can be marketed worldwide.

The Iron Power Community facilitates, stimulates and initiates projects, subsidies and forms the neutral basis for all collaborating parties from the academic world, industry and governments to further develop the technology as a unit.

We are continuously looking for initiatives, problems and challenges from companies and markets to set up feasibility studies and business cases in which Iron Power can play a role. All this is aimed at our vision of making Iron Power deployable worldwide as a circular energy carrier.

A look into the future:
Businesses and homes must become more sustainable

Companies are challenged to become more sustainable. Companies with energy-intensive processes in particular find it difficult to become more sustainable if they are not located near infrastructure where sustainable electricity or hydrogen or other sustainable energy carriers are available.

Even if the company is connected to the infrastructure, the price of sustainable energy is subject to fluctuations due to limited availability. As a result, the use of the sustainable energy network is not always attractive from a business economics perspective, which means that conventional and often non-sustainable alternatives are still being used.

This stands in the way of sustainability and affordability.

Companies must become more sustainable

In response, Iron Power offers a promising solution.

 

Iron Power is extremely suitable for flexible use in high- temperature processes within the energy-intensive industry.

This technology makes strategic deployment possible.

The large-scale storage and import of iron powder generates a cheap/stable fuel price, making Iron Power an attractive sustainable energy carrier more quickly and efficiently.

Iron Power offers a promising solution

The Iron Power story so far

2015
Iron Power as an energy carrier discovered First ideas regarding the use of metal combustion as an energy carrier thanks to Prof. Jeffrey Bergthorson and Prof. Philip de Goey. Together they were convinced that this will have a major impact.
2016
Demonstration of 0.1 MW burner
2020
World's first iron powder burner at Swinkels/Bavaria
World's first start-up RIFT was founded
Future Energy Lab in Budel established
2021
Swinkels/Bavaria success story used as showcase for the world
2022
Further development of complete installation up to 0.2 MW Development of a complete installation up to 0.2 MW consisting of a burner and storage system for sustainable energy into a complete cycle
World's second start-up Iron+ was founded
2023
Burner and reduction system up to 0.5 MW Burner and reduction system further developed and tested at Swinkels/Bavaria up to 0.5 MW
First large international end-user members joined Uniper, ArcelorMittal, Holcim
2024
Operational pilot plant of 1MW+ In collaboration with Iron+ working on the basis of a pilot plant consisting of an operational installation with a burner and reduction system with a capacity of 1MW +
2025
Further expand and strengthen technological and social support on EU and worldwide scale Global deployment of our acquired knowledge and built lobbying power aimed at integrating the technology into today's energy landscape as a sustainable energy solution

The potential of Iron Power is enormous

As a sustainable and potentially circular energy carrier, it can ensure accelerated energy transition and growth in many industrie

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