Replacing fossil fuels: metal-water reactions for clean power
Keena Trowell
Mechanical Engineering, PhD candidate
Jeffrey Bergthorson & David Frost, Supervisors
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
In the fight against climate change, new fuels are needed to replace fossil fuels. Metals store energy during the refining process and are a novel way of transporting and stockpiling renewable energy. Keena鈥檚 research is focused on releasing that stored energy, in the form of heat and hydrogen, by reacting the metal with water. The result is instant access to clean power with no release of greenhouse gasses.