The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3427: The Battery That Rusts

Posted Wednesday, October 28, 2026 1:01 am

Andy Moon (via Houston Public Media)

Episode: 3427 Batteries which can use iron oxidation to store and discharge electricity. Today, we examine how a process of nature can be harnessed to store energy in the modern world.

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Keywords

Engines Podcast, battery technology, Electricity storage, Electrochemical reaction, Energy Storage, Grid-scale batteries, Iron oxidation, Iron-air battery, Long-duration energy storage, Renewable Energy, Reversible rusting