Power plant for producing energy and ammonia

A method for producing ammonia and energy, the method comprising:

• spraying or atomizing an electropositive metal selected from among alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, aluminum and zinc and mixtures and/or alloys thereof;
• burning the electropositive metal with a reaction gas comprising nitrogen;
• mixing the reacted mixture of reaction gas and electropositive metal with water or an aqueous solution or suspension of a hydroxide of the electropositive metal;
• separating the mixture into (a) solid and liquid constituents and (b) gaseous constituents including ammonia;
• at least partially removing thermal energy of the solid and liquid constituents with a heat exchanger and at least partially removing kinetic energy of the gaseous constituents with a turbine and a generator;
• and
• separating the ammonia from the gaseous constituents;
• wherein mixing the reacted mixture of reaction gas and electropositive metal with water or an aqueous solution or suspension of a hydroxide of the electro-positive metal includes spraying or atomizing the water or the aqueous solution or the suspension of the hydroxide of the electropositive metal into the reacted mixture.