Method For Generating Energy, In Which An Electropositive Metal Is Atomized And/Or Sprayed And Combusted With A Reaction Gas, And A Device For Carrying Out Said Method

An apparatus for generating energy, the apparatus comprising:

• a first reactor for reacting an electropositive metal with a reaction gas, the electropositive metal selected from the group consisting of:
• alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, aluminum, zinc, mixtures, and/or alloys thereof;
• the reaction gas comprises carbon dioxide or water;
• at least one first atomization unit or nebulization unit for atomizing or nebulizing the electropositive metal into the first reactor;
• at least one first feed unit to feed the electropositive metal to the at least one first atomization unit or nebulization unit;
• at least one second feed unit to feed the first reactor with the reaction gas;
• a second reactor to mix a resulting mixture of reaction gas and electropositive metal with water, or an aqueous solution, or a suspension of a salt of the
• electropositive metal;
• at least one second atomization unit or nebulization unit to atomize or nebulize the water, or the aqueous solution, or the suspension of a salt of the electropositive metal into the second reactor;
• at least one third feed unit to feed the at least one second atomization unit or nebulization unit with the water, or the aqueous solution, or the suspension of a salt of the electropositive metal;
• a first separation unit to separate the mixture from the second reactor into (a) solid and liquid constituents and (b) gaseous constituents;
• at least one first unit to at least partly convert the energy from the solid and liquid constituents;
• and
• at least one second unit to at least partly convert the energy from the gaseous constituents.