About Element Zero
The Green Metal Company
Element Zero is an Australian green metals technology company developing a new way to produce iron and other metals without carbon emissions. Our patented electrochemical process uses renewable electricity to convert iron ore directly into high-purity iron, with the potential to transform how metals are produced globally.
Why it matters
Iron and steel are fundamental to modern life, but their production is one of the world’s largest sources of industrial carbon emissions. Element Zero is developing technology that replaces fossil-fuel-intensive ironmaking with a low-temperature electrochemical process powered by renewable energy.
What we’re building
We are developing and scaling a patented, low-temperature electrochemical process that converts iron ore into high-purity iron using renewable electricity. The technology is designed to work across a wide range of iron ore grades while using significantly less energy than conventional coal- or gas-based processes.
While our immediate focus is green iron, the platform also has potential applications across other metals, including nickel and silicon.
The potential impact
Iron and steel production represents one of the world’s largest opportunities for industrial decarbonisation. By replacing carbon-intensive processing with renewable-powered electrochemistry, Element Zero’s technology has the potential to reduce emissions at the source while enabling continued production of the metals the global economy depends on.
* Chart represents 2022 Global Industrial Carbon Emissions. IEA. (2023, June 15). Direct CO2 emissions from industry in the net zero scenario, 2000-2030 – charts – Data & Statistics. IEA.https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/charts/direct-co2-emissions-from-industry-in-the-net-zero-scenario-2000-2030-2
