Energy Materials: Materials Science & Engineering for Energy Systems is a new journal published jointly by Maney and the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3).
Economic and environmental factors are creating ever greater pressures for the efficient generation, transmission and use of energy. For the major energy generators, higher fuel prices and emphasis on return on capital are driving demand for efficient plant, capable of running with minimal maintenance over extended lifetimes. At the same time, there is the need to reduce greenhouse gas, particulate and pollutant emissions, and for more 'sustainable' operation. If renewable energy generation or the 'hydrogen economy' is to contribute significantly, progress will be required to scale up capacity. Transmission systems must be reconfigured to operate in a more distributed fashion; and high energy density storage devices developed.
Materials developments are crucial in all these areas: integral to innovation in design; to extending lifetime and maintenance intervals; and to successful operation in more demanding environments. To draw together the extended community with interests in these areas, Energy Materials: Materials Science and Engineering for Energy Systems addresses materials needs in future energy generation, transmission, utilisation, conservation and storage.
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