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Welcome to the Energy Materials Group

Professor Stuart IrvineProfessor Stuart IrvineThe topical theme of energy pervades all aspects of modern life and even more so now with the 21st Century challenges of climate change, maintaining energy supply and waste management.  The Energy Materials Group (EMG) brings together a wide range of interests in the Institute with a common focus on energy. 

Its role cuts across divisional activity and provides a broad view on materials supply, synthesis, and materials application to cover a very broad range of energy generation from conventional power plants to micro renewable energy. 

An event on Sustainable Materials for Emerging Energy Technology (SMEET) was held on the 28th February 2011, which exemplified the cross cutting nature of EMG with presentations on metals supply through to advanced functional materials for renewable energy, energy storage and energy demand reduction.  The presentations from this meeting can be seen on the web page ‘past events’. 

The EMG has forged close links with other organisations such as the Mats UK – Materials for Energy team, Technology Strategy Board (TSB) and the Advanced Power Generation Task Force (APGTF). 

We welcome enquiries from anyone interested in the work of the group.

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News

Be behind the headlines!

Scientists and engineers can experience life in the heart of the newsroom by applying for a British Science Association 2012 Media Fellowship.
IOM3, 08 Feb 2012

Nature knows best - biofilms for tailings detoxification

A team from the University of Alberta, based in Edmonton, Canada has developed biofilms capable of breaking down the toxic matter found in tailings ponds.
Materials World Magazine, 05 Feb 2012

Here comes the sun? 1st UK Solar to Fuel Symposium report

The 1st UK Solar to Fuel Symposium took place in London, UK, in January, to answer the question of whether we can harvest the sun’s rays and forego fossil fuels.
Materials World Magazine, 05 Feb 2012
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Features

Driving forward - materials solutions for future cars

electricity cable in shape of car outline
The push towards electric mobility presents carmakers with new challenges, creating a need for innovative materials and comprehensive solutions.
Materials World Magazine, 05 Feb 2012

Critical mass - rare earth elements

There are constant warnings about the risks of exhausting supply of vital resources, including the impact on our way of life. Professor Animesh Jha, from the Institute for Materials Research at the University of Leeds, UK, examines the sources of rare earth elements and the research driving their use in emerging technologies.
Materials World Magazine, 01 Jan 2012

The hydrogen solution? Polymer network for hydrogen storage

A polymer network using polyaniline could be the solution to enhanced hydrogen storage. Dr K Balasubramanian from the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) in Pune, India, explains how this could provide an alternative to traditional energy systems.
Materials World Magazine, 04 Dec 2011
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Events

Coal Markets

21 Feb 2012 - 24 Feb 2012, Singapore, SINGAPORE
Exploring supply sources and demand drivers to address supply security, pricing and transport challenges

Prospects for Economic CCS Using Mineral Carbonation

08 Mar 2012, Cambridge, UK
Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society Evening Lecture

TMS 2012

11 Mar 2012 - 15 Mar 2012, Orlando, Florida, USA
141st TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition
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Jobs

Mining and Metals Opportunities - Hatch Associates Ltd

Negotiable based on skills, knowledge and experience, London and Globally

Junior and senior mining, metallurgical process, and project engineering professionals required for Investment & Business Planning team in London

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