The Energy Materials Group will:

• Act as an ‘Across Division' Group reporting to the IOM3 Industry and Technology Policy Board (ITPB).

 

• Promote IOM3 participation in the national energy debate.
• Act as a focus for energy sector materials activities over the whole materials life cycle, liasing with existing bodies and representing IOM3 interests.

 

• Stimulate and advise existing IOM3 Divisions on energy related activities where necessary and appropriate.

 

• Undertake new activities where appropriate - eg workshops on emerging technologies.

 

• Organise (a) a biennial Energy Materials Conference in conjunction with the IOM3 Energy Materials Journal and (b) other technical meetings where there is a need.

 

The scope of the group will include:

Fossil Fuel Technologies

• Steam turbines and boilers

Fuel Cells

• Carbon capture technologies

Energy Storage

• Gasification

Transmission

• Gas turbines, including advanced cycles

Hydrogen economy

Nuclear Power

• Fission

Waste to energy

• Fusion

• De-commissioning

Energy Conservation

Renewable Energy

Extractive metallurgy and processing of related minerals

• Solar (PV and Thermal)

• Wind power

• Wave and tidal power

• Bio-fuels

• Geothermal

NB: The Fossil Fuel Combustion and Extractive Metallurgy and Processing areas are looked after by other IOM3 Divisions, although the Energy Materials Group will maintain a strategic interest.