Materials for Energy Systems. Cranfield University

The UK Government Climate Change Act 2008 requires an 80% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. To achieve this, transformational changes will be required across all sectors of the energy industry together with the increased participation of energy consumers.

The efficiencies of most energy systems are limited by materials engineering, as are the reliabilities of these systems, and as such there is a need for educated professionals with a broad understanding of the scientific, engineering and technological issues that govern the design of energy systems, the materials that they are constructed from and the reliability of these systems.