Materials for Energy Technologies, 5 op

Ydinsisältö

• Energy policy and trends, environmental challenges

• Materials for global energy systems

• Electrochemical and thermomechanical energy systems

• Renewable energy technologies: materials for solar energy and wind energy conversion

• Fuel cell and electrolyser technologies (Alkaline, PEM and SOEC) and related material challenges

• Hydrogen production, storage, transport and applications

• Materials for storage of electricity, emerging battery solutions

• Conversion of different types of material wastes to electric and thermal power

• Boiler technology and related materials. Combustion and gasification and related materials

• Nuclear energy technologies and issues related to waste disposal

• Performance limiting factors, degradation issues and the costs involved