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Energy efficiency in transport is proving to be a major issue for the 21st century and is a topic that will only continue to grow in importance. A number of developments have already taken place, bringing significant reductions in fossil fuel consumption and CO2 emissions per mile, but if we are to meet new targets there is a need to continue to develop new materials and optimize existing ones. Further advances can still be made, but they will require a considerable research capability and enhanced synergy across the different disciplines.
The aim of this special issue of Materials & Design is thus to provide a collection of timely and high quality papers on materials for energy efficient transport. This includes (but is not limited to):
- Materials for lightweight structures
- Materials for energy harvesting technologies
- Materials for energy storage/employing alternative energy sources
- Materials for novel sensors to reduce emissions/fuel consumption/increase fuel efficiency
Guest editor biographies:
Prof Chris Bowen is currently an ERC Advanced Investigator in Novel Energy Materials Engineering Science and Integrated Systems (NEMESIS) at the University of Bath, UK. His research interests lie in functional materials, smart materials, sensors, actuators and energy harvesting.
Dr Valeska Ting was appointed as the University of Bath's Prize Research Fellow in Smart Nanomaterials in 2012 and is currently a lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering. Her research interests lie in the area of sustainable technologies, with a focus on the application of nanoporous materials for energy storage.