Functional Materials for Sustainable Energy Applications

Preface

John A. Kilner, Stephen J. Skinner, Stuart J.C. Irvine and Peter P. Edwards

Renewable and sustainable energy technology is making a growing, and badly needed, contribution to the global energy mix, particularly to provide the twin goals of reduction of emissions and security of supply. A reduction in emissions is essential if developed countries are to meet their internationally agreed emissions targets in the coming decades. However even though growth in these technologies is rapid in some areas, this must be seen in the context of a total growing demand for energy worldwide. Many of the technologies discussed in this book are set to join this expanding market and thus the demand for new and improved devices is urgent. Functional ...