Advanced Materials Solutions for New Energy
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "D1: Advanced Energy Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 May 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: the performance of materials; materials selection; materials in engineering design
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The global transition in energy use and supply requires new materials solutions to enable the rapid change demanded by society, industry and the diverse group of stakeholders. Materials solutions not only need to perform new functions, but they also need to be scalable to the tremendous market demand, durable and sustainable across the full product life cycle. This Special Issue welcomes original research and critical reviews that advance the discovery, design, application, testing, manufacturing, qualification and deployment of materials for next-generation energy systems.
Topics include, but are not limited to,
(i) materials for batteries and beyond;
(ii) materials and catalysts for green hydrogen and carbon capture;
(iii) materials for power generation, transmission and grids;
(iv) hydrogen-compatible and corrosion-resistant alloys, coatings, polymers and composites for harsh service (offshore wind, geothermal, nuclear and hydrogen transport), including integrity, failure analysis and non-destructive evaluation;
(v) thermal management and heat-storage media (phase-change materials, thermo-electrics, metamaterials) and
(vi) circularity and sustainability (recyclability, critical raw-material substitution, LCA and eco-design).
We particularly encourage contributions on materials discovery, data-centric validation and advanced/additive manufacturing routes that bridge laboratory breakthroughs to pilot- and industrial-scale adoption. Submissions addressing standards, test methods, reliability and techno-economic analyses are also welcome. By bringing together academia, industry and standards bodies, this Special Issue aims to catalyse deployable materials solutions that improve performance, safety, cost and environmental impact across emerging energy technologies.
Dr. Andrew Spowage
Dr. Christina Chin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- energy materials
- solid-state batteries
- green hydrogen and electrocatalysis
- corrosion and materials integrity
- additive manufacturing for energy
- circularity and life-cycle assessment
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