Materials for energy is a very broad topic, which can comprise ferritic and austenitic steels, Ni-based superalloys, Ti-based alloys, ceramics, ceramic matrix composites, etc. It also includes materials issues for energy production from renewable sources, biomass combustion, fuel cells, nuclear energy plants, petro-chemical industry, etc.
The focus of WG2 is on the development of innovative materials solutions based on detailed understanding and modelling of high-temperature microstructure degradation processes and surface protection against steam oxidation, and on simulation of manufacturing processes for large components to ensure optimal properties during scale up from laboratory samples to industrial use

The aim of this Working Group is to do joint research activity on Materials for Energy, possibly within funded projects, but also on a bottom-up, free scientific basis. WG2 holds its regular annual meeting each Februray in Brussels.
Members of WG2 submitted several common projects on materials modelling and simulation, materials testing and analysis, process optimization and surface engineering that are partly under development.
The action plan is to work on common research activity through two-page proposals continuously updated by each member on WG2 Dropbox folder, in order to find aggregation points for joint research and proposal submission.

Prof. Monica Ferraris (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Prof. Christof Sommitsch (Graz University of Technology, Austria)