A thermal energy transfer device attached to an object to dissipate thermal energy from the object is provided. The thermal energy transfer device includes a non-metal base plate and a first non-metal fin structure. The base plate has a first primary surface and a second primary surface opposite the first primary surface, and includes at least one groove on the first primary surface. The fin structure has a first primary surface, a second primary surface opposite the first primary surface, and a plurality of edges that are between the first and the second primary surfaces including a first edge. The first fin structure is attached to the base plate with the first edge received in a first groove of the at least one groove of the base plate.