Testing new structures and materials is an everyday challenge to ensure high quality and a low level of maintenance. Mechanical test benches (fatigue, wear, vibrations) based on hydraulic, pneumatic and magnetic actuators are state of the art. Piezoelectric actuators from Cedrat Technologies (CTEC) bring new and impressive possibilities.
Invinity to build 20MWh flow battery in UK
Redux flow cells have had nowhere near the R+D effort compared to Lithium ion. They certainly have the potential (pun not intended) for longer...