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Grid & Storage

Researchers in China 3D-Print Load-Bearing Concrete That Stores Electricity

Researchers in China have produced concrete that can store electricity, according to ZME Science. The team used a 3D printer to embed a supercapacitor directly into a cement-based structure while retaining enough strength to bear substantial loads.

Three of the small devices, connected together, produced enough electricity to illuminate an array of LEDs, according to ZME Science.

The supercapacitor continued to work through moderate heating and cooling, but its performance dropped sharply at minus 18 degrees Celsius, according to ZME Science, apparently as freezing interfered with the water and ions inside the material.

Source: zmescience.com (opens in a new tab)1 sourcePermalink

Grid & Storage

Nexans Opens 53-Metre High-Voltage Tower at Charleroi to Expand Cable Output

Nexans inaugurated a 53-metre-high high-voltage tower at its Charleroi facility in Belgium to expand its European manufacturing capacity for high-voltage cables, according to Windtech International.

The plant will support production of high-voltage land cables, including 525 kV HVDC cable systems with copper conductors of up to 3,000 mm2, Windtech International reported.

The expansion will also prepare the site for future HVAC cable systems with aluminium conductors of up to 3,500 mm2, according to Windtech International.

The tower forms part of a EUR 90 million investment programme that Nexans announced in 2024, Windtech International reported.

Source: windtech-international.com (opens in a new tab)1 sourcePermalink

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