The transformation to using renewable energy sources is a basic prerequisite for achieving the current climate protection goals. It is a necessity, considering the finite nature of fossil fuels and it’s essential for an increasing independence from providers of conventional fossil energy sources. In this context, energy production and intermediate energy storage need to go hand in hand.
Conventional but especially the growing additive manufacturing processes – both in prototyping and industrial production – require increasing quality control of the final products. Additional to the established destructive testing of the material, non-destructive analysis of the final components is indispensable for material characterisation.