There is huge potential to ensure the transition to renewable energy by leveraging the benefits of superconductors in large cities.
When the development project has been finalised, the 12-kilometre high-voltage transmission line between the Menzing main substation west of Munich and the large substation Munich South will be realised using underground cables with “high-temperature superconductors” (HTS) inside.
The project is owned by SWM Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Stadtwerke München and besides NKT the partners are Linde AG, THEVA, the South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
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