Together with NKT and four other partners, SWM Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Stadtwerke München (SWM), plans to implement a superconducting cable in Munich, Germany. When implemented it will be the world’s longest superconducting cable. There is huge potential to ensure the transition to renewable energy by leveraging the benefits of superconductors in large cities. When … Read more
Superconducting cables could enable Europe’s power grids to meet their challenging CO2 reduction targets by helping to transfer many gigawatts (GW) of electricity over distances of several hundreds of kilometers from remote solar or wind farms to population centers without the losses associated with traditional resistive cables. Nexans has helped to bring these innovative high … Read more
AMSC today announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has signed the modification of its Resilient Electric Grid (REG) agreement with AMSC. The contract modification with DHS approves the scope of AMSC’s REG project with Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) and will enable AMSC to recover a portion of the project cost. The REG system uses … Read more
“The technological solutions for superconducting wires are setting new records” A wonderful achievement, showing the best of the EU; funding from Best Paths, TSO collaboration through Terna and RTE and industry leaders like Nexans and ASG Superconductors (formerly Columbus Superconductors). “…able to carry 500 times more electricity than copper wires and can transport up to 3.2 GW … Read more