On the occasion of Ireland officially joining the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) as an Associate Member State, SuperNode’s cooperation with CERN was highlighted as a case study by the Irish government in its announcement. Over the past two years, SuperNode and CERN have collaborated to develop a novel cryostat for superconducting electricity transmission … Read more
SuperNode CEO John Fitzgerald addressed Engineers Ireland on Wednesday of this week with his presentation titled: ‘Transmission to Enable Decarbonisation’. Mr. Fitzgerald, an engineer by trade himself, is now focused on the fight against climate change and issued a rallying call to engineers to do the same: “Engineers are in the solutions business. We have … Read more
SuperNode, as part of trade association currENT, has submitted its response to the European Commission’s proposal for revisions of the guidelines for trans-European Networks for Energy (TEN-E). The TEN-E framework is significant as it is the most important EU instrument to develop an integrated European electricity infrastructure. The Commission is revising the TEN-E Guidelines to … Read more
“We need international cooperation, a single energy market with an integrated pan-European grid based upon DC technology – Superconducting technology can be the building block for such a grid.” This was the message from SuperNode CEO John Fitzgerald delivered at IET’s ‘Renewable Power Generation’ event in Dublin today. Fitzgerald discussed the shortfalls of today’s technology and approach to renewable grid planning and the grids of tomorrow – What they will look like, … Read more
SuperNode are thrilled to announce currENT Europe is officially launched and open for business. Sincere thanks to our special guest speakers, who provided a fascinating discussion on Europe’s energy industry and the path forward: * Claude Turmes – Luxembourg’s Minister for Energy * Maria Da Graça Carvalho – Member of European Parliament * Tooraj Jamasb – Director for Copenhagen School of Energy … Read more
The Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) released their annual report on the Irish wind sector revealing that the share of wind power meeting Irish electricity demand increased from 29% in 2018 to 32.5% in 2019. According to IWEA, this is a record for Ireland, the second highest share in Europe, and the highest share for … Read more
The UK has been both the European leader, and world leader in the amount of offshore wind it has installed in its waters. The UK currently has an offshore wind installed capacity of approximately 10GW, with ambitions to reach an installed capacity of 40GW by 2030 as set out by Boris Johnson in the recent … Read more