Partner News: Superconducting record set by VESC
SCARLET partner VESC recently set a new record for applied superconductivity by demonstrating a current of 190000 amperes through a superconducting busbar, thus matching the operating current of an aluminium smelter. The demonstrator consists of two current leads with a compact superconducting busbar of less than 30 cm in diameter in between them. The tests […]
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Coming up: Les Journées d’Aussois
SCARLET will be featured in the upcoming Journées de Cryogénie et de Supraconductivité, taking place in Aussois, France from the 15th to the 18th of October. This regular meeting aims to facilitate interactions and exchanges between research labs and French industry. It is a good opportunity for researchers and engineers to come up to speed […]
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Join us for ASC 2024
The Applied Superconductivity Conference (ASC) will take place in Salt Lake City, Utah from September 1 to September 6. SCARLET will be featured in the following presentations: “Multi-petal layout of MgB2 power cables for balanced current distribution during grid transients” (2LOr1D-04) on 03/09/2024 at 10:15-10:30 “A combined circuit-FEM model of HTS power cable for their […]
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Meet us at CIGRÉ!
Join the presentation of the SCARLET project at the CIGRÉ Paris Session on Thursday, 29 August, from 14:00 to 15:00 in room 124. Here you will meet some of the SCARLET partners and learn more about our innovative superconducting cables. Programme: Project context and innovations, by Christophe Creusot from SuperGrid Institute Long-length bulk transmission with […]
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Op-ed on innovation for power transmission
In a recent article published in Tagesspiegel Background Energie & Klima, John Fitzgerald – CEO of SCARLET partner SuperNode Ltd – discussed novel cable technologies to make the German transmission grid fit for a decarbonised future. He emphasized the need for innovation-friendly regulation to trigger the necessary investments in novel cable technologies such as superconductors. […]
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SCARLET in Rivista Platinum
SCARLET’s Antonio Morandi from the University of Bologna described the project background, aims and highlights for the Italian magazine Rivista Platinum “Aziende & Protagonisti”. Special attention was given to the hydrogen-cooled superconducting cable, which is led by the Italian partner ASG Superconductors with active involvement from Morandi’s group. The challenges of safely integrating this innovative […]
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SCARLET at the Week of the Environment
SCARLET’s Adela Marian was part of a high-level panel organised by ivSupra during the Woche der Umwelt (Week of the Environment) at Schloss Bellevue, the official residence of the German President. The benefits and challenges of superconducting cables for energy transmission were discussed in a lively round with Nobel Prize Laureate Georg Bednorz, Peter Michalek […]
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SCARLET featured in Horizon Magazine
The SCARLET project was featured in Horizon – The EU Research & Innovation Magazine – alongside the EU-funded SUBRACABLE project, which is also focussed on superconducting power grids. In the article, the SCARLET project coordinator Dr. Niklas Magnusson discusses some of the project highlights including the benefits that superconducting cables can bring to connecting offshore […]
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New SCARLET publication
What if we could significantly simplify offshore wind farms by directly producing MVDC export voltages and connecting the farms to the grid via MVDC high-power superconducting cables? In doing so, we could eliminate the need for the conversion function in offshore platforms! In the current issue of the IEEE journal Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, Christophe […]
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SCARLET in Revista de Marinha
The SCARLET project was featured in the Portuguese Maritime Magazine (Revista de Marinha), showcasing the ground-breaking work for the Portuguese audience. After a general introduction to the project, special attention was given to the offshore superconducting cables, which are of particular interest to the magazine readers. The role of WavEC – the Portuguese SCARLET partner […]
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