The European network for power applications of superconductivity

Objective

The Thematic Network ENPAS (European Network for Power Applications of Superconductivity) aims at stimulating the development of demonstrators and prototypes of components and systems in the strategic field of power applications of superconductivity. It will be interconnected with and highly complementary to the Network of Excellence in superconductivity SCENET established by the ESPRIT-LTR programme on October 1st, 1996 for three-year duration. The latter, on the other hand, shall act in the field of electronic applications to set-up coherent strategies of research and development and create links between academia and industries. The main activities of ENPAS will include: the creation of S working groups each consisting of a small number of laboratories collaborating in pilot projects, the organisation of workshops for these pilot projects with relatively small numbers of participants, and the organisation of an advanced school on applications of superconductivity. ENPAS will also aim at establishing a common pool of scientific and technological knowledge for industries and academia through training of young advanced students and researchers.

To get from the present state of the art to the proposed objectives, several actions will be implemented:
1) Organisation of working groups to assess and define the specifications necessary for producing a demonstrator/prototype of:
i) FCL's;
ii) transmission cables;
iii) magnets for MRI and energy storage;
iv)motors. A fifth working group will assess the situation on superconducting materials from the novel ones to the production of wires and tapes. To discuss the current status of progress and the strategy plan for advancement in Europe, ENPAS will organise ten (2 per pilot project) meetings. Six-monthly reports will be produced. The prototypes production is visioned for the second stage of ENPAS with the support of industry and eventually of the European Commission;
2) Support of 24 extended exchange visits (up to 6 months) for transfer of young personnel among research groups participating in the pilot projects. The main aim of the visits is to facilitate bilateral transfers of expertise and experience;
3) Circulation of regular newsletters (3 times a year) in hard copy or on www;
4) Organisation of two schools on power applications of superconductivity and related enabling science. These schools (3-week long), which will be highly didactical, will be held in 1999 and 2000.The aim of the school will be to train young researchers from academia to work in industry. 5) Production of annual status reports on activities insuper conductivity, including Japan and USA, which should reveal how to narrow the gap in important areas where Europe is falling behind the US and Japan. The network will be directed by a 15-member Steering/Organising Committee, chaired by M. Marezio, of which 5 members are from industry. The network will initially include 33 nodes from government organisations and universities and 18 from industry. Membership will be open to any appropriate group by application. The total budget of ENPAS will be 1005890 ECU: pilot project meetings: 237000 (including 20% local overhead), Steering Committee meetings:23600, advanced school on the applications of superconductivity:254240,exchange visits of 6 months each: 210000, one monographic workshop: 55150,6issues of the Newsletter: 6000, labour-manager for three years: 90000,labour-technical assistant for three years: 60000, overhead (10%): 69900.

Programme(s)

• FP4-BRITE/EURAM 3 - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of industrial and materials technologies, 1994-1998

Topic(s)

• 0201 - Materials engineering

Call for proposal

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Funding Scheme

THN - Thematic network contracts

Coordinator

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ITALY

Address

Parco Area Delle Scienze 37/a
43010 Fontevivo
Italy

Participants (50)

Alcatel Alsthom Recherche

France

Address

Route De Nozay
91460 Marcoussis

Aplicación de Nuevas Tecnologias Antec S.A.

Spain

Address

74,ramon Y Cajal
48920 Portugalete

Atominstitut der Österreichischen Universitäten

Austria

Address

115,schüttelstrasse
1020 Wien

Bicc Cables Ltd.

United Kingdom

Address

Wrexham Technology Centre
LL13 9XP Wrexham

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE

France

Address

Avenue Des Martyrs 25
38042 Grenoble

CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES ENERGETICAS, MEDIAMBIENTALES Y TECNOLOGICAS

Spain

Address

22,avenida Complutense 22
28040 Madrid

CESI CENTRO ELETTROTECNICO SPERIMENTALE ITALIANO GIACINTO MOTTA SPA

Italy

Address

Via Rubattino 54
Milano

CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOGSKOLA AB*

Sweden

Address

3,fhysiksgraend 3
412 96 Göteborg

CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

Spain

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Campus Universitat Autonoma De Barcelona
08193 Bellaterra

Centrum voor Vacuum- en Materiaalwetenschappen v.z.w.

Belgium

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281/s1,krijgslaan
9000 Gent

Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique

France

Address

Ctr Etudes De Saclay - Ce-s
91191 Gif-sur-yvette

Consorzio Ricerche Innovative per il Sud

Italy

Address

Nuova Delle Brecce 260
80147 Napoli

Cryoelectra GmbH

Germany

Address

Wettinerstraße 6h
42287 Wuppertal

ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE D'INGENIEURS DE CAEN

France

Address

6,boulevard Du Maréchal Juin 6
14050 Caen

ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE SERVICE NATIONAL*

France

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Avenue Du Général De Gaulle 1
92141 Clamart

ENEA - Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, l'Energia e l'Ambiente

Italy

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45,via Enrico Fermi
00044 Frascati - Roma

EUROPA METALLI S.A.

Italy

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P.le Luigi Orlando
55052 Fornaci Di Barga

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Switzerland

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5232 Villingen

Edison Termoelettrica S.p.A.

Italy

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2,via G. La Pira 2
10100 Torino (Turin)

FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM KARLSRUHE GMBH - TECHNIK UND UMWELT

Germany

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5,hermann Von Helmholtz Platz 1
76344 Eggenstein-leopoldshafen

GEORG-AUGUST-UNIVERSITY GOETTINGEN

Germany

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Windausweg 2
37073 Goettingen

IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE

United Kingdom

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Prince Consort Road, Blackett Laboratory - Imperia
SW7 2BZ London

INSTITUT FUER PHYSIKALISCHE HOCHTECHNOLOGIE E.V.

Germany

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Helmholtzweg 4
07743 Jena

INSTITUTE FOR SOLID STATE AND MATERIALS RESEARCH DRESDEN

Germany

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20,helmholtzstrasse 20
01069 Dresden

Istituto Nazionale per la Fisica della Materia

Italy

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Via Dodecaneso 33
16146 Genova

NEXANS SUPERCONDUCTORS GMBH

Germany

Address

Chemiepark Knapsack
50351 Huerth / Bruehl

NORDIC SUPERCONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES A/S

Denmark

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878,blokken 84
3460 Birkerod

Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet

Norway

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9,sem Saelandsvei
7034 Trondheim

Oxford Instruments PLC

United Kingdom

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Old Station Way
OX8 1TL Witney

PIRELLI CAVI E SISTEMI SPA

Italy

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Viale Sarca 222
20126 Milano

Red Eléctrica de España S.A.

Spain

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177,paseo Del Conde De Los Gaitanes
28109 Madrid

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SAS

France

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Centre De Recherches A3 - Rue Henri Tarze
38050 Grenoble

SIEMENS AG

Germany

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100,paul-gossen-strasse 100
91052 Erlangen

SURA PLASMA- OBERFLAECHEN- UND KLEBSTOFFTECHNOLOGIEN GMBH

Germany

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22,goeschwitzer Strasse 22
07745 Jena

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK

Denmark

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Building 325
2800 Lyngby

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH

Germany

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1,james Franck Strasse 1
85747 Garching

THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

United Kingdom

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Madingley Road, West Cambridge Site
CB3 0HE Cambridge

THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

United Kingdom

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Parks Road
OX1 3PJ Oxford

Tampere University of Technology

Finland

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33101 Tampere

Technische Universität Braunschweig

Germany

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Hans-sommer-straße
38106 Braunschweig

Tel Aviv University

Israel

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Ramat Aviv
69978 Tel Aviv

UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA

Spain

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3,maria De Luna 3
50015 Zaragoza

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI FEDERICO II

Italy

Address

20,complesso Universitario Di Monte Sangelo, Via Cint
80126 Napoli

UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE

Belgium

Address

Sart Tilman - Institut Of Physique
4000 Liege

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

United Kingdom

Address

Edgbaston Park Road
B15 2TT Birmingham

UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA

Switzerland

Address

24,quai Ernest Ansermet 24
1211 Geneve

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON

United Kingdom

Address

University Road
SO17 1BJ Southampton

Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

Spain

Address

15701 Santiago De Compostela

Universiteit Twente

Netherlands

Address

5,drienerlolaan
7500 AE Enschede

Vacuumschmelze GmbH

Germany

Address

37,gruener Weg
63450 Hanau