Project description
Connecting the electrical grid with superconductivity
Superconducting medium-voltage cables could become the preferred solution for energy transmission from renewable generation sites to the electricity grid. Onshore cables can save on size, and offshore cables eliminate the need for costly converter stations required by high voltage DC cables. The EU-funded SCARLET project will design, manufacture and test liquid-nitrogen-cooled cables based on high-temperature superconductivity as well as liquid-hydrogen-cooled magnesium diboride cables. The project will also test a high-current superconducting fault current limiter module for grid protection. The use of superconductor technology can accelerate the transition towards a low-carbon society by offering a 15 % reduction in total cost for offshore windfarms and creating 5 000 new jobs in sustainable energy.
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7465 Trondheim
Norway
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Participants (14)
14467 Potsdam
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1350-352 Lisboa
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841 04 Bratislava
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40126 Bologna
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38170 Seyssinet Pariset
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75231 Paris
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69100 Villeurbanne
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20134 Milano
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16129 Genova
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D18NW62 Dublin
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67657 Kaiserslautern
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16152 Genova
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
92400 Courbevoie
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30179 Hannover
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