Links to information illuminating the Electric Power Sector,
Sustainability and Energy & Environment


The IEA BookShop

Portal
http://www.iea.org/w/bookshop/b.aspx?new=5
World Energy Outlook
http://www.iea.org/w/bookshop/b.aspx
Electricity
http://www.iea.org/w/bookshop/b.aspx?Subject=Electricity
SmartGrid
Smart Grids: IEA Technology Roadmap
Renewables
http://www.iea.org/w/bookshop/b.aspx?Subject=Renewable%20Energy
Sustainable Development
http://www.iea.org/w/bookshop/b.aspx?Subject=Sustainable%20Development


Other Sources

David JC MacKay FRS, Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change
Sustainable Energy–Without Hot Air
(As a public service, the author has given permission to download his book (12 MB) without charge. Also available, without charge, are translations into several languages)
http://www.withouthotair.com/


Energy Information Administration, US DOE
International Energy Outlook
http://www.eia.gov/oiaf/ieo/index.html


BP (formerly known as British Petroleum) Statistical Review of World Energy 2011 http://www.bp.com/sectionbodycopy.do?categoryId=7500&contentId=7068481


ExxonMobil 2010 The Outlook for Energy: A View to 2030
http://www.exxonmobil.com/corporate/files/news_pub_eo.pdf


Links to others working toward application of HTS

The Implementing Agreement is pleased to acknowledge the cooperation of many of organizations furthering progress toward applications of high temperature superconductivity. An introduction to their efforts and activities can be found via the URLs listed alphabetically by institution, under the following headings:

Conductor Manufacturers

Roebel Cable

MgB2 Conductor

Equipment Manufacturers

Cryogenics

Laboratories

Information About Perspectives, Plans, and Programs

Tutorials, Reviews & Opinion

Archival Journals and Related

Conferences

Portals


Conductor Manufacturers
HTS conductor

American Superconductor
http://www.amsuper.com

Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies
http://www.bruker-est.com/
http://www.nexans.com/eservice/Corporate-en/navigate_22437/Superconducting_cable_systems_and_fault_current_limiters.html

Coated Conductor Cylinders Ltd
http://www.nexans.com/eservice/Corporate-en/navigate_22437/Superconducting_cable_systems_and_fault_current_limiters.html

EVICO GmbH (offers NiW substrate)
http://www.evico.de

Fujikura
http://www.fujikura.co.jp/00/news/0710/enews1.html

Furukawa
http://www.furukawa.co.jp/kenkai/eng/rd-area/material.htm

InnoST
http://www.innost.com/products_htswires.asp

MetOx
http://www.metox.biz/

PerCoTech
http://percotech.com/en/home<

Showa Wire & Cable
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Sumitomo Electric Industries
http://www.sei.co.jp/super/

SuperCon (LTS and Bi-2212 for MRI)
http://www.supercon-wire.com

SuperOx
http://www.superox.ru/en/aboutus

SuperPower
http://www.superpower-inc.com

SuNAM
http://www.i-SuNAM.com/

Superconductor Technologies Inc.
http://www.suptech.com/hts_coated_conductors.htm

Theva
http://www.Theva.com


Roebel Cable, also known as Continuously Transposed Conductor

Industrial Research Ltd Industries
http://www.irl.cri.nz

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, ITP-FZK
http://www.itep.kit.edu/


MgB2 conductor

Columbus Superconductor
http://www.columbussuperconductors.com

Diboride Conductors
http://www.diboride.biz/

EHTS-IFW (Dresden)
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=121496&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1124644&highlight=

HyperTech
http://www.hypertechresearch.com/index.html


Equipment Manufacturers and Distributors

Adelwitz Technologiezentrum GmbH (Flywheels)
http://www.atz-gmbh.com/

Areva T&D (Current Limiting Termination)
http://www2.schneider-electric.com/sites/corporate/en/general/search/search-result.page?URL=http://websearch.schneider-electric.com/GsaLost/portlets/AutonomyGlobalSearch.jsp%3FLanguage=en%26Country=CORP%26lancer=oui%26firstQuery=true%26site=null%26autnmSource=*%26autnmQueryBis=superconductivity
http://ica.cordis.lu/search/index.cfm?fuseaction=proj.document&PJ_LANG=EN&PJ_RCN=8330900&q=6EBDA33D2415722C95166658850532EC&type=sim

Applied Superconductivity Ltd (FCL distributor)
http://www.appliedsuperconductor.com/index.html

Baldor/Dodge/Reliance Advanced Technology (Motors & Generator components)
click here

hubu Electric
http://www.chuden.jp/english/index.html

ConverTeam (Generators for wind turbines and small hydo)
http://www.converteam.com/converteam/1/doc/News/PressReleaseZenergy12.03.07.pdf
http://www.converteam.com/majic/pageServer/08010100n1/en/index.html
http://www.converteam.com/majic/pageServer/1y010100kw/en/Technology---Renewable-Energy---Wind.html
http://ewh.ieee.org/tc/csc/europe/newsforum/pdf/HP19.pdf

Furukawa (Cable)
http://www.furukawa.co.jp/english/seihin/energy.htm

General Cables Superconductors
http://www.gcsuperconductors.com

Hitachi (MRI , MgB2)
http://search.hitachi.co.jp/sitesearch/GLOBAL?SITE=GLOBAL&LANG=EN&PL=EN&SET=1&Q=superconduct&x=29&y=6

HTS-110 (Leads, Coils, Magnets)
http://www.hts-110.com/index.html

InnoPower (Cable, Cryostats, Fault Current Limiter)
http://www.innopower.com/

LS (Cable)
http://www.lscable.com/company/company04_02_01.asp

Nexans (Cable, Fault Current Limiter)
http://www.nexans.com/eservice/Corporate-en/navigate_22437/Superconducting_cable_systems_and_fault_current_limiters.html
http://www.nexans.de/eservice/Germany-en/navigate_169798/SuperConductors.html
http://www.nexans.com/eservice/Corporate-en/navigate_22437/Superconducting_cable_systems_and_fault_current_limiters.html
http://www.nexans.com/eservice/Corporate-en/navigate_142392/Hi_Temp_Super_Conductivity.html

Oswald Elektromotoren (Motor, Linear)
http://www.oswald.de/Lang/English/english.html

Rolls Royce plc (Fault Current Limiter)
http://www.diboride.biz/files/PR2007-09-16.pdf

Siemens (Fault Current Limiter, Motor, Generator)
https://www.ct.siemens.com/en/technologies/ps/beispiele/hts.html
http://www.siemens.com/corporate-technology/en/research-areas/electronics-energy-and-environment.htm
http://www.industry.siemens.com/broschueren/pdf/marine/2004-04-17_131802_Fam_SINAVY_engl._Druck..pdf

Southwire - Ultera - NKT (Triax Cable)
http://www.southwire.com
http://www.supercables.com/Reference/ref.html

Sumitomo Electric Industries (Cable)
http://www.sei.co.jp/super/

TECO-Westinghouse (Generators for wind turbine) with AMSC
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=86422&p=irol-newsArticle_Print&ID=1057074&highlight=
http://www.tecowestinghouse.com/Products/Custom_Engineered/DF_WR_ind_generator.html

Waukesha Electric (Transformer)
http://www.waukeshaelectric.com/

Zenergy (Coils, Fault Current Limiter, Induction Heater)
www.zenergypower.com
http://ewh.ieee.org/tc/csc/europe/newsforum/pdf/HP19.pdf


Cryogenics

Air Liquide
http://www.airliquideadvancedtechnologies.com/
http://web.mac.com/alan_wolsky/superconductivityIEA/Links_files/cryoscope.pdf

Aisen Seki Co. Ltd & Chubu Electric (cryocoolers, acoustic Stirling )
http://www.chuden.co.jp/english/corporate/press2006/0906_1.html

Aspen Aerogels, Inc (cryostat insulation sbir p1)
1 (508) 351-1694

CFIC (cryo-coolers, acoustic Stirling)
http://www.cficinc.com/

CryoMech (cryo-coolers, GM)
http://www.cryomech.com

CryoZone (cryostats, cryogenic systems, gas fans & liquid pumps)
http://www.cryozone.nl

Industrial Research Ltd (Pressure Wave Generator for Acoustic cryocooler)
http://www.irl.cri.nz/newsandevents/innovate/Innovate64/BreakthroughcryocoolercouldtransformHTSindustry.aspx
http://web.mac.com/alan_wolsky/superconductivityIEA/Links_files/A.J.%20Caughley%20and%20C.%20Wang,%20Pressure%20Wave%20Generator.pdf

INFINIA
http://www.infiniacorp.com/accomplishments.html

Mayekwa Mfg. Co., Ltd. (cryocoolers, slush N2)
http://www.mayekawa.co.jp/en/develop/index.html
Mayekawa-refrig including slush N2.pdf

Nexans (cryostats)
http://www.nexans.de/eservice/Germany-en/navigate_169750/Cyrogenic_Systems.html

Ricor
http://www.ricor.com/Index.asp?CategoryID=93&ArticleID=120

Schippl Consultants (cryostats)
http://www.cryo-schippl.de

Scientific Magnetics (cryostat for solid LN2, see Rolls-Royce)
http://www.scientificmagnetics.co.uk

Stirling Cryogenics & Refrigeration BV (cryo-coolers)
http://www.stirlingcryogenics.com

Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Cryogenics Group
http://www.shicryogenics.com

Superconductor Technologies Inc (cryo-coolers, 5W@77K)
http://www.suptech.com/home.htm

Technology Applications (cryostat, flexible, sbir p1)
http://www.techapps.com


Laboratories

Applied Superconductivity Center, National High Field Magnet Laboratory, Florida State University
http://www.magnet.fsu.edu/magnettechnology/research/asc/overview.html

Bar-Ilan University Institute of Superconductivity
http://www.biu.ac.il/ESC/htslab/

Ben-Gurian University Institute of Superconductivity
http://www.bgu.ac.il/physics/Index2.html
http://www.math.bgu.ac.il/~leonid/

Budapest University of Technology and Economics, SuperTech Laboratory
http://www.supertech.vgt.bme.hu/index.htm

Center for Advanced Power Systems, Florida State University
http://www.caps.fsu.edu

Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI), Japan
http://criepi.denken.or.jp/

Chinese Academy of Sciences
http://www.iee.ac.cn/Website/index.php?ChannelID=977
http://www.iee.ac.cn/Website/index.php?ChannelID=1682

Chubu Electric
http://www.chuden.co.jp/english/corporate/press2007/0615_1.html

Ecole Polytechnique du Montréal
http://www.polymtl.ca/recherche/rc/en/professeurs/details.php?NoProf=323

ERSE S.p.A, formerly known as CESI Ricerca
http://www.erse-web.it

General Research Institute for Non-Ferrous Metalslivepage.apple.com
http://www.nfm.cn
http://www.grinfm.cn

IFW-Dresden
http://www.ifw-dresden.de/research/superconductivity-and-superconductors

Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona
http://www.icmab.es

Institut für Physikalische Hochtechnologie e. V. (IPHT-Jena), Magnetics Dept.
http://www.ipht-Jena.de

ISTEC
http://www.istec.or.jp

Japan Fine Ceramics Center (JFCC)
http://www.jfcc.or.jp
http://www.jfcc.or.jp/en/23en_develop/r04.html

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, ITP-FZK
http://www.itep.kit.edu/

Korea Polytechnic University
http://www.kpu.ac.kr/

Korean Electric Power Research Institute (KEPRI)
http://www.kepri.re.kr/

Korean Electrotechnology Institute (KERI), Advanced Materials and Application Research Division,
http://www.keri.re.kr/english/

Kyoto University, Applied Superconductivity Laboratory
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
http://www.s-ee.t.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/information/laboratory/

Kyushu University, Research Institute of Superconductor Science and Systems,
http.sc.kyushu-u.ac.jp/index.html

Laboratories for Applied Superconductivity & Magnetism
http://www.matsceng.ohio-state.edu/lasm/

Laboratoire d’Electrotechnique de Grenoble (L.E.G. Materials, Machines & Advanced Electromagnetic Devices)
http://www.g2elab.grenoble-inp.fr/

Los Alamos National Laboratory
http://www.lanl.gov/orgs/mpa/stc/

Nagoya Univ, Okubo Lab
http://www.okubo.nuee.nagoya-u.ac.jp

National Institute of Materials Science
http://www.nims.go.jp/eng/org/field05-3smc.html

National Research Institute for Advanced Science and Technology (AIST)
http://www.aist.go.jp

Oak Ridge National Laboratory
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/htsc/

Osaka University, Division of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering
http://www.eei.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/

PrizzTech, Magnet Technology Center
http://www.prizz.fi/sivu.aspx?taso=2&id=338

Russian Scientific R&D Cable Institute (JSC "VNIIKP")
http://www.VNIIKP.ru
http://www.interkabel.com/members/vniikp/info.htm
test results russia cable j0505.pdf
30m HTS cable in Russia July 2009.pdf

Shanghai Electric Cable Research Institute
http://www.SECRI.com

Shanghai University
http://www.shu.edu.cn/Shuweb/english/Englishindex.html

Silesian University of Technology
http://kener.elektr.polsl.pl/hydrogenie.php

SINTEF Energy Research
http://www.sintef.biz/Home/Petroleum-and-Energy/SINTEF-Energy-Research/Electric-Power-Technology/Applied-superconductivity/DC-rotating-billet-superconducting-induction-heater/
http://www.aluheatproject.com/

Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Electrical Engineering
http://www.elu.sav.sk/index_en.html

Swiss Federal Institute - Lausanne
http://lanoswww.epfl.ch/studinfo/courses/cours_supra/

Tampere Univ. of Technology, Applied Superconductivity Group
http://webhotel.tut.fi/units/smg/research.php?ryhmaid=1

Tel-Aviv University
http://www.tau.ac.il/~supercon

Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston
http://www.tcsuh.uh.edu

UES, Inc
https://www.ues.com/research/Supercon.html

Univ. of Bologna, Laboratory of Applied Superconductivity
http://www.die.ing.unibo.it/Labs/SC/main_e.htm

Univ. of Cambridge
http://www-mech.eng.cam.ac.uk/profiles/dcardwell/
http://www.msm.cam.ac.uk/ascg

Univ. of Electronic Sciences and Technology
http://www.uestc.edu.cn/web3/

Univ. of Geneva, Applied Superconductivity Group
http://dpmc.unige.ch/gr_flukiger/index.html

Univ. of Southampton
http://www.soton.ac.uk/ses/research/projects/project031.html

Univ. of Wollongong, Institute of Superconducting and Electronic Materials
www.uow.edu.au/eng/research/ISEM/programs/UOW003818.html

Univ. of Zaragoza, Applied Superconductivity Group
http://www.unizar.es/icma/depart/superconductivity/g7_sa_miembros.htm?menu=sa

Waseda University
http://www.dnj.ynu.ac.jp/DNJ/index.html

Information about Perspectives, Plans, and Programs

Center for Applied Superconductivity, Korea
http://www.CAST.re.kr

Conseil International des Grands Réseaux Électriques (CIGRE)
SC A3 High Voltage Equipment
http://www.Cigre-A3.org/

WG A3.23 Applications of FCL
Cigre_cfp_web WGA3.23.pdf

SC B1 Insulated Cables
http://www.cigre-b1.org/

WG B1.31 HTS Cables
SC D1 Materials & Emerging Test Techniques
http://www.cigre-d1.org/

WG D1.38 HTS Test Techniques

Consortium of European Companies Determined to Use Superconductivity (CONECTUS)
http://www.conectus.org

Coordinating Council of Applied Superconductivity
http://www.tcsuh.uh.edu/ccas_brochure_web.pdf

ECCOFLOW (a European collaboration to develop an FCL incorporating REBaCuO tape)
http://www.ECCOFLOW.org

EPRI
http://portfolio.epri.com/ProgramTab.aspx?sId=PDU&rId=120&pId=4163&pjId=4177

European Superconductivity News Forum
http://www.ewh.ieee.org/tc/csc/europe/newsforum/editorialoffice.html

Industrieverband Supraleitung, ivSupra
http://www.ivsupra.de/

Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
Working Group P37.302 on Fault Current Limiter Testing
http://www.caps.fsu.edu/fcl-testing.html

International Superconductivity Technology Center, Japan
http://www.istec.or.jp/web21

US Dept of Defense, Office of Naval Research

US Dept of Defense, Air Force Office of Scientific Research
see "Search for More Practical, User-Friendly Superconductors" appearing at
http://dcmp.bc.edu/page.php?name=newsletter09

US Dept of Energy, Office of Electricity
http://www.oe.energy.gov/hts.htm/
http://www.oe.energy.gov/fcl.htm
FCL_Testing_Requirements_Report_Final.pdf
hts_fcl_110609.pdf

US Dept of Energy, Office of Science
http://www.bnl.gov/energy/ces/default.asp
http://www.sc.doe.gov/bes/EFRC/index.html

Tutorials, Reviews & Opinions

Coated Conductors and their applications, a special focus issue of
Superconductor Science and Technology, vol.23 (January, 2010)

http://iopscience.iop.org/0953-2048/23/1/010201

Lectures on Superconductivity (downloads), a series of films
featuring interviews with many experts in the field

http://www.msm.cam.ac.uk/ascg/lectures/

High Temperature Superconductivity, article presented by Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_temperature_superconductivity

Superconductivity, article presented by Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superconductivity

Tutorial on Fault Current Limiters by SC Mukhopadhyay
FCL Tutorial by SC Mukhopadhyay.doc

Fault Current Limiter Projects Underway (as of 2010) by M. Noe
http://www.prizz.fi/linkkitiedosto.aspx?taso=2&id=573&sid=1112

Fault Current Limiter Projects Underway (as of Feb 2011) by L. Martini
SFCL_Martini_Barcelona_Feb_25th_2011.pdf

Fault Current Limiters in Medium and High Voltage Systems
by CIGRE Working Group A3.10, 2003
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Guideline on the Impacts of Fault Current Limiting Devices on Protection Systems
by CIGRE Working Group A3.16, 2008


W2AGZ Technologies
http://www.w2agz.com

Archival Journals and Related
IEEE Council on SuperConductivity and its Transactions of Applied Superconductivity
http://www.ewh.ieee.org/tc/csc/index.html

International Journal of Condensed Matter, Advanced Materials and Superconductivity Research
http://www.novapublishers.com

PHYSICA C: Superconductivity and Its Applications
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/505713/description#description

Superconducting Science and Technology (SUST)
http://www.iop.ORG

Conferences

European Conference on Applied Superconductivity (EUCAS)
next meeting: 15-19 September 2013, Genova
http://www.eucas2011.org
most recent past meeting: 18-23 September 2011, The Hague
http://www.eucas2011.org
past meeting: 13-17 September 2009, Dresden
http://iopscience.iop.org/0953-2048/23/3/030301/pdf/0953-2048_23_3_030301.pdf

CIRED (medium voltage, including Distribution)

next meeting: 10 - 13 June 2013, Stockholm
http://www.cired2013.org
most recent meeting: 6-9 June 2011, Frankfurt
http://www.cired2013.org

International Symposium on Superconductivity (ISS)
next meeting: 3 - 5 December 2012, Tokyo
http://www.istec.or.jp/ISS/main_E.html
most recent past meeting: 24 - 26 October 2011, Tokyo
http://www.istec.or.jp/ISS/main_E.html
past meeting: 1 - 3 November 2010, Tsukuba
http://www.istec.or.jp/ISS/main_E.html

Applied Superconductivity Conference (ASC)
next meeting: 7- 12 October 2012 Portland, Oregan
http://www.ascinc.org

most recent past meeting: 1 - 6 August 2010, Washing, DC

CIGRE (high voltage equipment, including Transmission)

next meeting: 26-31 August 2012, Paris
http://www.cigre.org/
most recent past meeting: 23 - 27 August 2010, Paris
http://www.cigre.org/


Portals

TechPortal Supraleitung
http://www.techportal.de/de/b/5/start,public,start/

Superconductors in Electric Power Industry
http://perst.isssph.kiae.ru/supercond/

Superconductor Information for Beginners
http://www.superconductors.org/

Last Updated: 29 December 2011
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