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Oak Ridge and Superpower Inc sign cable agreement.(SUPERCONDUCTORS)
Advanced Ceramics Report, February, 2008
The US Department of Energy's (DoE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has announced that SuperPower Inc, a US-based superconducting wire manufacturer, has signed a licence agreement to use an ORNL-developed technology that can lower the cost of producing superconducting wires for more efficient transmission of electricity.
The licensing agreement is part of a national effort led by DoE to research, develop and ultimately transfer energy technologies fromDoE national laboratories to the global marketplace.
DoE Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Patricia A. Hoffman, said "incorporating these high-temperature superconducting wires and power equipment into the nation's electric grid will help meet...
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