We are expecting the US Department of Energy to announce three new superconducting cable projects and the development of an all- superconducting substation very soon.
Right now, I believe the best option available for the power network is superconducting cable, and government officials are beginning to realise this too.
Promising as they are, superconducting cables aren't perfect.
With the alternating current that flows through the power distribution system, the superconducting cables do suffer some losses of energy.
In May, a Danish project began sending power through superconducting cables to 150 000 homes in Copenhagen.
