Superconductivity and the electric supply industries,   
Thursday 27rd November 2003

Programme
Only some presentations are as yet online, more will follow in the next few days.
Thursday: 09:45 - 10:15 Registration and coffee: IEE Savoy Place, Nuffield Room
 10:15 - 10:30 Welcome and introduction (34kB ppt)
  Session: 1
 10:30 - 11:05 Dr. Bartek Glowacki (Cambridge University)
Superconducting materials for electric power applications
 11:05 - 11:40 Dr. Carsten Bührer (Trithor Ltd., Germany)
Superconducting wire production and development projects in Europe (4.7MB ppt)
 11:40 - 12:30 Dr. Philip Sargent (Diboride Conductors Ltd.)
Energy efficiency and cryogenic costs, transformers, cables, energy (8.9 MB ppt)
 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
  Session: 2
 14:00 - 14:25 Gareth Evans (OFGEM)
Mechanisms to encourage innovation in the UK grid (348 kB pdf)
 14:25 - 14:55 Dr. Philip Sargent (Diboride Conductors Ltd.)
Supercharging the grid: inner city cable projects and synchronous condensers (4.2 MB ppt)
 14:55 - 15:15 David Klaus (V A Tech)
Grid applications of superconducting fault current limiters (4.9 MB ppt)
 15:15 - 15:35 Dr. Peter Malkin (Rolls-Royce plc)
Marine applications of superconducting fault current limiters
 15:35 - 15:45 Wrap-up and conclusions
 15:45 - 16:15 Tea and refreshments.


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