The Future of Long-Distance High-Power Electric Transmission
 Transporting Tens of Gigawatts of Green Power to the Market

IASS Workshop (May 2011)

In May, 2011, Carlo Rubbia, Nobel Laureate and, at the time, Scientific Director at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Science, Potsdam, Germany, organized a workshop on the above subject, partially motivated by the then upcoming 45th (soon to be 50th as I write this page) anniversary of the Garwin-Matisso proposal for the construction of a long distance superconducting transmission line utilizing then available low temperature materials.  The principal objective of this objective was to revisit their concept in light of the 1986 Bednorz-Mueller discovery of high temperature superconductors and their subsequent development for power transmission application. 

Renewable energy sources, such as solar, wind, geothermal and tidal power, are increasingly becoming more widely available in many parts of the world. Following the recent accident in Japan (Referring to Fukushima...PMG), the proposals to reduce nuclear power will make the development of renewable energy even more of a priority. As renewable energy sources will be located where suitable conditions (solar radiation, wind) are available, the generated energy will have to be transported over long distances, up to several thousands of kilometres.

The title above contains a hyperlink to the original program agenda, which has also been "backed up" to w2agz.com.  The hyperlinks to follow are to this "backup," however use of this material should reference the original workshop agenda.

Paul M. Grant
7 March 2016

Attendee Group Photo

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