VEIR's superconducting transmission lines transforming power grid, moving more power over long distances with same footprint

https://scitechdaily.com/transforming-the-power-grid-with-superconducting-transmission-lines/

"handles up to 10X power of traditional lines without additional infrastructure... much higher power levels at much lower voltage,.. passive cooling with nitrogen running through vacuum-insulated pipe surrounding superconducting cable, enabling initial transmission capacity up to 400 MW (future: several GW), up to 69 KV... heat exchange units also used on some transmission towers... AC (future: higher voltage/ power, DC... 2026: commercial-scale pilot"

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