Chicago ComEd Resilient Electric Grid Project On Aug 31, 2021 American Superconductor and
ComEd announced the successful integration of AMSC’s REG system, which utilizes high-temperature superconductor wire to enhance the reliability, resiliency and performance of the electric power grid. This REG system has been running in commercial service since then. This project was partially funded by Homeland Security as it protects this part of the grid from EMP and other hazards. A second, larger phase is under design.
Detroit Edison Project American Superconductor installed a test of a superconducting electric power transmission power cable in the
Detroit Edison Frisbee substation in 2001.
Holbrook Superconductor Project The world's first production superconducting
transmission power cable, the
Holbrook Superconductor Project, was commissioned in late June 2008. The suburban
Long Island electrical substation is fed by about 600 meters of
high-temperature superconductor wire manufactured by American Superconductor, installed underground and chilled to superconducting temperatures with
liquid nitrogen.
Tres Amigas Project American Superconductor was chosen as a supplier for the
Tres Amigas Project, the United States' first renewable energy market hub. The Tres Amigas renewable energy market hub will be a multi-mile, triangular electricity pathway of Superconductor Electricity Pipelines capable of transferring and balancing many gigawatts of power between three U.S. power grids (the Eastern Interconnection, the Western Interconnection and the Texas Interconnection). Unlike traditional powerlines, it will transfer power as DC instead of AC current. It will be located in
Clovis, New Mexico.
Korea's LS Cable AMSC will sell three million meters of wire to allow LS Cable to build 10–15 miles of superconducting cabling for the grid. This represents an order of magnitude increase over the size of the current largest installation, at Long Island Power.
HTS rotors AMSC has demonstrated a 36.5 MW (49,000 horsepower)
high-temperature superconductor (HTS)
electric motor for the
United States Navy, and is developing a similar 10
megawatt wind turbine generator through its wholly owned
Austria-based subsidiary AMSC Windtec. This would be one of the
world's most powerful turbines. It operates at 30–40
kelvins, and the cooling system uses 40 kW. ==2009 government stimulus==