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Would a room-temp superconductor make it feasible to cover desert regions with solar panels and transport the electricity long distances?
by hanniabu 3y ago
Would a room-temp superconductor make it feasible to cover desert regions with solar panels and transport the electricity long distances?
- LASR 3y agoYes it makes it more feasible. But even with superconductors, you still need to build out the long-distance grids. With ceramics, manufacturing that much powerline might be the challenge. With the maximum current density reported for this material, you might need a huge x-sectional area. You still have to worry about batteries. Unless if you place equal numbers of panels separated by 120° meridians for example. And then there is coordination between governments. This is probably where such an initiative might fail.
- boppo1 3y ago>You still have to worry about batteries. I keep hearing mixed things about superconductors being useful for energy storage.