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August 2, 2006
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Left to right;
Michael Smith, President, Air Liquide; Bruce Germano, LIPA;
Gordan Thursfield, President, Nexans;
LIPA Chairman Richard Kessel; Greg Yurek, CEO, American
Superconductor; Debbie Haught, Department of Energy, help
break ground at the site of the superconducting cable site.
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“Superconductivity can provide
an invaluable tool to assist LIPA in contributing to provide
a high level of reliability to its customers. During this
heat wave, innovations like this make more sense than ever,”
said LIPA Chairman Richard Kessel |
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“This project is a major part
of a three pronged effort to improve Long Islands energy
future,”
said Bruce Germano, LIPA. |
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"At a time when power grids
across the nation are being severely stressed,
superconductor technology is being examined by US utilities
as a new tool to increase capacity and reliability on their
systems," said Debbie Haught, Department of Energy. |
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“The year 2006 is clearly a
turning point for HTS technology. With a wide variety of
commercial and demonstration projects underway, HTS wire has
emerged from the laboratory and is poised to become a major
force in the world’s electric grids,” says Greg Yurek, chief
executive officer, American Superconductor |
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"From our Superconductivity
competence center's laboratories based in Germany to Long
Island's grounds, we have made huge progress, so today, we
are delighted to be part of this major project that will
result in the world’s first transmission voltage
superconducting power cable installation in a live grid,"
said Gordan Thursfield, President, Nexans |
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“In the context of ever
increasing needs for electricity and the crowding of
transmission grids, Air Liquide is proud to contribute to
the development of new technologies, such as the LIPA
Superconductor Cable, that could lead to significant energy
gains, “ said Mike Smith, president, Air Liquide. |
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