Superconducting cables to connect Algeria to Europe
The Japonese expert Sataro Yamaguchi, lecturer at the University of Chubu and the designer of the first supercondictivity station in Japan gave, Wednesday 15 April at the Renewable Energy Development Center, a presentation on superconductivity and its applications.
In his work, Prof. Yamaguchi presented the advantages of the superconducting technology in electricity transport in terms of loss, cost and security. He prouved the viability and profitability of transporting electricity to Europe via superconducting cables instead of transporting gas through pipelines or ships. This allows, according to this eminent researcher, to export the leftover electricity to Europe during peak times and, consequently avoide, huge losses in some periods.
Discussions about the possibility of leading collaboration works with Algerian laboratories and research centers were held, especially those treating fundamental research on superconductivity and electricity transmission ; the possible installation of a superconducting cable of 1 Km in Algeria, study thenational electric network including the Maghreb one and the integration of the produced electricity from renewable energy and feasability studies, economic and etchnical, to connect Algeria and Europe with electric transmission cables.
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The Applied Research on Renewable Energies Unit (URAER) of Ghardaïa organized on October 12th to 15th, 2014, the 3rd edition of the international seminar on new and renewable energies.