Re:A Room-Temperature Superconductor? New Developments
by hanniabu on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @01:31PM
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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?
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Re:A Room-Temperature Superconductor? New Developments
by LASR on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @01:59PM
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Yes 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.