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Re:A Room-Temperature Superconductor? New Developments by LASR on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @01:59PM (#36959792)
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.

Re:A Room-Temperature Superconductor? New Developments by boppo1 on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @04:59PM (#36962811)
>You still have to worry about batteries.

I keep hearing mixed things about superconductors being useful for energy storage.