Tesla CTO: Batteries and Solar Will Lead to Cheap Electricity Within 10 Years

Re:Tesla CTO: Batteries and Solar Will Lead to Cheap Electri... by dlitz on Wednesday July 15, 2015 @05:47AM (#9890485)

Does anyone know what's the latest news about long-distance superconducting cables?

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Re:Tesla CTO: Batteries and Solar Will Lead to Cheap Electri... by jdjdps on Wednesday July 15, 2015 @01:32PM (#9892741)

Its waiting on room temp superconductors I believe. Otherwise you have to cool a 1000km of cable and of course the material needs to be reasonable ductable. And dont hold your breath on room temperature superconductors, it may not even be possible...

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Re:Tesla CTO: Batteries and Solar Will Lead to Cheap Electri... by jerf on Wednesday July 15, 2015 @09:33AM (#9891126)

Still no, still working on it. Progress is being made but I'd still characterize it as "don't hold your breath, but we'll probably get it someday".

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