ORNL Superconducting Technology Program for Electric Power Systems--Annual Report for FY 2001

Abstract

Two major new laboratories were renovated and equipped as part of the Accelerated Coated Conductor Initiative (ACCI). One laboratory houses conductor-processing facilities, and the other houses conductor-characterization facilities. Office space for two industrial partners and three postdoctoral fellows has been included in the laboratory design. To support the ACCI research activities at ORNL, two new staff members and three new postdoctoral fellows have been hired. Over $1M in new equipment was purchased for these laboratories. Industry has been involved through secure web-based exchange of long-length texture data, joint experiments, and equipment specifications. On-site industry assignments are anticipated in FY 2002. PROGRAMMATIC Three new documents were completed and posted on the ORNL HTS web site, http://www.ornl.gov/ HTSC/htsc.html. The Cryogenics Roadmap and the Cryogenic Implementation Plan were assembled and posted. In addition, an extensively revised and updated version of An Analysis of Future Prices and Markets for High Temperature Superconductors (the Mulholland Report) was completed. The report contains a detailed identification of the analysis pathways in the original Mulholland spreadsheet, identification of assumptions, examination of the specific device models, extension of the analysis period to 2025, and recalculations to reflect these changes.