American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC) has announced that Korea's LS Cable Ltd. and France's Nexans have been selected as the superconductor power cable subcontractors for the Tres Amigas SuperStation.
LS Cable and Nexans will both manufacture superconductor power cables utilizing Amperium wire - AMSC's proprietary second generation (2G) high temperature superconductor (HTS) wire. Once completed, the Tres Amigas SuperStation will, for the first time, provide the capability to transfer thousands of megawatts of power between the three asynchronous U.S. power grids. Tres Amigas is intended to enable the faster adoption of renewable energy and increase the reliability of the US grid.
LS Cable and Nexans will both manufacture superconductor power cables utilizing Amperium wire - AMSC's proprietary second generation (2G) high temperature superconductor (HTS) wire. Once completed, the Tres Amigas SuperStation will, for the first time, provide the capability to transfer thousands of megawatts of power between the three asynchronous U.S. power grids. Tres Amigas is intended to enable the faster adoption of renewable energy and increase the reliability of the US grid.