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09/18/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Can superconductor technology be an alternative to conventional power cables?

As countries make the transition to cleaner energy, their national transmission grids must be expanded and upgraded to handle the increased demand. German researchers are looking into the possibility of replacing standard power cables with much more efficient superconductor equivalents in short grid sections, an article in Alpha Galileo reported. Germany is currently implementing its […]

07/20/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

The power grid is failing in Central America

Earlier this month a massive power outage hit Central America, leaving millions of people without electricity for hours. The outage was caused by an overload in the Central American Transmission System in Panama. Though it mostly affected people in Costa Rica and Panama, the outage also partially affected power in Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, […]

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