Showa Electric Wire: BASF Japan, 3 axis coaxial superconducting cable: 20 billion yen cut in electricity charges annually
June 12, 2019
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization: Showa Electric Cable System: BASF Japan
A demonstration test of a low-cost superconducting cable system will be conducted on the site of BASF Japan’s Totsuka Plant.
The demonstration test that applies the trigonal axis superconducting cable to a real system at a private plant is the first case in the world.
This demonstration test:
Use of existing cold heat within the BASF Japan plant.
We aim to greatly reduce the energy required to cool superconducting cables.
In the future, the construction work will be carried out this year, and operation will begin in February 2020.
Cable: Transmission loss
This technology is applied to cables in plants that use large-scale power of 30 MW or more.
Compared to conventional power cables, it can be expected to reduce cable transmission loss by more than 95% and thereby reduce electricity charges by more than ¥ 20 million annually.