Weekly Clean Energy Roundup:June 11, 2003

*News and Events DOE Selects Seven Universities to Advance HTS Wires ChevronTexaco Powers Oil Field with Large Solar Power System First Solar to Expand its Solar Manufacturing Facility State of Ohio Supports Fuel Cells with $20 Million in Grants Six North American Green Roof Projects Win Awards World’s Largest Hydropower Project Now Filling Up in China*Site News Builders Without Borders*Energy Connections BP Report: World Oil Supply Comfortably Exceeds Demand ———————————————————————-NEWS AND EVENTS———————————————————————-DOE Selects Seven Universities to Advance HTS WiresDOE announced on June 5th its selection of seven U.S. universities that will help develop the next generation of high-temperature superconductor (HTS) wires. The universities — located in California, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, Texas, and Wisconsin — will share $1 million for their research, which could play an important role inrelieving congestion in the nation’s electrical transmission and distribution systems. See the DOE press release at:[sorry this link is no longer available]Superconductivity is the ability of certain materials to carry current with no resistance at low temperatures. When used for wires, superconductors experience much lower energy losses than standard copper wires. Although typical superconductors require extremely low temperatures, HTS materials achieve superconductivity at temperaturesthat can be achieved with liquid nitrogen, making them […]

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