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CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION: PRESSURES AND PROMISES
i. Pressures on power grids
ii. Blackouts, and superconductivity’s potential to resolve them
iii. The promise of high temperature superconductors
II. PRESENTATION OF SUPERCONDUCTOR CABLES
i. HTS cable architectures
ii. Effects of VLI superconductor cables on power grid flows
III. CASE STUDY, CURRENT TESTS AND APPLICATIONS
i. VLI superconductor cable case study: urbanized load pocket
ii. The Long Island demonstration
IV. OTHER NEXANS SUPERCONDUCTIVITY DEVELOPMENTS FOR POWER NETWORKS
i. Second generation superconductor cable
ii. Fault current limiters
V. BENEFITS OF VLI SUPERCONDUCTOR CABLES
i. Economical and financial benefits
ii. Environmental benefits
VI. POLICY IMPLICATIONS AND CONCLUSION
i. Policy implications of VLI superconductor cables
ii. Conclusion
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