Superconducting wind turbine passes first test

The turbine, which uses high-temperature superconductors in its generator, could form the basis of future high-capacity wind energy systems
A Denmark-based consortium called EcoSwing has designed, developed and manufactured a full-size superconducting generator for a 3.6 MW wind turbine, and subjected it to its first trial in which, as they report in the journal Superconductor Science and Technology, it exceeded expectations. The team conducting the test suggests that superconducting turbines mi