Blog Posts

Jean-Maxime Saugrain Sep 6, 2023

Ten technologies to electrify the future: Superconducting cables, miracles of electrical connectivity

Superconducting cables are miracles of electrical connectivity. We discover what makes them so important – and how Nexans is delivering the world’s first-ever superconducting cable system integrated in a railway grid.

Jean-Maxime Saugrain Mar 21, 2022

Superconductors for cities

Could superconducting cables play a role in urban power grids? A project led by the UK’s National Grid Electricity Transmission aims to find out.

Jean-Maxime Saugrain Sep 7, 2021

The superconducting way to protect smart city grids

Superconducting cables carry electricity at exceptionally high currents, reliably and with minimal losses. That makes them an attractive option for meeting the fast-growing power needs of smart cities.

Jean-Maxime Saugrain

Frédéric Lesur

Aug 31, 2021

Equipping Europe’s future energy grid with superconductors

Europe’s “Best Paths” project was the hotbed where the first 3-gigawatt-class superconducting cable system was designed, optimized, fabricated, and tested. Frédéric Lesur, Senior Engineer High Voltage Cable Systems and Power Grids, and Jean-Maxime Saugrain, VP Machines, Cryogenics & Superconductors at Nexans, take us behind the scenes.

Frank Schmidt Apr 22, 2020

Meeting the Megacity Challenge – with Superconductors

The Covid-19 crisis is having a major impact on electricity demand. Yet the long-term trend is towards higher consumption – particularly in cities. Could superconducting cables help DSOs to meet rising demand?