We read, with some surprise and puzzlement, Philip
Sargent’s analysis (see Superconductor Week,
Vol 20, No 2) of the cost of
producing YBCO wire using American Superconductor’s
RABiTS/MOD process.
Sargent’s analysis is fundamentally flawed because it
rests on incorrect factual assumptions. Much of the
equipment that has been procured for our pilot line has,
in fact, much higher capacity than will be utilized for
pilot production purposes only. Moreover, this same
equipment will be used in the planned scale up of wider
strip processing, and will form an integral part of our
full-scale manufacturing line, leveraging the value of
the investment in the pilot plant.
To read the complete
article, order Issue 2005.
OP-ED,
Capital Costs May Make YBCO Coated Conductor
Cost-Prohibitive
by Philip Sargent, CEO,
Diboride Conductors
Open Letter Response: "The
cost of coated conductors - a side note."
By Werner Prusseit, President, THEVA
BBN Technologies Develops Superconducting Quantum
Cryptography Detector
NIST Cryocooler Enables Standardized Package
Detector Based on Hot Electron Bolometer
Prospects for Much Faster HEB Sensors Good
After 20 Years, QC Commercialization Accelerates
U.S. Funding for International Linear Collider May
Double to $60 Million
ILC Upgradeability a Contentious Issue
ILC Site Must Accommodate Longer Tunnel
Fermilab Awaits ILC Site Choice
Trithor Ships 20km BSCCO Wire to Ansaldo
Sumitomo Electric Develops 201.2A BSCCO Wire
Structured Materials Industries Delivers
Reel-to-Reel MOCVD
MOCVD Costs Range Between MOD and PLD
Ambitious Use of Materials Efficiency Targeted
Structured Materials Industries Leverages
Broader Industry Background
4 Keys to Effective MOCVD for Coated Conductor
Cited
13 Magnets Delivered to $310M Wendelstein 7-X Fusion
Project
Cabling and Leads Advances Required
Wendelstein Tests Stellarator Design
OP-ED: Angelo Santamaria on "Economics of AMSC
Manufacturing Plan are Sound"
INSERT: U.S. Superconductivity Patents
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