Clinton budget a setback for SMES supporters

Journal Article · Sun Feb 13 23:00:00 EST 1994 · Energy Daily

OSTI ID:39406

Crawford, M

For seven years contractors have pursued, and electric utilities have touted, the promise of large-scale superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) as an innovative tool for managing electrical load disruptions on transmission grids and within local utility systems. But the low-temperature superconducting technology, which has been the subject of exhaustive design studies, is at a new crossroads. The Clinton administration has recommended rescinding $10 million in funding provided by Congress to establish a program office in the Department of Energy to develop the technology. The action is both a surprise and a challenge to engineering companies and electric utilities alike.

• OSTI ID: 39406
• Journal Information: Energy Daily, Journal Name: Energy Daily Journal Issue: 29 Vol. 22; ISSN 0364-5274; ISSN ENDADJ
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

25 ENERGY STORAGE
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
BUDGETS
ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT
FINANCING
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETIC ENERGY STORAGE