Superconductivity: The 7th Era and Coming Revolution in Power, Energy, Electronics, Computers, Communications, Transportation, Defence, Space and Beyond - Technologies, Applications, Markets, Competitors and Opportunities: 2011-2020...
Superconductivity is the absence of electrical resistance in certain materials
at very low temperatures. It has been 100 years since the initial discovery of
superconductivity in 1911. Since then, only one, major commercial application
of superconductivity has developed: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in the
1980s. Even so, MRI along with other superconductor applications has developed
into a global market worth billions.
The superconductor industry has gone through six eras in the last 100 years
and has just entered a new one-the 7th. Major improvements in technology and
applications are expected to bring a renaissance of superconductivity during
the next 10 - 15 years. This will be based not on incremental progress in the
existing technologies like MRI and HTS (high temperature superconductors), but
rather on a radical breakthrough in a different, highly attractive and rapidly
growing industry, possibly power, clean energy, electronics, communications,
transportation, defense, space and beyond.
Due to this rapid growth and major changes in technology, the
superconductivity industry landscape will undergo a profound change, bringing
huge increases in demand, profits in the billions of US dollars, and
competitive upheaval.
This report provides a detailed look at the global superconductivity market in
all its aspects, including:
The last 100 years of superconductivity in terms of science, technology
and industry.
Global market for superconductivity in MRI, Research and Technological
Development, New Large-Scale Applications, New Electronic Applications:
2007-2019.
Global market for superconductivity in Low-Tc Superconductors and High-Tc
Superconductors: 2007-2019.
Total addressable market and growth rates for superconductivity in
electric power generation equipment, electric power transmission and
distribution equipment, large electric motors, smart grid battery storage:
2000-2019.
High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) technology and market overview.
Major opportunities.
Challenges ahead.
Price trends.
Competitive landscape.
Key strategic issues.
Additionally, profiles of 60 leading foreign and US manufacturers are given,
along with 10 tables and 79 figures.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
Background
Methodology and Sources
Statistical Notes
FIRST 100 YEARS: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
Original Discovery
100-Year History of Superconductivity by Period
Era of Science and Discovery
Era of Technology and Innovation
Era of Entrepreneurship
Intermagnetics General Corporation
Oxford Instruments
Era of Products and Profits
Emergence and Rise of MRI
Evolution of Oxford Instruments
GE Re-Enters the Business
Evolution of GE Medical Systems Business
Evolution of IGC
Era of New Materials and Applications
American Superconductor Corporation
Continuing Evolution of Oxford Instruments
Continuing Evolution of IGC
Era of Industry Consolidation
Status of Superconductivity in 2004
Siemens Acquires Oxford Instruments' Stake
Acquisition of IGC by Philips
Future of Superconductivity Technology
Predicting the Second Superconductivity Breakthrough Application
Kondratiev Waves and Technology Innovation
Superconductivity Technology Waves
Bust Phase of Technology Cycle
Helium Supply Issues
Role of Technology Development Centers
Triple Helix Approach
Conclusions
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY MARKET OVERVIEW
What Is Superconductivity
7TH Era Begins
Tres Amigas
Superconductivity Market Forecasts
METI Outlook
Superconductive Technologies Road Map
Shift To DC And The Development Of A Superconductivity Market
Superconductive Zero Electrical Resistance Achievable With DC But Not with
AC
Power Revolution: Global Power Networks Switch From AC To DC For The First
Time In 100 Years
Superconductive Cables-The Energy Superhighway
Superconductor Cable Market Finally Beginning To Grow
MRI Superconductor Market
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technology Development
Installed MRI Base
MRI Field Strength
MRI Refrigeration
Future MRI Technology Opportunities
Global Imaging Equipment Market Size By Modality
Global Imaging Equipment Market Growth By Modality
Global Imaging Equipment Market By Region
Global Imaging Equipment Competitive Landscape
Global Imaging Equipment Competitive Landscape
Electric Power Equipment Superconductor Market
Electric Power Generation Market
Wind Turbines
Outlook For Wind Power Generation Technology
Electric Power Transmission And Distribution Market
Fault Current Limiters
Electric Power Large Motor Market
Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage
Wireless Communications Equipment
Superconductor Wire Price/Technology Trends
Present Status Of Superconductor Wire Price
Strategies For Superconductor Wire Price Cost Reduction
Superconductor Wire Price Improvements In 2010
Goals For Superconductor Wire Performance Improvements
Superconductor Wire Price Improvements For 2011
Competitive Environment
Technology Development Issues
Strategy Recommendations
HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY AND MARKET OVERVIEW
HTS Technology Platforms
Superconductor Wire Overview
BSCCO-Based 1G Wire
YBCO-Based 2G Wire
IBAD And RABiTS Wire Manufacturing
DOE HTS Wire Performance Goals
- Wire Performance And Price Requirements
Near/Mid/Long-Term 2G Wire Performance Goals
Cryogenics And Cryostats Overview
Near/Mid/Long-Term Cryogenics And Cryostats Performance Goals
Dielectrics Overview
HTS Technology And Engineering Challenges
HTS Platforms Research Initiatives
US DOE HTS Project Areas
HTS Applications Issues
Near-Term Potential HTS Applications
HTS Performance Attributes
HTS Cost/Performance
HTS Market Entry/Market Size
HTS Utility/Energy Applications Value Proposition Summary
Other HTS Utility/Energy Applications (Synchronous Condensers, Fault
Current Limiters, Industrial Motors, Utility Generators, Wind Generators,
Transformers) Commercialization Timelines
HTS Utility/Energy US Market Forecast By Application
HTS Utility/Energy ROW Market Forecast By Application
HTS Utility/Energy Global Market Forecast By Application
COMPANY PROFILES
AD ASTRA ROCKET COMPANY
(Background, VASIMR, Rocket Propulsion, Thrust And Specific Impulse,
VASIMR Technology, Principles Of Operation, VASIMR Compared To Other
Electric Thrusters, Power Sources, Solar Power, Nuclear Power)
ADVANCED ENERGY SYSTEMS
(Background, Products)
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES
(Background, Life Sciences, Chemical Analysis Business, Chemical
Analysis Markets, Vacuum Technology Products, Varian Magnet Technology
Centre, Magnetic Resonance, Superconducting NMR Magnets, High Field Magnets,
MRI Magnets, 7 Tesla MRI Magnet, MRI Systems, Specialty Magnets, Gradient
Coils, Vacuum Components and Hardware, Vacuum Pumps)
(Background, Areva T&D Deal, Revenue Post Areva T&D Acquisition, Alstom
Grid, Competitive Edge Vs. Local Competition, Tres Amigas Project, Tres
Amigas Role, Voltage Source Converters, Other Tres Amigas Providers)
AMERICAN MAGNETICS
(Background, Superconductive Magnet Systems)
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION
(Background, Operations, Power Systems, Wind Energy Solutions, Power
Conditioning Products, VARs, D-VAR Systems, PowerModule Power Converters,
Superconductors, HTS Wire And Products, 2G HTS Wind Turbines, Customers,
Windtec Customers, LS Cable Deal, Sinovel Wind Co., Ltd., The Sinoval
Problem, AMSC Chinese Wind Issues, China Wind Market, Chinese Turbine OEMs
Gaining Market Share, Diversifying Beyond Sinovel In China, Diversification
Into Other Asian And European Countries, Sinovel Expansion Into The US
Turbine Market, 2010 Orders, New Addressable Markets, Competitive Position)
Applied Superconductor Ltd
(Background, Fault Current Limiters, CE Electric UK Project)
ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY
(Background, Energy, Biological And Environmental Systems, National
Security, Scientific User Facilities, Superconductivity, Wire Development
Group, Superinsulation)
(Background, Healthcare, MRI, Global MRI Market, Future Developments Of
MRI Technology)
GENERAL CABLE SUPERCONDUCTORS LTD
(Background, Superconducting Cables, Continuously Transposed Cable,
Superconductor Continuously Transposed Cable, CTC Designs and Architecture,
Wire Qualification, Cabling Process, Insulation Of Cable, Applications,
Siemens Power Generators Project, Transformers, Fault Current Limiters)
HTS-110
(Background, Major Shareholders, Superconductor Products, Recent
Projects, Wellington Institute of Technology Agreement, Strategy)
HYPRES Inc.
(Background, Superconductivity, Volt Products, Oscilloscopes/TDRs, SIS
Mixers, Data Converters, Phase-Locked Loops And Oscillators, Digital Signal
Processing Cores, Sensors And Detectors, Communications, Superconductive RF,
RSFQ Receiver, Cryocooler Technology, Military Cryocoolers, Military
Communications Applications, Cellular Applications, SQIDs, R&D, Foundry,
Facilities)
(Background, Superconductivity and Energy Group, Roebel Cable, HTS
Development Efforts, HTS Development Efforts, HTS Industry Summit)
JAPAN SUPERCONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY, INC
(Background, Company History, Superconducting Wire, NMR, MRI,
Cryogen-Free Magnets, High Field Research, Applications, High-Resolution
NMR, MRI System, Material Science, High Magnetic Force Magnetic Levitation,
Single Crystal Grows, Magnetic Annealing System, Magnetic Separation, Nb3Sn
Superconducting Wire For Fusion Reactor, Customers)
JEOL LTD.(
(Background, Electron Optics, Analytical Instruments, Semiconductor
Equipment, Thin Film Coating Systems, Medical Equipment, Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance Spectrometers, NMR Magnets, Super Self Shielded Technology,
Installation and Service)
KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD
(Background, Superconductive Motors, Ship Motors, Possible Applications,
Cryostats)
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY
(Background, Strategic Science, Superconductivity, DOE HTS Program
Overview, REBCO Films, Hydra Cable, IBAD/SDP, FY 2011 Goals)
LS CABLE INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
(Background, Energy Cables, Extra-High Voltage Cables, Submarine Cables,
Overhead Transmission Line, Medium & Low Voltage Cable, HTS Cables, American
Superconductor Deal, K-Consortium, HTS DC Cable System, HTS Cable Costs,
DAPAS, Other Target Markets)
LUVATA PORI OY
(Background, Superconducting Wire And Cable, ITER, SMES)
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
(Background, Superconductivity Products, Superconducting Magnet for MR,
Superconducting Magnet for Magnetic CZ Apparatus, Superconducting Magnet for
Scientific Research)
NANO-OPTONICS ENERGY, INC.
(Background, HTS Power Transmission, CASER-2, Nitrogen Coolant, PCL
System, Sakhalin-Japan DC SC Cable, China SC Cable, METI Grid Projects)
NATIONAL HIGH MAGNETIC FIELD LABORATORY
(Background, Superconductivity, Bi-2212 And YBCO HTS Magnets, FSU
Program Goal, MS&T Division, Applied Superconductivity Center , Funding,
Magnet Projects, Special Projects, Korea Basic Science Institute, Series
Connected Hybrid For The Magnet Lab, Series Connected Hybrid For The
Helmholtz Centre Berlin, Series Connected Hybrid For The Spallation Neutron
Source, Split Florida Helix, User Magnets, 45 T Hybrid Magnet, 900 MHz
Magnet, Pulsed Magnets, Resistive Magnets, FTICR Superconducting Magnet,
Cryogenics, Collaborations, Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer Superconducting
Magnet( , Research Projects, Visualization Studies of Heat and Mass
Transfer, Liquid Helium Fluid Dynamics Studies , Thermal Insulation
Characterization, Facilities, LHFV, CHE, Liquid Helium Research, Additional
Equipment( , Big Light, Pulsed Field Program)
NEXANS SA
(Background, Power Cables, Greater Focus On Energy Infrastructure,
Improving The Mix Towards High-Growth, Strong Positioning In Energy
Infrastructure Cables, HV Terrestrial And Submarine Cables, Terrestrial
Cables, Submarine Cables, Umbilicals, Superconductor Technology,
Superconductor Fault Limiter, Superconductor Medium Voltage Cable,
Superconductor Transmission Cable, Superfacts)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(Background, NIST Subject Areas, Superconductivity, Center For Neutron
Research, Quantum Voltage Project)
(Background, Superconductivity, Superconducting Cable Systems, NEDO HTS
Demonstration Project Development Targets, High-Temperature Superconducting
Cable Demonstration Project, System Specifications/Configuration, Project
Members, Project Schedule, Development Of HTS Cables, Electrical Insulation
Characteristics, Thermo-Mechanical Properties, Development Of Cable-To-Cable
Joints And Terminations, HTS Joint Assembling, Termination Assembling,
30-Meter Cable System Verifications, Assembling Of HTS Joints And
Terminations, Initial Cooling, Critical Current Measurement, Alternating
Current Application Test, Withstand Voltage Test, Long-Term Electric Current
Application Test, Future Objectives, GE Alliance, Competition In The
Superconductive Field And Patents, Russian FGS UAE Project, Osaka Plant
Expansion)
-Emerging Asia Power Generation Market:
Coal-Fired/Gas-Fired/Nuclear/Hydro/Renewables ($ Billions/Market Shares/Cagr):
2000-2004, 2005-2009, 2010-2014, 2015-2019
-Rest of World Power Generation Market:
Coal-Fired/Gas-Fired/Nuclear/Hydro/Renewables ($ Billions/Market Shares/Cagr):
2000-2004, 2005-2009, 2010-2014, 2015-2019
Global Cumulative Wind Power Capacity (MW): 2007-2030
Electric Power Transmission And Distribution Equipment Product Categories:
Transformers, Switchgear, Insulators & Fittings, Cables & Lines, Control
Systems, Turnkey Engineering, Civil Engineering, Utility Management
- Global Electric Power Transmission And Distribution Equipment Market By
Product Category ($Million, Market Share): 2010-2014, 2015-2019, 2010-2019
- Global Electric Power Transmission Equipment Market By Product Category
($Millions, Market Share): 2010-2014, 2015-2019, 2010-2019
- Global Electric Power Distribution Equipment Market By Product Category
($Millions, Market Share): 2010-2014, 2015-2019, 2010-2019
Large Electric Motors For Power Generation Global Market: 2009-2019
Smart Grid Storage Battery Market: 2009-2019
Rapidly Decreasing Price of 2G HTS Wire Through Technology Advancements:
2004-2010
Performance Targets Of HTS Cable For Practical Use
Performance Targets Of HTS Cable For Asahi Substation
Schedule Of Yokohama Project: 2007-2012
NEDO Required Specifications For Joint And Termination
Schematic View Of "3-in-One" HTS Joint
30-Meter HTS Cable System Configuration
Cooling System Specifications
FIGURES
Electrical Resistance of Mercury Displaying Superconductivity When Cooled
to Low Temperatures
Superconducting Critical Temperatures and the Discovery of New Compounds:
1911-2000
Critical Superconductor Parameters of Magnetic Field, Temperature, and
Current Density
Major New Technologies as Related to Kondratiev Waves (1780 - 2007)
Tres Amigas Superstation
Superconductivity Market by Application: 2010-2050
Other HTS Utility/Energy Applications (Synchronous Condensers, Fault
Current Limiters, Industrial Motors, Utility Generators, Wind Generators,
Transformers) Commercialization Timelines
HTS Utility/Energy US Market Forecast By Application: 2030
HTS Utility/Energy ROW Market Forecast By Application
HTS Utility/Energy Global Market Forecast By Application
VASIMRR Schematic
Tres Amigas SuperStation
Tres Amigas SuperStation HVDC Terminals
Tres Amigas SuperStation DC Superconductor Ring, And Energy Storage Battery
AMSC Power Converters & Complete Design Services
AMSC' s DVAR-An Integrated Array Of Dynamic Power Converters
AMSC Programmable Power Module
HTS Power Cable Using Cold Dielectric Design
Selected AMSC Windtec Customers
Wind Development Projects Planned In China By 2020
Global Wind Turbine OEM Market Shares: 2009
AMSC' s Chinese Customers
AMSC Windtec' s Global Customer Base
AMSC' s Current & Future Businesses
Competitive Landscape For Wind Turbine Design & Engineering Services
Competitive Landscape For Wind Electrical System Components
10 Strand Continuously Transposed Cable 66
General Architecture of 2G HTS Wire
STI Reactive Co-Evaporation Process
STI SuperLinkR Rx
STI AmpLink"!
STI Sapphire Cryocooler
STI HTS Wire Demonstration Unit
Configuration Of The Demonstration System In Asahi Substation
Transition Temperatures Of Superconductors
Global High-Temperature Superconductive Cable Projects
SuperPower 2G HTS Wire
PHOTOS
Structure Of "3-in-One" HTS Cable
DI-BSCCO (Type HT and Type ACT)
"3-in-One" HTS Joint
"3-in-One" HTS Termination
Completed 30-Meter HTS Cable System
Cooling System
Superconductivity: The 7th Era and Coming Revolution in Power, Energy, Electronics, Computers, Communications, Transportation, Defence, Space and Beyond - Technologies, Applications, Markets, Competitors and Opportunities: 2011-2020... published by Amadee & Company, Inc. in August 1, 2011. This report consists of 175 Pages and the price starts from US $ 1950.
Press Release
A Century of Superconductivity Technology, New Superconductivity Market Research Report Available at GiiResearch.com
August 3rd, 2011
New report examines last 100 years of superconductivity technology and provides market forecast through 2020.
Global Information Inc. presents a new market research report, "Superconductivity: The 7th Era and Coming Revolution in Power, Energy, Electronics, Computers, Communications, Transportation, Defence, Space and Beyond - Technologies, Applications, Markets, Competitors and Opportunities: 2011-2020..." by Amadee & Company, Inc..
It has been 100 years since the 1911 discovery of superconductivity. Since then, only one, major commercial application of superconductivity has developed: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in the 1980s.
The superconductor industry has gone through six eras in the past century and is now in its 7th. Major improvements in technology and applications are expected to bring a renaissance of superconductivity during the next 10 - 15 years. This will be based not on incremental progress in the existing technologies like MRI and HTS (high temperature superconductors), but rather on a radical breakthrough in a highly attractive and rapidly growing industry, such as power, clean energy, electronics, communications, transportation, defense, or space and beyond.
Due to this rapid growth and major changes in technology, the superconductivity industry landscape will undergo a profound change, bringing significant increases in demand, profits in the billions of US dollars, and competitive upheaval. Meanwhile, entrepreneurial ventures have been absorbed by multinationals that are not interested in developing applications beyond Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). New ventures will depend heavily on venture capital, which has grown scare since the 1999 "internet bubble".
According to the new superconductivity technology report, "predicting the second superconductivity breakthrough application is possible by utilizing the theory of economic long waves and the analogy between nanotechnology and semiconductor technology."
This report provides a detailed look at the global superconductivity market in all its aspects, including:
The last 100 years of superconductivity in terms of science, technology and industry.
Global market for superconductivity in MRI, Research and Technological Development, New Large-Scale Applications, New Electronic Applications: 2007-2019.
Global market for superconductivity in Low-Tc Superconductors and High-Tc Superconductors: 2007-2019.
Total addressable market and growth rates for superconductivity in electric power generation equipment, electric power transmission and distribution equipment, large electric motors, smart grid battery storage: 2000-2019.
High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) technology and market overview.
