Superconductor Industry in Germany:
Status and Perspectives

Werner Prusseit
Industrieverband Supraleitung e.V. (Industrial Association “Superconductivity”)
THEVA Dünnschichttechnik, GmbH, Rote-Kreuz-Str. 8, D-85737 Ismaning, Germany
E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract – This overview of superconductor industry in Germany is based on an introductory talk presented at the First German Symposium on High-temperature Superconductivity for Energy Technology (ZIEHL), held in Bonn on February 20 and 21, 2008.  Developed in Germany electric grid subsystems using high-temperature superconductors (HTS), and energy-intensive industrial products involving HTS are used as examples.  The need for large-scale investment is accentuated as paramount for the future of this industry.

Accepted in final form April 21, 2008.  Reference No. RN6; Category 5, 6, 11.