European High Temperature Superconductors (EHTS) is opening its new and expanded facilities in Alzenau a city situated approximately 35 km east of Frankfurt in Germany. The new state-of-the-art facilities provide over 2000 sqm for EHTS’s high-tech development and production equipment.

The expansion is part of a merger of the high temperature superconductor division of European Advanced Superconductors (EAS) based in Hanau, and the EHTS research group formerly based in Göttingen. While management and administration of EHTS remain in Hanau, all research and production activities are now concentrated at the environmentally controlled and technically advanced facilities Alzenau, which also provide space for future growth. The merged EHTS has now become Europe’s leading company in the area of high temperature superconductivity, a key technology of the 21st Century.

High Temperature Superconductors (HTS) are the basis for a more efficient use of energy and resources. They allow building more compact and efficient electric machines as well as power generation and transmission equipment. By this, they play a leading role in reducing future energy demand and in roviding stable energy distribution worldwide, helping to conserve natural resources and reduce missions.

EHTS has research and development teams for Bismuth (Bi) and Yttrium (Y)-based high temperature uperconducting technologies, as well as state-of-the-art production facilities for industrial Bi-Superconductors. This broad range of expertise in research and development of high temperature uperconductors and applications positions EHTS among the world’s leading providers of
superconducting solutions. In the last two years EHTS has achieved remarkable breakthroughs in stablishing production for industrial HTS Materials. EHTS technology was used in collaboration with eading industrial partners to build successful superconducting motors and generators as well as power conditioning and transmission devices.

EHTS currently has a technical and research staff of over 30 persons working on Y-HTS and Bi-HTS solutions. Production and research are in a state-of-the-art, air quality controlled facility with future expansion capacity. The company expects continuous growth for the next several years, combined with the creation of new high-tech jobs for the region.