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  • End of Phase 3

    End of Phase 3 During the Summer of 2021, both of the magnets manufactured during Phase 3 have undergone warm magnetic measurements at CERN’s testing facilities. This validation marked the end of Phase 3. The last steps of QUACO are described in detail here. The end of project review will take place in September 2021.

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  • What has been done during Phase 3?

    What has been done during Phase 3?

    What has been done during Phase 3? On 23rd November 2018, Sigmaphi and Elytt Energy were awarded the Work Order III for QUACO PCP project. Since then, Sigmaphi and Elytt Energy have worked to finalize the fabrication of scaled mock-up coils that demonstrate some key aspects of the technical solutions that they had proposed in

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  • HL-LHC prepares its Construction Phase

    HL-LHC prepares its Construction Phase

    HL-LHC prepares its Construction Phase QUACO cited by the European Commission as a successful Horizon 2020 project. Read more

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  • RfT for Phase 3

    RfT for Phase 3

    RfT for Phase 3 RfT for Phase 3 is ongoing. Winning tenderers will be announced 5 November.

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  • Evaluation of Phase 2

    Evaluation of Phase 2

    Evaluation of Phase 2 Evaluation of Phase 2 has started. Results in September.

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  • Phase 2 is nearly completed

    Phase 2 is nearly completed

    Phase 2 is nearly completed Phase 2 of the QUACO PCP project started on 4 July 2017, with contracts awarded to the three winning companies of the tendering, Antec/Tecnalia Consortium, Elytt Energy and Sigmaphi. In this phase, the contractors have continued their work with detailed engineering design based on the conceptual designs proposed in Phase

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  • The Phase 2 mid-phase review meetings

    The Phase 2 mid-phase review meetings

    The Phase 2 mid-phase review meetings The Phase 2 mid-phase review meetings with all the companies will take place between 5 and 13 March.

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  • Development of MQYY: A 90-mm NbTi Double Aperture Quadrupole Magnet for HL-LHC

    Development of MQYY: A 90-mm NbTi Double Aperture Quadrupole Magnet for HL-LHC

    Development of MQYY: A 90-mm NbTi Double Aperture Quadrupole Magnet for HL-LHC In the context of the HL-LHC project, a NbTi double aperture quadrupole magnet called MQYY is being developed. This 90-mm-aperture quadrupole magnet has a magnetic length of 3.67 m and an operating gradient of 120 T/m at 1.9 K. Its development is done

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  • HiLumi industry day 22-23 May 2016 Warrington

    HiLumi industry day 22-23 May 2016 Warrington

    HiLumi industry day 22-23 May 2016 Warrington QUACO will be present in HiLumi Industry Day In Warrington (UK) on 22-23 May. Check out our event poster here.

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  • Start of Phase 2

    Start of Phase 2

    Start of Phase 2 Phase 2 has started. The companies who were awarded a contract for the second phase are Antec / Tecnalia Consortium, Sigmaphi and Elytt.

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