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Is the sun not shining just a transmission problem? Have we been able to create ultra high voltage long range DC transmission systems?
by awjr 10y ago
Is the sun not shining just a transmission problem? Have we been able to create ultra high voltage long range DC transmission systems?
- LoSboccacc 10y agoelectricity transmission powers aren't that trivial, even discounting the large saltwater ocean you'd have to cross to power the other side of the world (and the security implications for that infrastructure) it's more of a storage problem. you can get quite efficient batteries using pressure/gravity chambers, but not all places are apt to host them.
- adrianN 10y agoActually we have been able to create high voltage transmission lines. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_HVDC_projects https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_HVDC_projects
- lyschoening 10y agoUsually the sun not shining means higher wind speeds, not necessarily at the same location. In general a larger grid means less overhead is required. HVDC is tested and proven, UHVDC links are also being constructed now https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-voltage_direct_current https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-voltage_direct_current