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It's not really that complicated or that expensive to move power over long distances via HVDC interconnects. China has many overland HVDC links, some thousands
by Reason077 9y ago
It's not really that complicated or that expensive to move power over long distances via HVDC interconnects.
China has many overland HVDC links, some thousands of km long and with huge capacities, to move renewable energy from inland areas to the coast.
The UK and Iceland are considering an undersea HVDC interconnector more than 1000 km long.
The distance between potential solar array sites in the northern Sahara and the electrical grids in Southern Europe are considerably less than this.
- lmm 9y ago> The UK and Iceland are considering an undersea HVDC interconnector more than 1000 km long. At an estimated cost of about 3 billion, for less than 1/3 the capacity of this power station.
- Reason077 9y agoIcelink's estimated cost is about £2.4b, which would be shared by both sides. Hinkley C's construction cost is £20.3b, and the cost to UK consumers over the plant's lifetime exceeds £50b.