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The Greek regulatory authority for energy is actively planning the connection of most of the islands to the continental grid using submarine cables. [1] On top
by danaos 8y ago
The Greek regulatory authority for energy is actively planning the connection of most of the islands to the continental grid using submarine cables. [1]
On top of that Euroasia Interconnector will be connecting the grinds of Greece, Cyprus and Israel forming the world's longest submarine power cable. [2]
Connecting the power grid is cheaper long-term. Greece has roughly 200 inhabited islands.
[1] http://www.ekathimerini.com/230518/article/ekathimerini/business/third-phase-of-project-to-connect-islands-to-mainland-power-grid-put-to-tender http://www.ekathimerini.com/230518/article/ekathimerini/busi...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EuroAsia_Interconnector#/media/File:EuroAsia_Map.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EuroAsia_Interconnector#/media...
- yazr 8y agoErr no !! Grid cables fail and need redundancy and maintenance. So for smaller islands - isolation could be easier. The Euroasia cable could be nice. But i think all three countries are on a trend to reduce coal, increase Gas and push on solar. So i am not sure how much redundancy this will bring.
- drcross 8y agoFrom what I gather, the price of local generation has reached the point where it is less than the cost of high voltage transmission. Add to that battery storage will reach about 100kwh in the next two years and there's no reason anywhere should need to be connected to the massive grids we've known in the past.