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Interesting point - laying cables along a circle of latitude with a 4 hour time difference would mean the peak solar power at one location would power the other
by tomglynch 6y ago
Interesting point - laying cables along a circle of latitude with a 4 hour time difference would mean the peak solar power at one location would power the other locations peak usage (6pm - 9pm). However, a 4 hour time difference is pretty substantial in terms of length of cables. I wonder if Australia could do this between Perth and the South East (Melbourne, Sydney).
- aaron695 6y agoThis project is further, the distance between Darwin and Singapore is more than Perth and Melbourne. This project wastes distance going north. Laying cables overland would be an order of magnitude more unless you could do fibre at the same time to make it cheaper or something. But the route by sea is still shorter between Perth and Melbourne. https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=distance+darwin+singapore https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=distance+darwin+singap... https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=perth+to+melbourne+distance https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=perth+to+melbourne+dis... https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=perth+to+melbourne+distance+by+sea https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=perth+to+melbourne+dis...
- rswail 6y agoThere is already interconnects between South Australia and Victoria as part of the NEM [1] that covers the grid along the south and east coasts, along with BassLink to/from Tasmania. So an overland or sea route from Perth to Adelaide, potentially following the existing rail lines would get you the advantages of the time zone differences as well as integrating Perth into the NEM.