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> Cool idea, probably unrealistic. There's a 3200km(2000 mile) long, 12GW HVDC transmission line somewhere in China that does exactly that. Its main purpose i
by Tade0 6y ago
> Cool idea, probably unrealistic.
There's a 3200km(2000 mile) long, 12GW HVDC transmission line somewhere in China that does exactly that.
Its main purpose is to connect regional grids but given the sheer length of the thing the difference in solar time at each end is well over an hour - could have been better, but that would require a different angle.
- ratsforhorses 6y agoTechnically it was a UHVDC line, " As of 2020, at least thirteen UHVDC transmission lines in China have been completed" ...seems like something the US could invest in with their new infrastructure bill... "April 2010 announcement for a 2,000 MW, 64 km line between Spain and France is estimated at €700 million. This includes the cost of a tunnel through the Pyrenees" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-voltage_direct_current https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-voltage_direct_current