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Grid is unified but you can't just transfer all electricity from producing areas to consuming areas, the capacity isn't there. You can't do that even within sin
by distances 2y ago
Grid is unified but you can't just transfer all electricity from producing areas to consuming areas, the capacity isn't there. You can't do that even within single countries let alone between countries. Say, connections from north to south in Sweden or north to south in Germany are woefully insufficient already now for current needs.
The energy intensive production has to be built close to the supply.
- euroderf 2y agoFWIW, the EU and ENTSO-E are quite aware of deficiencies in transfer capacity and are working on it.
- AndrewDucker 2y agoThe UK is about to spend £30Bn on transmission infrastructure. I'd be very surprised if other countries weren't doing similar. https://inews.co.uk/news/business/national-grid-green-upgrade-new-pylons-uk-3070669 https://inews.co.uk/news/business/national-grid-green-upgrad...
- distances 2y agoSure, but these investments will still not enable large transfers between countries. Solar from Spain will not get transferred to Germany via power lines.
- Moldoteck 2y agoSure, the goal isn't to replace entirely all energy needs, it's just that in winter some countries will overproduce while others underproduce. There are still other energy sources like nuclear in france or hydro&wind that will help smoothe the production/demand