Re:After many false starts, hydrogen power might now bear fruit
by kwhitefoot on Sunday July 05, 2020 @05:42AM
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> we can't transport electricity that far.
How far is that far?
HVDC only loses ten percent per 3000 km. That is it loses about ten percent transmitting almost from one end of Europe to the other.
Just connect all the national grids together properly, especially in the east-west direction so that areas with sunlight can supply areas that are dark. Also add north-south interconnects to North Africa so that hot dry areas can supply cold wet ones.
How far is that far?
HVDC only loses ten percent per 3000 km. That is it loses about ten percent transmitting almost from one end of Europe to the other.
Just connect all the national grids together properly, especially in the east-west direction so that areas with sunlight can supply areas that are dark. Also add north-south interconnects to North Africa so that hot dry areas can supply cold wet ones.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_HVDC_projects