According to that paper, electricity can be transported over very long
distances (from North Africa to all of Europe in their project) with
only minor losses (15%) using HVDC power lines.
If that's true, it seems to me that with such a HVDC grid, renewable
energy doesn't have to be stored any
From Michel:
According to that paper, electricity can be transported over very long
distances (from North Africa to all of Europe in their project) with
only minor losses (15%) using HVDC power lines.
If that's true, it seems to me that with such a HVDC grid, renewable
energy doesn't have
: Friday, September 18, 2009 7:52 AM
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: RE: [Vo]:DESERTEC solar thermal plan
From Michel:
According to that paper, electricity can be transported over very long
distances (from North Africa to all of Europe in their project) with
only minor losses (15%) using
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 5:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Vo]:DESERTEC solar thermal plan
According to that paper, electricity can be transported over very long
distances (from North Africa to all of Europe in their project) with
only minor losses (15%) using HVDC power lines.
HVDC
Mike Carrell wrote:
Who was the idiot who invented AC power transmission in the first place? ;-)
Their names were Tesla and Stanley and were backed by Westinghouse. . . .
That was a joke, Mike. A geek joke. I expect everyone here remembers
Edison's classic remark that they should call
See:
http://www.desertec.org/downloads/summary_en.pdf
This is well written. The map on p. 2 is revealing. Map caption:
For illustration: Areas of the size as indicated by the red squares
would be sufficient for Solar Thermal Power Plants to generate as
much electricity as is currently
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