The highlighted saturated links are a nice touch.
A pretty visualisation of the European power grid (2022)
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Re: A pretty visualisation of the European power grid (2022)
#12A little faster and clearer one in my opinion: https://app.electricitymaps.com/
two different things; electricitymaps.com is a much more macro view, nice for looking at inter-country flows, whereas this one is great for looking at individual generation points and flows
Re: A pretty visualisation of the European power grid (2022)
#13Meta: for those unfamiliar, 1.21 GW is a reference to the 1985 movie Back to the Future. Clip of the scene in question:
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDuZqYeNiOA
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_the_Future
If you haven't seen it, the entire trilogy is worth checking out: very fun and quite family friendly.
Re: A pretty visualisation of the European power grid (2022)
#14When looking at France, at a zoom level where one can see the whole country, all the green dots are located next to nuclear power plants. It's a good reminder that the french grid is mostly powered by nuclear. It'd be nice to see the same map over summer to see if the different electric mix then gives birth to a different map.
if it wasn't for France having primarily used nuclear power decades ago, Europe as a whole would be in a much much worse state when it comes to CO2 emissions. That makes it abundantly clear that nuclear needs to be a part of the mix when it comes to non-emission generating energy production.
Re: A pretty visualisation of the European power grid (2022)
#15When looking at France, at a zoom level where one can see the whole country, all the green dots are located next to nuclear power plants. It's a good reminder that the french grid is mostly powered by nuclear. It'd be nice to see the same map over summer to see if the different electric mix then gives birth to a different map.
if it wasn't for France having primarily used nuclear power decades ago, Europe as a whole would be in a much much worse state when it comes to CO2 emissions. That makes it abundantly clear that nuclear needs to be a part of the mix when it comes to non-emission generating energy production.
Any data on how much France has slowed the decrease of global temperatures? Is there a “nuclear power to degrees saved” converter?
Re: A pretty visualisation of the European power grid (2022)
#16Something I've wondered for a while: if the whole continent is on a synchronized grid, how can countries tell to or from whom they're exporting and importing electricity. I can see how they can measure their total imports or exports by comparing generation to consumption, but how do they figure out which neighbour they're getting electricity from / sending it to?
Re: A pretty visualisation of the European power grid (2022)
#17Something I've wondered for a while: if the whole continent is on a synchronized grid, how can countries tell to or from whom they're exporting and importing electricity. I can see how they can measure their total imports or exports by comparing generation to consumption, but how do they figure out which neighbour they're getting electricity from / sending it to?
By measuring current flows across the wires.
Re: A pretty visualisation of the European power grid (2022)
#18When looking at France, at a zoom level where one can see the whole country, all the green dots are located next to nuclear power plants. It's a good reminder that the french grid is mostly powered by nuclear. It'd be nice to see the same map over summer to see if the different electric mix then gives birth to a different map.
if it wasn't for France having primarily used nuclear power decades ago, Europe as a whole would be in a much much worse state when it comes to CO2 emissions. That makes it abundantly clear that nuclear needs to be a part of the mix when it comes to non-emission generating energy production.
France has 12% of Europe's population, and its primary energy is 45% from fossil fuels and 40% from nuclear power. The effect on Europe as a whole is therefore pretty small.
Re: A pretty visualisation of the European power grid (2022)
#19Something I've wondered for a while: if the whole continent is on a synchronized grid, how can countries tell to or from whom they're exporting and importing electricity. I can see how they can measure their total imports or exports by comparing generation to consumption, but how do they figure out which neighbour they're getting electricity from / sending it to?
You don't. You guess based on generation, consumption and where the power lines are hooked up.
Re: A pretty visualisation of the European power grid (2022)
#20Something I've wondered for a while: if the whole continent is on a synchronized grid, how can countries tell to or from whom they're exporting and importing electricity. I can see how they can measure their total imports or exports by comparing generation to consumption, but how do they figure out which neighbour they're getting electricity from / sending it to?
Do you mean, for example, that the UK is importing energy from France, but where are they importing it from?