UK-Morocco 10GW Renewable Electricity Interconnector Planned

Post by mardifoufs » Sun, Apr 24, 2022, 1:34 PM UTC

_fizz_buzz_ wrote: post #6

This sounds like brexiteer project. Doubt this will actually happen. 3800 km of undersea HVDC cable just to circumvent the EU. 3800 km is the distance from St.Petersburg to Marocco.

Post by Diggsey » Sun, Apr 24, 2022, 1:37 PM UTC

popol12 wrote: post #5

Sounds inefficient How big are the loss on such a high distance connection ?

Post by Symbiote » Sun, Apr 24, 2022, 1:40 PM UTC

mardifoufs wrote: post #11

_fizz_buzz_ wrote: post #6

This sounds like brexiteer project. Doubt this will actually happen. 3800 km of undersea HVDC cable just to circumvent the EU. 3800 km is the distance from St.Petersburg to Marocco.

I mean it probably would've been very hard to route it through Europe too. Morocco already has powerlines with Spain, but I'm not sure if it would make sense to transport that much energy through the existing grid? Especially since very high voltage powerlines are inherently more efficient, so a direct link might make sense. I'm not familiar with how the EU grid is laid out though, and the little knowledge I have is…

Post by blibble » Sun, Apr 24, 2022, 1:47 PM UTC

35mm wrote: post #3

Why not the south of Spain? Just as much sun and more politically stable.

Post by _dain_ » Sun, Apr 24, 2022, 1:48 PM UTC

Y-bar wrote: post #2

Why does the cables trace the Iberian and French coastlines rather than a taking a more direct route?