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OKIsItJustMe

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13. Yes, I read all of it

Reply to FBaggins (Reply #12)

Mon Dec 10, 2012, 01:51 PM

Dec 2012

This is a years old European effort, designed to help foster greater use of renewable electricity and was clearly not motivated by recent policy changes by Germany.

http://renewables-grid.eu/

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Germany, Norway to share renewable energy across subsea cable [View all] OKIsItJustMe Dec 2012 OP

DC ?? nt eppur_se_muova Dec 2012 #1

HVDC I assume OKIsItJustMe Dec 2012 #2

It has to be DC. hunter Dec 2012 #5

Aha, didn't know that! Makes sense. nt eppur_se_muova Dec 2012 #10

Above-ground HVDC already links the Pacific Northwest to Los Angeles wtmusic Dec 2012 #15

I toured the Los Angeles station when they added the first thyristors. hunter Dec 2012 #17

Interesting wtmusic Dec 2012 #18

Storage cprise Dec 2012 #3

Interconnecting grids like this decreases the need for storage OKIsItJustMe Dec 2012 #4

Not exactly. FBaggins Dec 2012 #6

Just what was it that caused you to believe cprise Dec 2012 #8

Just what was it that caused you to believe... FBaggins Dec 2012 #11

“They're essentially taking advantage of Germany's policy failures to turn a profit.” OKIsItJustMe Dec 2012 #9

Yes, the decision to drop nuclear certainly plays a big role in this. FBaggins Dec 2012 #12

Yes, I read all of it OKIsItJustMe Dec 2012 #13

Greater use of renewable energy? wtmusic Dec 2012 #16

Yes they can probably get both cprise Dec 2012 #7

No matter what, increased connectivity is a good thing Franker65 Dec 2012 #14

HVDC is capable of moving electricity thoiusands of miles FogerRox Dec 2012 #19