European Super-Grid would Lower Offshore Wind Costs by 25%

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http://climatecrocks.com/2011/09/23/european-super-grid-would-lower-offshore-wind-costs-by-25/

European Super-Grid would Lower Offshore Wind Costs by 25%
September 23, 2011

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Really worthwhile video on approaches for transporting and storing wind energy.

Bloomberg:

A European “supergrid” connecting the electricity network of Britain to those of mainland Europe could cut the cost of connecting offshore wind farms to the land by a quarter, a panel of U.K. lawmakers said.

Investment in offshore power transmission could also create 775,000 jobs across Europe by 2020, Parliament’s Energy and Climate Change Committee said today in an e-mailed study. It recommended that new wind farms are connected in a way that’s compatible with a supergrid, rather than using individual connections to shore. The government wants to boost offshore wind capacity to 18 gigawatts in 2020 from 1.3 gigawatts now.

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