A giant super-grid designed to address the ever changing nature of renewable power generation, is to undergo construction under the North Sea.
Nine European countries have agreed to participate in the construction of this gigantic power grid of high-voltage cables, in a move towards reaching the European Union’s goal of attaining a 20% share of energy from renewable resources by 2020.
The project’s main aim is to reduce waste, lower energy prices, secure energy supply, increase energy efficiency and ultimately this will all contribute towards boosting the economies of the nations involved, including Britain, France, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium, Denmark, Norway and Luxembourg.
Approximately 100 GW of offshore wind power is planned by EU power organisations. The UK has already launched a £100 billion programme to energise our own offshore wind farms which we can proudly boast as the world’s largest at approximately 1 GW which is predicted to grow to an encouraging 40 GW by 2020.
Estimated to have had a financial expenditure of around £30 billion the project is set to be up and running by 2023. These super-grids will significantly enhance the energy performance of wind generated power and ensure any surplus energy is stored and used to maximise energy efficiency. The idea behind them is to transport large amounts of energy to balance any electricity inefficiency between regions in Europe and furthermore, be used to transport electricity not just from wind farms but also solar large solar arrays.
This is a very interesting project as it will essentially end power shortages and blackouts in the EU. If one country goes down, power is transported form elsewhere to bridge the gap. This will hopefully pave the way to a new era of community energy and sustainable growth. It will make the use of wind and solar more energy efficient with a means of energy storage and transportation that we have needed for some time.
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