Sentences with phrase «european supergrid»

117 An Irish firm, Mainstream Renewable Power, is proposing to use HVDC undersea cables to build the European supergrid offshore.

Janice Massy, «Grand Vision on Paper: Blueprint for a European Supergrid,» Windpower Monthly, December 2008, p. 37; Alok Jha, «Solar Power from Saharan Sun Could Provide Europe's Electricity, Says EU,» Guardian (London), 23 July 2008; David Strahan, «From AC to DC: Going Green with Supergrids,» New Scientist, 14 — 20 March 2009; Paul Rodgers, «Wind - fuelled «Supergrid» Offers Clean Power to Europe,» Independent (London), 25 November 2007.

If those issues are resolved and the North Sea grid does get developed, the idea would be for it in turn to form part of the much - debated European supergrid, supposed to be able to seamlessly transport power from the wind - rich north and sun - soaked south to the center, from where most of the demand originates.

«Whilst we would strongly support further analysis of cost and benefits, and the design of UK offshore networks to support a future European Supergrid, the realisation of a European Supergrid will be a long - term business.

The IET's submission on a European Supergrid is available at http://www.theiet.org/publicaffairs/submissions/s896.cfm Interview opportunities are available with IET spokespersons.

Ends Notes to editors: A European Supergrid is an electricity network that could connect generators and consumers from as far apart as Norway down to North Africa.

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) makes the warning as the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee today publishes it report A European Supergrid.

«We need to better understand the value in the proposed European Supergrid in managing wind variability versus other options, and taking account of the need to deal with prolonged periods of low wind across Europe.

Engineers are warning that commitment, determination and a long - term approach by the Government will be crucial if a European Supergrid is to be successful.

Today's ideas for Asian and European supergrids are driven by the real needs of grid operators.

Not exact matches

The implication of an integrated European «supergrid».

A Memorandum of Understanding on the EU supergrid was signed recently by ten European ministers from countries bordering the North Sea, covering the plan to develop an offshore electricity grid enabling interconnection between continental, offshore and British energy resources.

One of the most exciting projects to enhance European energy security and reduce the effects of climate change is the Supergrid.

We define the supergrid as «a pan-European transmission network facilitating the integration of large - scale renewable energy and the balancing and transportation of electricity, with the aim of improving the European market».

By contrast, in the «stretch» scenarios, it is assumed that interconnection creates a European market for the UK's excess power, and that it becomes economic to build much more renewable capacity in the UK - with up to a 35GW supergrid interconnection.

Therefore, given uncertainty over future markets, in the core scenarios, they do not assume a European market for UK renewable power, and they only have a 3GW supergrid interconnection.