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>>RobinL+(OP)
I know quite a bit about most of the things discussed in the article from having worked for a renewables company and yet I learned quite some new bits I didn’t know about, for example the intra-UK submarine HVDC connectors (and their eye watering cost). Not a very long article but packed with clearly written and valuable information. Great stuff

>>davedx+Ub
We need to figure out how to reduce long distance power transfer.

Imagine a global power distribution network, the entire world could be 100% solar & wind. Perhaps one day...

>>vardum+Xc
Not going to happen for geopolitical reasons ever, unless we have a one king for the whole planet.

>>Dma54r+kn
Why couldn't countries just keep dirty coal generators and coal delivery infrastructure mothballed such that if power delivery from the other country is cut, just spin up the coal plants for a while until it gets sorted out. The cost of all of that may be less than the cost savings of importing electricity from a far-away country.