Global Power Grids for Harnessing World Renewable Energy

Electricity transmission network; Global electrical network; Global grid; Greenland; Intercontinental electricity trade; Renewable energy; Solar power; Wind power; Arid regions; Commerce; Electric network parameters; Electric power system interconnection; Electric power transmission; Investments; Solar energy; Electrical networks; Electricity trade; Electricity transmission networks; Renewable energies; Electric power transmission networks

Abstract :

[en] The Global Grid advocates the connection of all regional power systems into one electricity transmission system spanning the whole globe. Power systems are currently forming larger and larger interconnections. Environmental awareness and increased electricity consumption leads more investments toward renewable energy sources, which are abundant in remote locations (offshore or in deserts). The Global Grid will facilitate the transmission of this "green" electricity to load centers, serving as backbone. This chapter elaborates on the concept of the Global Grid, presenting four stages that could gradually lead to the development of a globally interconnected power network. Quantitative analyses are carried out for all stages, demonstrating that a Global Grid is both technically feasible and economically competitive. Real price data from Europe and the USA are used to identify the potential of intercontinental electricity trade, showing that substantial profits can be generated through such interconnections. © 2017 Lawrence E. Jones Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Disciplines :

Energy

Author, co-author :

Chatzivasileiadis, Spyros; Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark

Ernst, Damien ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Dép. d'électric., électron. et informat. (Inst.Montefiore) > Smart grids

Andersson, Goran; Power Systems Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Title :

Global Power Grids for Harnessing World Renewable Energy

Publication date :

2017

Main work title :

Renewable Energy Integration

Main work alternative title :

[en] Practical Management of Variability, Uncertainty, and Flexibility in Power Grids

Author, co-author :

Jones, Lawrence

Publisher :

Academic Press

Edition :

Second Edition

ISBN/EAN :

9780128097687

Pages :

161-174

Peer reviewed :

Peer reviewed

Commentary :

9780128095928

Available on ORBi :

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