15 SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS PHOTOVOLTAICS WIND HYDRO BIOMASS GEOTHERMAL unifiedgridsystem, is essential toachievingEurope’s climate targets. At present, most of Europe’s energy systems are interconnected to some extent. In fact, Europe boasts one of the world’s largest regional interconnected power grids, with many countries exporting significant amounts of surplus power to their neighbours. The total installed capacity of the European power grid is the largest in the world. Europe’s Transmission System Operators are working to create a European internal electricity market. TSOs are facing the challenge of providing highly reliable national and international connections while maintaining the grid’s 50Hz frequency. Furthermore, they need to connect more renewable sources and ensure consumers can transmit surplus power to the grid. The European Commission aims to achieve 15% interconnection by 2030. By 2030 each country’s infrastructure should be capable of exporting at least 15%of the electricity it produces – which seems to be attainable. The interconnection percentage varies strongly between countries in Europe at present. On one hand, Denmark has been able to reach 150-160% of local demand occasionally and exports surplus electricity to other countries. Plans for a European Super Grid (ESG) are also on the table. The ESG would allow the EU to permanently leave out fossil fuels and also save between €12bn and €40bn annually. Eventually, it may even be possible to connect renewable resources in remote locations, from the Sahara to the Arctic and Asia. The European Super Grid may can help reduce reliance on liquid gas and oil and support European energy independence. The lower cost and increased efficiency of a wellinterconnected system can also avoid a country’s energy supply being shut off as a result of conflict. International grid interconnections are also essential to enabling energy independence by increasing the number of renewable sources in the energy mix, thus enabling countries to meet their own energy demands - or even export more power than they import. This allows nations to become less dependent on fossil fuel imports and increase their energy stability. Growing uptake of renewables makes it vital to further accelerate implementation of interconnection projects. A high level of interconnection will enable countries to exchange clean energy in a way that balances surpluses and shortages and improves efficiency, cost and reliability. As interconnection requires higher levels of power to be transmitted as well as lower losses, Prysmian sees demand for cables with improved electrical and mechanical performance. An important driver in the interconnector market is the need for cabling at ever-greater depths, requiring state-of-the-art armouring as well as cable laying expertise. Development of floating wind farms requires dynamic cables with improved internal performance. INSIGHT | Focus On EUROPEAN ‘SUPERGRID’ PROJECTS Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden, Norway. Europagrid United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Norway. North Sea Offshore Grid Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland and Luxembourg. Low Grid Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France. High Grid Europe and North Africa. ISLES Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland. All Islands Approach British Isles countries EU PowerNet Direct interconnection between all EUmember state TSO-networks. A conceptual plan of a European super grid linking renewable energy projects across North Africa, the Middle East and Europe PRYSMIAN GROUP IS PROUD TO BE A PART OF THESE LEADING EUROPEAN INTERCONNECTION PROJECTS Western Link National Grid / Scottish Power NSL | North Sea Link National Grid / Statnett IFA2 National Grid / RTE Viking Link National Grid / Erginet NeuConnect NeuConnect Britain Limited & NeuConnect Deutschland GmbH
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