| ID | 125515 |
| Title Proper | Limits of HVDC transmission |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Pickard, William F |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Renewable energy is abundant, but not necessarily near the urban centers where it will be used. Therefore, it must be transported; and this transport entails a systemic energy penalty. In this paper simple qualitative calculations are introduced to show (i) that high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) power lines for megameter and greater distances are unlikely to achieve power capacities much beyond 2 GW, although they can be paralleled; (ii) that most sources and sinks of electric power are rather less than 10,000 km apart; (iii) that such long lines can be constructed to have transmission lossesView the MathML source2%; and (iv) that lines of such low loss in fact meet minimal standards of intergenerational equity. |
| `In' analytical Note | Energy Policy Vol.61; Oct 2013: p.292-300 |
| Journal Source | Energy Policy Vol.61; Oct 2013: p.292-300 |
| Key Words | Corona Loss ; Ohmic Loss ; Renewable Energy |