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TenneT, a major Dutch utility, plans to build a huge offshore wind farm in the North Sea. Offshore winds are more powerful and consistent than most land-based turbines.
The plan is to build a small man-made island in the center of the wind farm. The turbines will generate AC power, which is converted to DC at the island, and then distributed to nations around the North Sea -- UK, Belgium, Germany, Denmark and Norway. It could generate up to 30gwh, which is enough power for 21 million homes.
There are obviously lots of challenges, mostly legal and economic. But it could be a big step for renewables in Europe.
https://www.theguardian.com/environ...-dutch-plan-vast-windfarm-island-in-north-sea
The plan is to build a small man-made island in the center of the wind farm. The turbines will generate AC power, which is converted to DC at the island, and then distributed to nations around the North Sea -- UK, Belgium, Germany, Denmark and Norway. It could generate up to 30gwh, which is enough power for 21 million homes.
There are obviously lots of challenges, mostly legal and economic. But it could be a big step for renewables in Europe.
https://www.theguardian.com/environ...-dutch-plan-vast-windfarm-island-in-north-sea