The longest undersea cable in the world supplies electricity from Morocco to the kingdom
In order to be able to achieve the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement, many nations still have to change sustainably. An important sector that already has to dare to switch is the energy sector, especially when it comes to electricity, some coal-fired power plants have to be switched off and replaced by solar systems and wind turbines. But what to do if your own nation is in a rather unfavorable position for sustainable energy generation?
That is what the company Xlinks thought and found a pragmatic solution. The energy is simply extracted in another country and then sent to the UK. The longest underwater cable in the world for the transport of energy is now to be built, from Morocco to the United Kingdom.
In total, capacities of 10.5 gigawatts are to be built in the southern country, and a solar and wind park is being built on an area of 1,500 square kilometers. Ultimately, the solar panels should generate 7 gigawatts of power, while the wind turbines will generate 3.5 gigawatts.
The energy obtained is then stored in a battery (20 gigawatt hours) and the required capacity is transported to Great Britain via the 3,800 kilometer cable. The first cable can be used from 2027, with three more to follow by 2029. 7 million households can be supplied with green electricity in this way.
The reason for this massive expansion is understandable, in Morocco the sun shines more often and for longer, so significantly more energy can be obtained with the same amount of solar panels. On average, three times as much power can be called up, and even five times as much in the winter months. So in the future energy will be generated in Morocco and taken from the socket in the UK.
Own opinion:
Basically, generating energy elsewhere is an excellent idea, after all, not every nation is located in areas where the sun often shines or the wind can drive turbines. The only question that remains is to what extent Great Britain is making itself dependent on Morocco and whether Morocco does not also need capacities for its own sustainable expansion of the electricity grid.
Via Electrek
