JStone
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You didn't read my link Under sea cable to Norway and I am sure we will connect to Ireland to. Scotland and Norway are able to produce this because of their unique position to the sea using Hydro electric, tidal power wave power and much more. The various sources are in this wiki article
Renewable energy in Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Salmond thinks it could be going by I think 2020 but critics say he is optimistic.
With regards to our North Sea Gas we intend once we have control of it to invest it for our future in much the same way as Norway has done. The Gulf States once they get their freedom would do well to do same and keep their future prosperity in tact.
We are far in advance of you guys on renewable energy I think
Must dash.
Yes I read your link. They have not even begun discussions.
Critics say he is optimistic? How about delusional.
There is nothing delusional about this. Scotland has had Hydro Electricity for many years and is intent on being a world leader on Green energy.
Five firms eye UK-Norway power link by 2020 | Reuters
a few months later
A PROJECT to build a direct link between the Scottish and European electrical grids has come a step closer to fruition, after an application was submitted by the group behind the plans to connect to the National Grid at Peterhead.
NorthConnect, a Norwegian-registered consortium jointly owned by 5 companies including a subsidiary of Perth-based Scottish and Southern Energy, plans to build the 570 kilometre, 1,400MW cable between Scotland and Norway. The high-voltage DC cable will need a plant in Peterhead to convert incoming electricity into AC power suitable for the National Grid and outgoing electricity into DC power.
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One of the problems highlighted by critics of renewable energy is that it can be hard to tailor output to demand. If the project goes ahead, one of the cable’s main uses will be to allow Scottish renewable producers to export surplus electricity, which can be used to help Norwegian hydro-electric stations to pump water into reservoirs, acting as a store for the energy which can later be released to create power at times of high demand. Project backers believe that it can contribute to enhanced security of energy supply in both the Nordic market area and UK, help deliver to more stable energy prices for consumers and facilitate the development of renewable generation in both regions.
Norway power link for North East - Local Businesses - Ellon Times
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PLANS for a subsea power cable that would enable the export and import of electricity between Scotland and Norway have been submitted.
The proposal was described by a Scottish Government spokesman as the “genesis” of the drive towards development of a supergrid that connects Scotland to electricity markets across Europe.
NorthConnect, a Norwegian company jointly owned by Scottish and Southern Energy, Agder Energi, Lyse and Vattenfall has lodged its application with National Grid.
The 354 mile, 1,400MW cable would come to land at Peterhead, where it would connect to the electricity grid.
It would be the first cable to connect Scotland’s network to that of mainland Europe.
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Scotland is expected to generate large amounts of offshore wind power, whereas Norway has vast amounts of hydro power, meeting most of its electricity needs.
The cable would allow export and import between countries, potentially enabling low carbon supply with less need for back-up from fossil fuels.
It could also open up wider markets for Scotland’s surplus renewable energy.
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The Scottish Government has targets of generating the equivalent of 100 per cent of its electricity needs from renewable sources by 2020, but the same again from fossil fuels, meaning it could have a large surplus to export.
“An interconnector will connect our growth market UK with the Nordic market, contribute to security of supply in both regions and combine intermittent renewable capacities,” Harald von Heyden, head of asset optimisation and Trading at Vattenfall.
A Scottish Government spokesman said: “The EU recognises that an integrated European grid is essential to ensure Scotland’s resources fully contribute to Europe’s sustainable energy future.
“These plans constitute the first, vital step towards the integration of Scotland’s electricity network into such a pan-European grid.”
Cable to Norway could be subsea
Scotland is a waste.
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