BritNed power cable boosts hopes for European supergrid

There is going to be a link between the UK and The Netherlands with regard to electricity. The main goal is to try and ‘share’ electricity, so to speak. For example when one country is low on wind, it can import wind energy from another country with which it is connected. This way, there will never be a shortage of energy. Moreover, this will be a way to put renewable energy to work. BritNed has already auctioned off the entire transmission capacity since the auction started on the 31^st of March. Due to high success, the network will be broadened and there are plans for linking the UK and Iceland.

I think this is a very good idea, seeing as this will offer wind energy to the places that need it the most. Currently, this network is only at work in Europe, but think about going worldwide. This will give even the poorest countries energy, which otherwise, they wouldn’t have had. I also like the fact that consumers will have to pay a lower price for their energy as there can never be a lack of wind power when using this system. The downside is that it will take forever to get this network up and running, but that’s the price that has to be paid to realize big ambitions.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/apr/11/uk-netherlands-power-cable-britned/print