DocumentCode
8713
Title
Norway wants to be Europe´s battery [News]
Author
Fairley, Peter
Volume
51
Issue
11
fYear
2014
fDate
Nov-14
Firstpage
13
Lastpage
15
Abstract
Norway´s hydropower reservoirs make up nearly half of Europe´s energy storage capacity. European grid operators need energy storage to cope with an ever-mounting, always-shifting torrent of wind power. See the connection? So does Norway. In December, engineers will energize a new subsea power cable that will begin to bridge the gap between need and opportunity, greatly expanding European power systems´ access to Norway´s hydropower-rich power grid.
Keywords
HVDC power transmission; hydroelectric power; power cables; power grids; power transmission lines; underground cables; wind power; Norway; energy storage capacity; hydropower reservoirs; power grid; subsea power cable; wind power;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.2014.6934915
Filename
6934915
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