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1 year agoMaybe take a look at the North Sea Link with 730 km length, 1.4 GW power rating and estimated costs of €2 billion, becoming operational in 2021.
The NSL has thus roughly
- one-sixth the length (730 km / 4300 km),
- half-ish the power rating (1.4 GW / 3 GW) and
- one-ninth the estimated costs (€2 Bn (or A$3.31 Bn) / A$30 Bn (or €18.12 Bn))
of the Australia-Asia Power Link.
Seems expensive to build above tried specifications.
Bold claims, but interesting nevertheless. I’m sceptical of geoengineering, but efforts like these could generate useful technologies along the way.