A comprehensive review on the benefits and challenges of global power grids and intercontinental interconnectors

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dc.contributor.authorBrinkerink, Maarten
dc.contributor.authorÓ Gallachóir, Brian P.
dc.contributor.authorDeane, Paul
dc.contributor.funderScience Foundation Irelanden
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-13T15:23:45Z
dc.date.available2019-03-13T15:23:45Z
dc.date.issued2019-03-12
dc.date.updated2019-03-13T15:17:51Z
dc.description.abstractGlobally interconnected power grids are proposed as a future concept to facilitate decarbonisation of the electricity system by enabling the harnessing and sharing of vast amounts of renewable energy. Areas with the highest potential for renewable energy are often far away from current load centres, which can be integrated through long-distance transmission interconnection. The concept builds on the proven benefits of transmission interconnection in mitigating the variability of renewable electricity sources such as wind and solar by import and export of electricity between neighbouring regions, as well as on other known benefits of power system integration. This paper reviews existing global and regional initiatives in context of a sustainable future and presents the associated benefits and challenges of globally interconnected power grids and intercontinental interconnectors. We find that while the challenges and opportunities are clearly qualified, actual quantification of costs, benefits and environmental implications of the global grid concept remains in its infancy, imposing a significant gap in the literature.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationBrinkerink, M., Ó Gallachóir, B. and Deane, P. (2019) 'A comprehensive review on the benefits and challenges of global power grids and intercontinental interconnectors', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 107, pp. 274-287. doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2019.03.003en
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.rser.2019.03.003
dc.identifier.endpage287en
dc.identifier.issn1364-0321
dc.identifier.journaltitleRenewable and Sustainable Energy Reviewsen
dc.identifier.startpage274en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/7620
dc.identifier.volume107en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.relation.projectinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/SFI/SFI Research Centres/12/RC/2302/IE/Marine Renewable Energy Ireland (MaREI) - The SFI Centre for Marine Renewable Energy Research/en
dc.relation.urihttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032119301364
dc.rights© 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 licenseen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectGlobal power griden
dc.subjectRenewable energyen
dc.subjectVariable renewablesen
dc.subjectPower transmissionen
dc.subjectPower systems modellingen
dc.titleA comprehensive review on the benefits and challenges of global power grids and intercontinental interconnectorsen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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