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Podcast: Engineering Matters
Episode: #157 Interconnectors: The Green Link to Ireland
Description: Standing on the cliffs of Ireland’s west coast you can feel the reason that Ireland generates more than 35% of its electricity from wind power. But what happens when the wind passes on its way east towards Great Britain?
When conditions are poor for renewables, a high penetration in the electricity mix becomes a liability. In this episode we look at how nations can, through cooperation and engineering, support a greater capacity of renewables than would otherwise be possible.
The solution is High Voltage Direct Current Interconnectors. But the implications of these cables for the wa...