Original scientific paper

Completing the globally interconnected electricity grid

Steve Aubertin

Abstract

The total global load at the present moment in time is between 23,000 GWh to 24,000 GWh and this will probably increase by a factor of three by 2050. The Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organisation – GEIDCO is promoting "Global Energy Interconnection which is "Smart Grid + UHV Grid + Clean Energy"; it is an infrastructure platform on which clean energy can be developed, transmitted and used massively worldwide. The total bill is estimated by GEIDCO at US$ 50,000,000,000,000 over the rollout programme of up to 30 years, which equates to nearly US$ 1.7 trillion each year at today's prices – a figure equal to the combined GDP of the top 10 countries in 2016, or nearly 70 % of the global total.

Keywords

Global Energy Interconnection; GEI; capacity; world; transformer market

Hrčak ID:

202535

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/202535

Publication date:

9.4.2018.

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