page_title: Super grid
hierarchical_section_title: Super grid
caption_attribution_description: English: Sketch of possible infrastructure for a sustainable supply of power to EUrope, the Middle East and North Africa (EU-MENA). Deutsch: Euro-Supergrid mit einer EU-MENA-Connection: Skizze einer möglichen Infrastruktur für eine nachhaltige Stromversorgung in EUropa, dem Nahen Osten (the Middle-East) und Nord-Afrika (kurz: EU-MENA) Español: Bosquejo o boceto de la posible infraestructura integrada para un suministro sostenible de energía a Europa, Medio Oriente y África del Norte (donde «UE-MENA» es un sigloide que corresponde a «EUrope, the Middle East and North Africa»). Detalle de símbolos: (círculo amarillo) Plantas de energía solar térmica (Solar thermal Power Plants)&#160;; (triángulo anaranjado) Fotovoltaica (Photovoltaics)&#160;; (rombo azul) Viento (Wind)&#160;; (paralelogramo celeste) Hidroenergía (Hydro)&#160;; (rectángulo verde) Biomasa (Biomass)&#160;; (triángulo rojo) Geotérmica (Geothermal).
context_page_description: A super grid or supergrid is a wide-area transmission network that makes it possible to trade high volumes of electricity across great distances. It is sometimes also referred to as a "mega grid". Super grids can support a global energy transition by smoothing local fluctuations of wind energy and solar energy. In this context they are considered as a key technology to mitigate global warming. The latest generation of High-voltage direct current power lines can transmit energy with losses of only 1.6% per 1000 km.
context_section_description: A super grid or supergrid is a wide-area transmission network that makes it possible to trade high volumes of electricity across great distances. It is sometimes also referred to as a "mega grid". Super grids can support a global energy transition by smoothing local fluctuations of wind energy and solar energy. In this context they are considered as a key technology to mitigate global warming. The latest generation of High-voltage direct current (HVDC) power lines can transmit energy with losses of only 1.6% per 1000 km.
caption: One conceptual plan of a super grid linking renewable sources across North Africa, the Middle East and Europe. (DESERTEC)[citation needed]
exif: {"Image ImageDescription": "Euro-Supergrid with a EU-MENA-Connection:\rSketch of possible infrastructure for a sustainable supply of power to EUrope, the Middle East and North Africa (EU-MENA)", "Image Orientation": "Horizontal (normal)", "Image XResolution": "300", "Image YResolution": "300", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image Software": "Adobe Photoshop 7.0", "Image DateTime": "2008:12:09 19:37:52", "Image Copyright": "DESERTEC, michael.straub@clubofrome.de", "Image ExifOffset": "384", "Thumbnail Compression": "JPEG (old-style)", "Thumbnail XResolution": "72", "Thumbnail YResolution": "72", "Thumbnail ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormat": "522", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormatLength": "6741", "EXIF ColorSpace": "Uncalibrated", "EXIF ExifImageWidth": "2000", "EXIF ExifImageLength": "1575"}