Europe’s Electricity Transmission Network in 2019 Tags:Europe 8 comments Image source: [Interconnected network of ENTSO-E Map 1:4.000.000](https://www.entsoe.eu/Documents/Publications/maps/2019/Map_ENTSO-E-4.000.000.pdf) from [ENTSO-E](https://www.entsoe.eu/data/map/downloads/), 2019. Never knew I needed this TIL: Submarine cables use DC: https://engineering.fandom.com/wiki/Submarine_power_cable [A new power line between Finland and Sweden](https://www.fingrid.fi/en/grid/construction/cross-border-connections/Aurora-Line-new-finland-sweden-interconnector/) will be built in near future. it’s actually the case that European states have a more connected grid than some American states have. It looks like the Isle of Man and the Faroe Islands have disappeared… Why does denmark use such a large number of low power cables compared to the rest of Europe? Ukraine wants to switch grids next year and connect to the European one. https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/opinion/ukraine-and-eu-it-takes-two-to-swing-at-the-same-frequency/ One wonders why? Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
Image source: [Interconnected network of ENTSO-E Map 1:4.000.000](https://www.entsoe.eu/Documents/Publications/maps/2019/Map_ENTSO-E-4.000.000.pdf) from [ENTSO-E](https://www.entsoe.eu/data/map/downloads/), 2019.
[A new power line between Finland and Sweden](https://www.fingrid.fi/en/grid/construction/cross-border-connections/Aurora-Line-new-finland-sweden-interconnector/) will be built in near future.
it’s actually the case that European states have a more connected grid than some American states have.
Ukraine wants to switch grids next year and connect to the European one. https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/opinion/ukraine-and-eu-it-takes-two-to-swing-at-the-same-frequency/ One wonders why?
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Image source: [Interconnected network of ENTSO-E Map 1:4.000.000](https://www.entsoe.eu/Documents/Publications/maps/2019/Map_ENTSO-E-4.000.000.pdf) from [ENTSO-E](https://www.entsoe.eu/data/map/downloads/), 2019.
Never knew I needed this
TIL: Submarine cables use DC:
https://engineering.fandom.com/wiki/Submarine_power_cable
[A new power line between Finland and Sweden](https://www.fingrid.fi/en/grid/construction/cross-border-connections/Aurora-Line-new-finland-sweden-interconnector/) will be built in near future.
it’s actually the case that European states have a more connected grid than some American states have.
It looks like the Isle of Man and the Faroe Islands have disappeared…
Why does denmark use such a large number of low power cables compared to the rest of Europe?
Ukraine wants to switch grids next year and connect to the European one.
https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/opinion/ukraine-and-eu-it-takes-two-to-swing-at-the-same-frequency/
One wonders why?