electricity grids

electricity grids

S. Korean grid flexes superconductor power muscles

South Korea’s power grid now has something no other grid in the world has: the longest-yet distribution-voltage superconductor cable system, capable of carrying around 50 megawatts of power. That’s enough electricity to meet the annual energy needs of some 50,000 US homes. A joint effort of Korea

electricity grids

EU grids need total overhaul to meet energy goals

The EU won’t be able to reach its renewable energy targets without completely overhauling, upgrading and fully connecting the electricity grids that span the whole of Europe, according to a new report from the Royal Society and the European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC). The European Union has set