High voltage electrons from Morocco to the UK. The blueprint for a global 'internet of energy'?

The amount of progress that is being made by companies such as these companies gives me some hope for our planet's future. Great video from you and your colleagues, thanks so much for this glimmer of hope !

Connecting unfarmable dirt to the global economy could be a game changer for millions of little villages around the world that have nothing else to export. Or it could become another way for big biz and bad gvts to exploit people on a global scale.

Always good! Buckminister Fuller designed a global electrical system in the 1960s. The wind is always blowing somewhere and the sun is always shining somewhere.

I’d like to wish them the very best of luck getting the funding and every success with the build …. It just feels very vulnerable, both the length of the connections and the politics of the region.

We are fortunate in the U.S. to have a 'Morocco' right in our own backyard in the Southwest and the Great Basin desert which has a lot of solar potential without having to transmit the energy a long distance.

On the 29th of December 2023, Denmark and UK, was connected with a 1400 MW underwater high voltage connection. So when Denmark is producing more electricity than we can use, it it send over to our dear friends in UK. This often happens when we has excess energy from solar and wind. At time the opposite can also happens.

Your two industry bods aren't like the kind of too-keen business representatives we see in other walks of life. You can see they are on top of their briefs and then some, and don't need to spin us a line, it's natural enthusiasm and energy. So heartening to know there are some excellent minds actually making a difference while the rest of us either worry or stick our heads in the sand. Thanks Dave, just the right level of detail as always.

170 years ago the first transatlantic telegraph cable was layed. It's about time. Great content as always

Smashing report yet again been watching you for 4 years now absolutely awesome work you do wish more people paid attention to your videos. Helped in my decision to start the journey to decarbonise my home. No gas in my house now 👌

I have been following this on LinkedIn and news, Dave. Thank you for interviewing someone so professional and connected to the Moroccan power cable project evolution.

Some practical questions... - Morocco is quite a long way from the UK. What are the estimated transmission losses for this project? - How does one go about repairing high voltage power lines which are submerged in (very conductive) seawater when they are damaged?

Thanks for updating this topic.

Yes! Definite planning for the long-term future. Go!

Wave power never really took off due to the oceans tendency to beat equipment into scrap metal. Move the equipment a few tens of kms offshore and a few tens of metres below the surface, preferably where ocean currents and seafloor topography give you a fast and steady flow of water. Call it offshore hydropower. The wind is always blowing, and the sun is always shining somewhere, but water is always moving everywhere, and far closer to where the power is needed. A steady output renewable will save a lot on batteries and backup generation capacity, as well as needing tens rather than thousands of kms of cables. Britain is an island, it's surrounded by hydropower.

This is a superb initiative by Octopus Energy and Xlink.

I'm 62. I've been campaigning for environmental management change since the age of 12. When I watch videos like this I look back to how I felt in 1974-1980 and I feel overwhelmed with relief that the penny has finally dropped and the plastic century may well be over. Crying with sadness for the lost years and joy that we may well have a future after all❤

Terrific forward thinking project. I recently visited Morocco and was hugely impressed with the infrastructure that they are building and the evident rising prosperity of the country. TBH the cities more closely resemble those of Eastern Europe than those I would expect in an Arab country.

Great to see vision and talent in action

Because importing our energy from an other country has worked out well for us so far !

The main issue projects like that have not been realized is security. In case you and the provider have disagreements you are in trouble. You just cannot store a few months worth of electricity while you look for new sources, like Western Europe recently had to do with natural gas.