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03-08-2023, 07:40 PM
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The connection between islands: a solution to improve the electricity grid of the Archipelago.
The submarine cable that connects Fuerteventura with Lanzarote is covered with an "ecological" concrete so that life can be reproduced on the seabed
NEWSROOMFUERTEVENTURA
The electricity systems in the Canary Islands have already exceeded their useful life, an obsolescence that has become evident after the blackout of Endesa in La Gomera. Many of the generators were already obsolete since 2020, a situation that explains why in the Archipelago several energy zeros have been registered in Tenerife, La Palma and El Hierro in recent years. A problem that could be solved in the medium term through the connection between islands: an option that not only provides reliability to the system, but also reduces costs and allows progress in the decarbonization of the autonomous community.
According to the report Canarias por la transición energética by the Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias, "in the new energy model, inter-island electricity interconnections play a fundamental role in achieving greater integration of renewable energies and moving towards decarbonisation. For this reason, the strengthening of interconnections will be a priority in the development of the transmission grid in the coming years."
According to the ITC, in addition, interconnections between islands provide three technical and economic advantages for which it is advisable to bet: greater integration of renewable energies; contribution to the security and continuity of electricity supply in interconnected systems; and increasing the efficiency of interconnected systems.
Currently in the Canary Islands there are only two electrically interconnected islands: Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. the system that unites them is characterized by having a practically linear behavior, composed of a single 66 kV line from the Mácher substation (Lanzarote) to the Matas Blancas substation (Fuerteventura), connecting both islands through a submarine cable at 66 kV and 60MVA —the real capacity of the interconnection between the islands is 35 MW in the Fuerteventura - Lanzarote direction and 30 MW on the contrary.
This line provides a second way for the evacuation, transport and feeding of electricity demands on both islands. The link will also guarantee the maximum capacity for wind energy generation and increase mutual support between Lanzarote and Fuerteventura to maximize the integration of renewable energies and reduce generation costs.
link to article for interesting pic of the ecological concrete!
The connection between islands: a solution to improve the electricity grid of the Archipelago.
The submarine cable that connects Fuerteventura with Lanzarote is covered with an "ecological" concrete so that life can be reproduced on the seabed
NEWSROOMFUERTEVENTURA
The electricity systems in the Canary Islands have already exceeded their useful life, an obsolescence that has become evident after the blackout of Endesa in La Gomera. Many of the generators were already obsolete since 2020, a situation that explains why in the Archipelago several energy zeros have been registered in Tenerife, La Palma and El Hierro in recent years. A problem that could be solved in the medium term through the connection between islands: an option that not only provides reliability to the system, but also reduces costs and allows progress in the decarbonization of the autonomous community.
According to the report Canarias por la transición energética by the Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias, "in the new energy model, inter-island electricity interconnections play a fundamental role in achieving greater integration of renewable energies and moving towards decarbonisation. For this reason, the strengthening of interconnections will be a priority in the development of the transmission grid in the coming years."
According to the ITC, in addition, interconnections between islands provide three technical and economic advantages for which it is advisable to bet: greater integration of renewable energies; contribution to the security and continuity of electricity supply in interconnected systems; and increasing the efficiency of interconnected systems.
Currently in the Canary Islands there are only two electrically interconnected islands: Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. the system that unites them is characterized by having a practically linear behavior, composed of a single 66 kV line from the Mácher substation (Lanzarote) to the Matas Blancas substation (Fuerteventura), connecting both islands through a submarine cable at 66 kV and 60MVA —the real capacity of the interconnection between the islands is 35 MW in the Fuerteventura - Lanzarote direction and 30 MW on the contrary.
This line provides a second way for the evacuation, transport and feeding of electricity demands on both islands. The link will also guarantee the maximum capacity for wind energy generation and increase mutual support between Lanzarote and Fuerteventura to maximize the integration of renewable energies and reduce generation costs.
link to article for interesting pic of the ecological concrete!