If the problem with Solar power is that energy can’t be easily stored why don’t we build big power cables under the sea from areas where there is a lot of sun, ie around the equator, especially the Sahara. My thinking is that we have big communication cables connecting the U.K. and US, why could this not work for power?
My initial thoughts are bandwidth/ capacity issues and politics/geopolitics
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Distance, the further the distance between two points for electricity transmission the more expensive it is to build the cables and other structures needed, in addition power is lost in transmission over very long distances most of the power would be lost.
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