Column: Interconnectors set for key role as green energy systems grow: Maguire

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

71% : More are in the works, and will play a critical role in allowing electricity transmission networks to distribute renewable energy to areas of need during periods of surplus, and draw green power from distant hubs during demand peaks.
66% : The European Union has targeted at least 15% of its electricity systems to be interconnected by 2030, to encourage the development of renewable energy supplies even in countries that face energy surpluses on sunny and windy days.
63% : But with renewable energy supplies expected to surge across every region in the years ahead, demand for the plumbing to get that power to major demand hubs will also soar.
59% : Solar power producers in North Africa have also expressed interest in developing interconnector links to major consumer markets across Europe, which are currently under acute pressure to reduce reliance on natural gas and tap lower-cost green energy supplies.
52% : In conjunction with grid-scale batteries - which store electricity for later use within the system where it was produced - interconnectors have the potential to allow countries with relatively low renewable energy capacity to access green power as needed, and lower emissions in the process.
49% : Energy transition discussions tend to be abuzz with clunky terms such as carbon sequestration, refuse derived fuels, and distributed energy systems that green energy advocates hope will become common parlance as they become more widely used.

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