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Energy: Supergrid

Is a vast undersea grid bringing wind-generated electricity from the North Sea to Europe a feasible proposition or an overpriced fantasy?

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Macilwain, C. Energy: Supergrid. Nature 468, 624–625 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/468624a

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