supergrid
Interconnected electricity network
A supergrid is an electrical transmission network spanning large geographic regions or multiple countries, designed to move power efficiently over vast distances.
The term often appears in discussions of renewable energy, where supergrids could balance solar power from deserts with wind power from coasts: A European supergrid could integrate North Sea wind with Mediterranean solar.
The prefix super- emphasizes scale beyond conventional national grids.
Send with speed
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- contingencyUncertain possible event
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
Air current outdoors
- solarOf the star
- hydroWater combining form
- geothermalRelating to underground heat
- intermittencyState of being periodic
variability · battery · decarbonization · carbon-neutral · feed-in
Sending of information
- high-voltageCarrying strong electrical current
- interconnectionMutual joining of parts
- powerlinesWires carrying electricity overhead
- substationsVoltage transformation facilities
transformers · pylons · towers · cables · backbone · distribution · network · corridor
Material with zero electrical resistance
- converterDevice that transforms input
- inverterChanges DC to AC
- rectifierAC-to-DC converter
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
fault-tolerance · cybersecurity · synchronization · automation · thyristor
Billion-watt unit
- terawattTrillion watts
- megawattMillion-watt unit
- high-capacityAble to store much
- continentalOf a continent
transnational · pan-European · cross-border · long-distance · wholesale · transcontinental · intercontinental
dispatch
Send with speed
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- contingencyUncertain possible event
wind
Air current outdoors
- solarOf the star
- hydroWater combining form
- geothermalRelating to underground heat
intermittency · variability · battery · decarbonization · carbon-neutral · feed-in
transmission
Sending of information
- high-voltageCarrying strong electrical current
- interconnectionMutual joining of parts
- powerlinesWires carrying electricity overhead
substations · transformers · pylons · towers · cables · backbone · distribution · network · corridor · right-of-way
superconductor
Material with zero electrical resistance
transformer · fault-tolerance · cybersecurity · synchronization · automation · thyristor
gigawatt
Billion-watt unit
- terawattTrillion watts
- megawattMillion-watt unit
- high-capacityAble to store much
continental · transnational · pan-European · cross-border · long-distance · wholesale · transcontinental · intercontinental