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<p>Added some thoughts of mine</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[HVDC Transmission Lines]] / [[HVDC]] are being explored in some areas. You need way more complex switchgear (at least for now), but especially in terms of long distance/export etc it MAY be worth the cost.<br /> <br /> Some of it is just [[Technological Lock In]] too where it doesn’t matter what is “best”, it matters what the Line Technicians know how to install/work with, and what is available COTS + in inventory, NOT what is “best”.<br /> <br /> As per the [[War of the Currents]] etc too, Transformers are VERY convenient+cost effective.<br /> <br /> At least for the short term, especially if government incentives/subsidies/nationalization etc are used it can probably be pushed forward.<br /> <br /> A neat bit to mention is the concept of a [[Home DC Standard]] / [[Industrial DC Standard]] for basically a few meters off the PV Array / [[MPPT]] etc to a load like an [[Alkaline Electolyser]] or a [[Charge Bunker]] etc<br /> <br /> A neat related concept was that [[Hydrogen Island]] / [[P2X Zone]] stuff the UK (and probably others) are doing. That’s a rant for another day.</div>

Eric