This will require 20-40 times more renewable energy capacity than is installed today, and if not interconnected, thousands of times the current level of energy storage, he adds. Salge explains that local distribution grids will probably be able to manage the increased electricity demand from electric vehicles (EVs), “with maybe some demand response management and some specific improvements”. “Europe definitely needs to import renewable energy. “It would be cheaper and more cost effective to import electricity into Europe in the winter from the sun [ie, solar power] in the Middle East,” Salge replies. “No doubt we will see tankers or pipelines in the future with hydrogen coming into Europe, coming from other areas.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 20, 2021 12:33 UTC