Energy policy is increasingly characterized by diminishing fossil fuel resources, rapidly expanding energy demand, and increasing prices, coupled with the threat of climate change. With this in mind, the EU has elected to increase the use of renewable energy, but the potential for renewable energy in Europe is limited and unevenly distributed. One option is to utilize the enormous potential for solar and wind energy in the deserts of North Africa. A SuperSmart Grid (SSG) would use High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) technology to transmit renewably generated electricity over vast distances between points in North Africa, the Mediterranean, and Europe. Read more...