New Energy in Europe – We Make It Work
summary
XLinks is building a 4,000 km HVDC subsea interconnector carrying 70% solar / 30% wind from Morocco to the UK, claiming ~15% transmission loss, serving about 7 million homes (~8% of UK demand) and costing $25 billion capex with low operating costs for 30 years; financing comes from Octopus, TAQA, Total, GE and AFC plus a UK price‑guarantee. E.ON pairs digital twins and AI grid control with €6bn/year hardware spend, smart meters and a venture arm to cut infrastructure needs and shift investment into software.
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- 0:00Energy is exciting today
- 3:55Europe’s energy transformation
- 12:30Xlinks interconnector project
- 20:00Raising 25 billion
- 23:14Government financing role
- 24:19Corporate energy partnerships
- 26:06Europe’s energy transition potential
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