Research and Markets: The Mediterranean Ring Project: Status and Plans.DUBLIN, Ireland -- The Goal of the Ongoing Mediterranean Ring Project is to Provide Interconnection in·ter·con·nect v. in·ter·con·nect·ed, in·ter·con·nect·ing, in·ter·con·nects v.intr. To be connected with each other: The two buildings interconnect. v.tr. of Electric Power Transmission Grids among the Countries and Regions That Encircle en·cir·cle tr.v. en·cir·cled, en·cir·cling, en·cir·cles 1. To form a circle around; surround. See Synonyms at surround. 2. To move or go around completely; make a circuit of. the Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean Sea [Lat.,=in the midst of lands], the world's largest inland sea, c.965,000 sq mi (2,499,350 sq km), surrounded by Europe, Asia, and Africa. Geography The Mediterranean is c.2,400 mi (3,900 km) long with a maximum width of c. Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com) has announced the addition of The Mediterranean Ring Project: Status and Plans to their offering. The goal of the ongoing Mediterranean Ring project is to provide interconnection of electric power transmission grids among the countries and regions that encircle the Mediterranean Sea. This, in turn, will increase energy security in the entire region, and enable more efficient power flows at lower costs and with a need for fewer power plants to meet rapidly increasing demand for electricity in the southern and eastern Mediterranean regions.The concept involves linking electric power grids from Spain to Morocco Morocco, country, Africa Morocco (mərŏk`ō), officially Kingdom of Morocco, kingdom (2005 est. pop. 32,726,000), 171,834 sq mi (445,050 sq km), NW Africa. through the remaining Maghreb (North African North Africa A region of northern Africa generally considered to include the modern-day countries of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. North African adj. & n. Adj. 1. and Western Arab) countries, on to Egypt and the Mashreq, (Eastern Arab) countries, and from there up to Turkey. From Turkey the ring would then link back into the European grid via Greece or through the newly interconnected Eastern European country grids. The European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community nations have taken the lead in assisting the Mediterranean region in its quest to be synchronously syn·chro·nous adj. 1. Occurring or existing at the same time. See Synonyms at contemporary. 2. Moving or operating at the same rate. 3. a. Having identical periods. b. interconnected to the European grid. The objectives of such a huge system of electric power interconnections include these: 1) Provide increased levels of energy security to participating nations; 2) Defer de·fer 1 v. de·ferred, de·fer·ring, de·fers v.tr. 1. To put off; postpone. 2. To postpone the induction of (one eligible for the military draft). v.intr. or avoid construction of new power plants by importing/exporting electric power among nations; 3) Balance the load and the demand for electric power across the region; and, 4) Cut back on the primary electricity reserve requirements Reserve Requirements Requirements regarding the amount of funds that banks must hold in reserve against deposits made by their customers. This money must be in the bank's vaults or at the closest Federal Reserve Bank. within each country. Organizational Involvement in the Development of the Med Ring Project:There are several international groups heavily involved in the development of the Med Ring interconnection project. Because of the implications of linking grids from one region to another region that have such different operational and technical characteristics, standards organizations A standards organization, also sometimes referred to as a standards body, a standards development organization or SDO (depending on what is being referenced), is any entity whose primary activities are developing, coordinating, promulgating, revising, amending, , regional electrical associations, and even the European Union are necessarily involved parties to this development. The reason for such high levels of involvement in reviewing grid interconnections is that the stability of existing mature networks in Western Europe Western Europe The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO). is paramount to that highly electrified region. All new connections must be equally stable. European networks are highly meshed, consisting of high voltage The term high voltage characterizes electrical circuits, in which the voltage used is the cause of particular safety concerns and insulation requirements. High voltage is used in electrical power distribution, in cathode ray tubes, to generate X-rays and particle beams, to lines, with high consumption and high density of consumers, and predictable load patterns. Grids in the Southern Mediterranean region are typically lower voltage grids, non-redundant, serving fewer loads, concentrated in highly urbanized areas, and strung out through the countryside at lower voltages. The report provides information on the status and development of the Mediterranean Ring, a major international electric power interconnection project initially conceived of during the 1960s. It includes detailed discussions of the electric power infrastructure of the involved countries. It also contains several illustrations of the region and its electric power linkages, listings of current and planned links between countries, and descriptions of each of the associated technical and financial resource organizations involved in the Mediterranean Ring project. The following are topics covered in the report: - The Mediterranean Ring: Background and Status - The Gulf Cooperation Council sub region - Financing sources used for Med-related developments - Engineering consultants involved in the Med Ring project - Related Source developments and maps of Med Ring activities and sub regions - The Maghreb sub region - The Mashreq sub region - Current Status of interconnections - National Electric Authorities in the Med Ring countries - Control systems suppliers involved in the Med Ring project Report Contents: Section One: The Mediterranean Ring: Background and StatusSection Two: The Maghreb Sub RegionSection Three: The Mashreq Sub Region Section Four: The Gulf Cooperation Council Sub RegionSection Five: Current Status of Interconnections Section Six: Financing Sources Used for Med Ring Related Developments Section Seven: National Electric Authorities in the Med Ring Countries Section Eight: Engineering Consultants Involved in the Med Ring Project Section Nine: Control Systems Suppliers Involved in the Med Ring ProjectSection Ten: Related Source Documents and Maps of Med Ring Activities and Sub Regions For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c4276 |
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