Comments by "Scott Franco" (@scottfranco1962) on "Engineering with Rosie" channel.

  1. One small nit: that Iceland DAC plant is a special case. Iceland is overrun with geothermal power generation, which is a reason why Alcoa put an aluminum plant there (heavy power user). Thus they have a lot of cheap, carbon free power with which to run the DAC.
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  2. The next horizon for HVDC is north Africa. Instead of laying solar in cold regions, the power simply needs to cross the med into France and get distributed from there. This is the German solution, and for most of Europe for that matter. USA to Europe? No. Connecting the regions of the USA makes more sense. HVDC can act as superhighways for power in USA grids. Also, nearshoring is a factor. Turns out laying cables in the ocean can be cheaper than over land.
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  3. Edison's revenge.
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