Map illustrates Europe's major natural gas pipelines. Ukraine is the main route for Russia's gas exports to western Europe, with more limited amounts going via Belarus. SOURCE: Inogate (EU oil and gas transport co-operation programme)
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RH:
1. From the article http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7812860.stm from which the map above is taken, it seems that most of Russia's gas pipes go through Ukraine before they terminate in southern europe such as Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria. My idea may not help these much, if indeed, my idea works at all.
2. From the map, it seems there is/are pipes through Belarus and Poland before reaching Germany. If the idea works, it would be here. However, if the idea works beyond my expectations, depending as it does on technicals of which I am clueless, then it may work for every country currently depending on Russian gas, including the south europe countries mentioned.
3. As I understand it, the problem is that Ukraine, through which most of Russia's gas pipes to europe runs, can thereby divert or take gas meant for europe.
4. Russia is currently increasing its piping of gas through its other pipes while reducing piping of gas through Ukraine to prevent Ukraine stealing it. If this works, there is no need for my idea, except for less emergency, longterm consideration as a permanent solution.
5. The idea is simple. I assume that most of the gas is eventually used in power plants to generate electricity. So why not pipe electricity instead of the gas?
6. For this to work, Russia or its neighbours would have to step up its gas-fuelled power plants to generate as much electricity as possible and pump these surplus electricity into its neighbouring countries' electrical grids systems. Russia could thereby pump electricity into Belarus, Poland and even to Germany. It may not be feasible to pump electricity all the way from Russia to Germany in one continuous relay but we could use a step by step method. Meaning that Russia pumps its surplus electricity into its neighbour Belarus' grid, which then frees up Belarus' power plants to produce surplus electricity for its next neighbour, Poland, which then... to Germany. This way, the entire europe continent could be supplied by electricity, starting from Russia.
7. The logistics are not so daunting because all the electrical grids are already in place and only some major main power lines need be created to connect to a neighbouring country's grid. Costings again, are not so daunting because all the electricity prices to end customers are all published and known and the costs of each power plant producing electricity are also easily known. There is only the govts who need to sit down to discuss all these details, best to do it all together in one big meeting.
8. Depending on the technicals, the idea could be implemented this year, in time for the next winter. It all depends on how the quarrel with Ukraine goes. If this idea even seems possible and would be implemented, Ukraine could capitulate and the idea need not even be implemented, although as a permanent, longterm solution, it will always be attractive.
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