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  Technologies Fuels
Valid in year Capital cost Operating cost excluding fuel Size Output Efficiency Life Fuel cost Fuel limit
Interconnection Netherlands - BritNed link 2011 €m(2011)600/1GW 1GW, 260km
Hydro pumped storage Pumped Storage - Hydro 2011 £(2011)500/kW £(2011)1.18/mWh
Battery Storage Vanadium Redox Battery 2025 £(2011)1600-1800/kW
Electricity Grid Transmission Costs National Grid Electrcity Transmission
Compressed Air storage Compressed Air Energy Storage 2025 £(2011)500-750/kW £(2011)1.30-3.20/MWh 50-300MW
Fossil Fuel Transfer Costs National Grid Gas (National Transmission System) 2012/13 and 2020/21
Fossil Fuel Transfer Costs National Grid Gas (Distribution) 2013/14 and 2021/22
Electricity Transmission National Grid Electricty Transmission 2012 £m(2010)97.8/GW
Electricity Transmission National Grid Electricty Transmission 2020 £m(2010)159/GW
Electricity Transmission Offshore Electricty Transmission (slow growth) 2030 £(2010)1170m/GW
Electricity Transmission Offshore Electricty Transmission (accelerated growth) 2030 £(2010)336.7m/GW
Carbon Storage Pipelines - Short and Large Diameter 2020 £m(2011) 0.1/MtCO2/year/km £m(2011) 0.05/MtCO2/year/km
Carbon Storage Piplelines - Far and Small Diameter 2020 £m(2011) 0.5/MtCO2/year/km £m(2011) 0.1/MtCO2
Carbon Storage Storage - Near Shore Gas 2020 £m(2011)12/MTCO2 £m(2011)6/MTCO2
Carbon Storage Storage - Offshore Aquifer 2020 £m(2011)3/MTCO2 £m(2011)2/MTCO2

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