System for collecting, generating, and transmitting gigawatt scale energy from a plurality of distributed sources dispersed over an area

A system for collecting, generating, and transmitting energy from a plurality of distributed sources dispersed over an area, the system comprising:

• an geographically dispersed network comprising a plurality of nodes, each node comprising:
• a water source;
• renewable energy sources comprising:
• a wind turbine string of a plurality of wind turbines;
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• a solar photovoltaic string of a plurality of solar photovoltaic skids;
• a nodal substation in electrical communication with the renewable energy sources, the nodal substation comprising:
• at least one electrolyser in electrical communication with the renewable energy sources, the at least one electrolyser configured to convert water from the water source into Hydrogen (H2), or a hydrogen compound, with electricity from the renewable energy sources;
• a compressor to compress H2, or Hydrogen compound, from the at least one electrolyser into a pipeline fluidly connecting each node;
• wherein the nodal substation is positioned a distance from the renewable energy sources, the distance selected such that:
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• where Energy Efficiency H2 transmission is the energy efficiency of transmitting energy from the renewable energy sources to the load via the nodal substation as H2 or hydrogen compound, and
• where Energy EfficiencyHigh voltage power transmission is the energy efficiency of transmitting energy from the renewable energy sources to the load via High Voltage Power Transmission;
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• a load in fluid communication with the pipeline for receiving H2, or hydrogen compound, from the plurality of nodes.