Gas-insulated direct current lines instead of power lines for the energy revolution?
The model of a gas-insulated 420 kV AC line: Between the inner conductor and the outer tube there is an insulating gas which electrically insulates the high DC voltage.
(Picture: Gregor Rynkowski / TU Darmstadt)
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