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Sustainability Wonderland™: Renewable Energy Does Not Absolve All Sins
The Blue Lagoon, that Instagram-perfect geothermal spa where millions soak away their jet lag between the airport and Reykjavik, wasn’t originally designed as a luxury destination. It began life as industrial runoff from Svartsengi geothermal plant. Wastewater. An accident that clever marketing…
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Iceland to Subsidise Electric Cars for Rental Companies
The Icelandic government is going to spend ISK 1 billion on subsidies for car rental companies to purchase electric vehicles. The move is part of the country’s effort to meet its climate goals by cutting carbon emissions, RÚV reports. The grants are…
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VIDEO: Geothermal Heating Versus Cold Weather Sparks Brief Crisis
Iceland is often celebrated for its prodigious use of geothermal power. Apart from providing over a quarter of the national output of electricity (hydropower provides the rest) almost all Icelandic homes are heated with geothermally warmed water that passes through a vast…
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Authorities Shut Down Factory Amid Predictions Iceland Will Fail Paris Agreement
The Environment Agency of Iceland has shut down the United Silicon factory in Helguvík—which provides materials necessary for the construction of solar panels. The decision was made in response to scandal plagued months for the company, with it being accused of having…
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Half Of Tourists Want To Visit Power Plants In Iceland
About half of the visitors to Iceland who took part in a Gallup poll at the request of Landsvirkjun, Iceland’s largest power company, expressed an interest in visiting these power plants. Kjarninn reports that, in addition, 97% of these visitors were positive…
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Icelanders Consume Most Electricity
Iceland, Norway, Finland, and Sweden consume the most electricity per person in the world, and Icelanders most of all, reports NASA. Icelanders consume an average of 52,374 kilowatt hours per person per year, Norwegians 23,174 kilowatt hours, Finns 15,738 kilowatt hours, and…
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Preaching The Geothermal Gospel: A Trip To Hellisheiði
In Iceland you’re made aware of the earth under your feet pretty much everywhere you go. You sense that it is very much alive, continuously breathing, releasing energy. This is especially evident in the Hengill area, where two of Iceland’s six existing…