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Sustainable energy: inside Icelands geothermal power plant
2016-05-29 08:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Thanks to its position on a volatile section of the Mid-Atlantic ridge, Iceland is a world leader in the the use of geothermal energy, and of the six geothermal power plants in Iceland, Hellisheii (pronounced het-li-shay-thee) is the newest and largest. Fully operational since 2010, it sits on the mossy slopes of the Hengill volcano in the south-west of the country; a green and placid-looking landscape that belies the turbulent geological activity rumbling beneath it. To access the potential...
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Björk calls for action to prevent destruction of Iceland's highlands
2015-11-06 17:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Two of Icelands best-loved artists are trying to draw the worlds attention to the plight of the countrys landscape. Björk and writer-environmentalist Andri Snær Magnason have called for urgent action to protect Icelands highlands at a press conference in Reykjavík today. The highlands, which attract nature lovers from around the world, have limited protection and is potentially facing extensive development. The government has plans to pave roads, erect power lines and install power...
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UK might source renewable power from Icelands volcanoes within ten years
2015-10-29 01:00:00| Power Technology
UK Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to announce the start of a multi-billion project, in order to construct an electricity pipeline to derive renewable energy from Iceland's volcanoes into Britain.
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Can Iceland's QuizUp Become The Next Facebook?
2015-08-01 22:20:42| Telecom - Topix.net
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Icelands rising land mass could result in more volcanic eruptions
2015-02-01 07:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Techie News: According to a recently published research Iceland`s land mass is rising at the rate of 1.4-inches per year because of melting of island`s glaciers resulting from climate change, which could lead to more volcanic eruptions. The research, published in the Geophysical Research Letters and carried out by researchers over at University of Iceland and University of Arizona, is the first of its kind that shows how accelerated melting of Iceland`s glaciers is resulting into an uplifting of the Icelandic...