Why is it that Iceland is frequently ahead of the curve when it comes to sensible solutions to an ever more troubling planet? Geothermal and district heating systems starting from the 1940′s, sustainable quota systems for the limited resources, alternative fuel research and application, innovative tax restructuring, and general long term thinking in all manner [...]
An ongoing controversy in Iceland is the introduction of heavy industry in particular aluminum smelters. The cheap electricity produced from clean energy is a big draw for energy intensive industries. It is easier to build hydroelectric power stations and that is where the problem begins. So what to think about a geothermal powered smelter? The [...]
As reported in IcelandReview plugin hybrids are arriving in Iceland next month. Plugin hybrids are the next step from the hybrids we’re currently used to. They can be charged directly from household current and driven exclusively by electricity until they run dry which is then powered by the combustion engine. Current hybrids while a great [...]
You wouldn’t live on top of or right next to this smokestack would you? During the morning coffee do you listen to the weather report and perhaps what the day’s pollution level will be? Don’t you hate those days when the level is high? Ever wonder what the source of that pollution is? The automobile [...]
