View of the Svartsengi geothermal power station, near Grindavík, on the Reykjanes Peninsula, southwestern Iceland on July 5, 2014. Magma continues to accumulate beneath the installation ...

Iceland is a leader in renewable energy production, harnessing its geothermal and hydropower resources, and is now aiming to tap into its volcanic energy potential.

The trial, running from April until March 2024, sees IIJ install an MDC at Landsvirkjun's Írafoss hydropower station in Sogið in southern Iceland. The MDC will be remotely controlled by IIJ’s ...

In principle, Iceland could utilize its geothermal energy far more for everything. Instead, its geothermal energy helps to supplement solar panels, make hydropower more consistent, heats up carbon ...

Firestone: Iceland relies on hydropower and geothermal power for 100% of its electricity and geothermal for about 90% of its building heat. Most (~80%) of the electricity is consumed by the industrial ...

Iceland runs on 85% renewable energy. Really! Here are seven strategies we can learn from them from my visit there & interviews with some of their top energy team, including Halla Hrund Logadottir ...

Situated in southern Iceland, the project will feature 28 turbines with a total capacity of 120MW. The wind farm's construction began in late 2024 and is slated for completion by the end of 2027.

A volcanic eruption south of Iceland’s capital Reykjavik is sending plumes of smoke across a region known for its sweeping lava fields, volcanoes and geothermal activity. The Icelandic ...

Iceland sits above a volcanic hot spot in the North Atlantic. The most disruptive incident in recent times was the 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, which spewed clouds of ash into ...