• DocumentCode
    107477
  • Title

    Iceland: powered by the planet

  • Author

    Aston, Felicity

  • Volume
    10
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    Jun-15
  • Firstpage
    48
  • Lastpage
    51
  • Abstract
    This article features Iceland as a world leader in geothermal resource exploration. This paper presents the combined heat and power production of Iceland and also the potential for exporting electricity to the UK. The paper also discusses the consequences of of over exploration of this resource.
  • Keywords
    cogeneration; environmental factors; geothermal power; international trade; Iceland; combined heat and power production; electricity export; geothermal energy; geothermal resource exploration; over-exploration;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering & Technology
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    1750-9637
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/et.2015.0505
  • Filename
    7129209