ENERGY CASE STUDY - Iceland Flashcards
1
Q
LOCATION
A
- On Mid-Atlantic ridge between North American Plate and Eurasian Plate
- 270km from Greenland
2
Q
GEOTHERMAL (65%)
A
- Highest percentage due to having heat from a divergent plate boundary
- Examples are Blue Lagoon
- Most geothermal sources found in Reykjavik.
3
Q
HEP (20%)
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- Produced due to ideal topography and landscape of being low lying and near Atlantic Ocean/Greenland Sea
- Average of 800mm rain per year so lots of water, due to snowmelt
- 10 stations around country
4
Q
FOSSIL FUELS (15%)
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- VERY LITTLE due to lack of natural ocurrence, lots of reliable sources and a high import cost
