ENERGY CASE STUDY - Iceland Flashcards

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LOCATION

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  • On Mid-Atlantic ridge between North American Plate and Eurasian Plate
  • 270km from Greenland
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GEOTHERMAL (65%)

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  • Highest percentage due to having heat from a divergent plate boundary
  • Examples are Blue Lagoon
  • Most geothermal sources found in Reykjavik.
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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
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FOSSIL FUELS (15%)

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  • VERY LITTLE due to lack of natural ocurrence, lots of reliable sources and a high import cost
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