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  1. Icelandic volcanoes to power UK

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    Fri, 13 Apr 2012

    Energy Minister, Charles Hendry , is to visit Iceland next month to discuss the possibility of connecting the country to Iceland ’s geothermal energy resources. The energy minister is to visit Iceland in May to discuss connecting the UK to its

  2. Denmark and UK plan subsea interconnector

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    Mon, 30 Apr 2012

    operational cable interconnectors with Ireland, France and the Netherlands, and it is exploring links with Norway, Belgium and Iceland . Denmark has interconnectors with Norway, Sweden and Germany, is building a further link with Norway and is investigating

  1. UK Energy Minister warns country faces generation drought

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    Wed, 28 Mar 2012

    highest level it has ever been”. He said he was committed to renewables and the government was also in talks with Norway, Iceland and Ireland over interconnections to ramp up security of supply. Speaking at the Marketforce Future of Utilities conference in

  2. REN21 Global Status Report finds solid growth in renewables

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    Thu, 1 Sep 2011

    geothermal electric capacity have occurred in Iceland , Indonesia, New Zealand, the US and Turkey ..... 9 GW), New Zealand (nearly 0.8 GW), Iceland (0.6 GW), and Japan (0.5 GW). Iceland , the leader on a per capita basis, generated

  3. North Europe should collaborate on renewables, says bank boss

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    Fri, 4 Nov 2011

    He said the attractiveness of green energy projects in Northern Europe would be enhanced if Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland and Finland worked together on a “joint vision and timetable” for green energy projects that was “realistic enough to

  4. New Zealand to join international geothermal-group

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    Thu, 27 Oct 2011

    programmes will allow our scientists to collaborate with an elite group of researchers in the USA, Australia, Switzerland and Iceland .” The IPGT was established in 2008 to develop advanced, cost-effective geothermal energy technologies through international

  5. BritNed to auction 150 MW capacity

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    Mon, 10 Oct 2011

    interconnector with France, is building another between Wales and Ireland and is in talks over more linking with Norway, Belgium and Iceland . Last week the European Investment Bank (EIB) revealed it is to provide €350m ($467.5m) funding for an interconnector

  6. Geothermal: Growing rapidly across the globe

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    Wed, 1 Dec 2010

    geothermal power plant projects are now in development, representing an overall investment of €4 billion ($5.6 billion). Iceland is often considered the model for geothermal development and it continues to grow its geothermal portfolio. With a small population

  7. Companies

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    Tue, 1 Feb 2011

    Icelandic geothermal revival: Wasabi Energy has acquired the Orkuveita Husavikur geothermal power plant located in northern Iceland . It will be immediately refurbished before returning on-line by mid 2012. Obelisk takes over metmAsts: Obelisk Group has

  8. UK launches pylon design competition

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    Mon, 23 May 2011

    scale of the energy challenge ahead of us,” he added. The UK’s competition follows similar competitions in Italy and Iceland . Designs included a series of giants striding across the landscape holding cables in their hands, and lean Y-shaped pylons