Monday, April 24, 2017

Iceland: Two Sites Chosen for Submarine Geothermal Exploration

An unexplored source of green energy: submarine geothermal power to be harnessed off-shore (Iceland Magazine)

Reykjanes ridge (National Energy Authority)
An Icelandic exploration company is looking into tapping an enormous new source of green renewable energy in Iceland: Submarine geothermal energy. 

The company envisions using the energy to generate electricity on off-shore geothermal power plants on platforms not unlike those used in off-shore oil drilling.