Scientists say that by the year 2020, geothermal energy harvested from volcanic heat in Iceland may be able to power homes in the U.K.
Today in Iceland, around 80% of the country’s energy production is renewable.
Looking to the future, scientists say renewable energy gathered in Iceland may one day be piped to power British homes.
“This is a technically challenging project, there’s no doubt, but there is no doubt in our mind that it is doable,” said Hörður Arnarson, the head of Iceland’s state-owned power producer Landsvirkjun, who leads the project.
In a conversation with the London Telegraph, Hörður Arnarson, the head of Iceland’s state-owned power producer Landsvirkjun, said “this is a technically challenging project, there’s no doubt, but there is no doubt in our mind that it is doable.”
The underwater cable would be the world’s longest seabed power cable ever constructed.
The British government has already signed a “memorandum of understanding,” with Iceland, expressing their interest in utilizing the system in the future,
