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Iceland's volcanoes could power the UK: but at what cost?

Someone commented that the UK could use deep hole geothermal. I guess Iceland would have to do the same ? ( Although the hole would be less deep ). There is plenty of 'surface' hot water and steam, but it's low grade for electricity generation, though it is used. When Iceland put in the big hydro system in the East, for the new aluminium smelter, they dammed a glacier river high in the mountains. ( Environmentalists were not in favour ). They did not use geothermal.

16 Apr 2012

1:42 pm