Green Country with 100% Renewable energy | Big Tech Bang | Land of Ice and Fire

The  Richest Country in the world is America. The country which uses lots of modern and future technologies is Japan. Even these countries have failed to produce 100% energy from Renewable resources. A country with a population of 364 thousand and lower economic status has done this by it’s own. I am talking about Iceland which is often called the land of ice and fire. Iceland has transformed from fossil fuels to 100 % renewables. 9 in 10 homes use geo thermal heating technology for space heating. Let’s talk about How do they do it?

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Iceland is an island which lies on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, between the North American and Eurasian Tectonic plates. This is an active volcanic zone. So it provides the required geothermal energy. 11% of Iceland is covered with glacier. When the season changes, the ice melts and flow as water through the glacier rivers. This provides the required hydro power. The heat from the volcanic zone is harvested and used for space heating, melting ice on the sidewalks, heating swimming pools. It is also used for the production of cosmetics. The energy harvested from the hydro power plants are also used for powering up the industries. The only field where Iceland depend on conventional energy source is the transport where vehicles use fossil fuels for energy.

Now let’s see how iceland transformed from coal and oil to renewables.

For centuries geothermal energy is used only for washing and bathing. Hydro power production started out in the twentieth century. In 1970s Iceland was much dependent on imported fossil fuels. They don’t have native fossil fuels. The fossil fuel rates are also fluctuating in the market. Iceland financial status was also at risk. So they have decided to find a way to be independent and to produce energy by their own in their country.

In early twentieth century, a farmer found a way by which lot of energy can be harvested from the geothermal energy. He used certain drilling machines from oil industry and extracted more energy from the underground. Then Iceland government has given funds for developing this technology. Many local entrepreneurs came forward and developed many geothermal power stations in the nation. In early days farmers use hydro power to power up their farm house. In 1950, 530 small hydro power plants were created all over the country. This has provided independent energy in each part of the country. The government also provided fund loaned money for conducting geothermal power researches. They also provided cost recovery for failed projects. This have attracted many entrepreneurs. Thus the district heating network was created.

Then the government stepped up for large scale hydro power plants. This has attracted many international companies to invest on Iceland’s hydro power plant projects. Thus it has lead to a greater success and transition to renewables.

The lesson learned from Iceland’s energy transition:

Even if a country has higher financial status, there need to be a good leadership to make this energy transition possible.

Every citizen in a country needs to be responsible to extract energy from Renewable resources. In Iceland many farmers have developed their own hydro energy power plant.

Energy production companies should make their steps forward, and need to come up with technologies for producing energy from Renewable energy resources.

The government should provide sufficient loan for upcoming entrepreneurs. They should also provide cost recovery for failed projects. This will motivate many entrepreneurs to come up with new ideas.

Limitations in other countries :

The renewable energy sources in each and every country changes. Engineers and scientists have to list out the available possibilities for renewable energy harvesting.

Iceland is a small country. It has very less population. So it is able to power up the whole country using renewables. But in countries like India, the population is more. So it is very difficult to rely only on renewable energy sources.

Everything is possible. If every country tries to transform from conventional energy to renewable energy, we will have a better world with a good atmosphere.

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