Posts Tagged ‘Present Day Iceland’
Geothermal in Iceland-INLUS Webinar
Learn About Iceland’s Geothermal Energy Program Iceland is a leader in the use of geothermal energy and is rapidly reducing its dependence on fossil fuels. The Hellisheiði Power Station is the eighth-largest geothermal power station in the world and the largest in Iceland. Inside the plant is the Geothermal Exhibition. Kári Valgeirsson will provide…
Read MoreHappy Iceland! Book Launch-INLUS Webinar
Happy Iceland: How Icelandic Strangers Taught a Miserable American the Secret to Lifelong Happiness. In 2016, on the precipice of turning 30, American writer Anne Marie Wells embarked on a quest to travel Iceland. Instead of following an itinerary, renting a car, and staying in hotels, she asked a random Icelandic worker at the Keflavik…
Read MoreLiving and Working in the Westfjords-INLUS Webinar
What is it like to live and work in the Westfjords of Iceland in winter? During 2024-2025, Dr. Aaron Kennedy served as a Fulbright Scholar in Iceland under the National Science Foundation Arctic Research Grant. Working with the Icelandic Meteorological Office, he lived in the remote Westfjords region of Iceland and deployed weather instrumentation…
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