Yes! Iceland actually meets all its electricity needs from environmentally friendly renewables: The share of renewables in the production of electricity in Iceland is the entire world, according figures from the International Energy Agency IEA. Iceland meets 99.99% of its electricity needs with renewable energy. Virtually all of this comes from hydropower, 71.03% and geothermal, 28.91%. Wind power generates 0.04% of the electricity. Fossil fuels come a distant fourth, with only 0.01% of the energy production.
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According to Samorka, the federation of power- and utility companies in Iceland, the source of electrical power in Iceland is dramatically different from most other European countries. Only a handful of states meet more than a half of their electricity needs with renewables. Norway comes closest with 97.87% of its electricity needs met by renewables, then Luxembourg, Austria, Portugal and Denmark, which produces 50.05% of its electricity from renewable sources.
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Fossil fuels continue to be the most important source of electrical power in most European countries, generating more than 50% of electricity in half of the member states of the European Economic Area. We at Iceland Mag compiled this handy graph with data from Samorka to explore the sources of electricity in Europe.
Yes! Iceland actually meets all its electricity needs from environmentally friendly renewables: The share of renewables in the production of electricity in Iceland is the entire world, according figures from the International Energy Agency IEA. Iceland meets 99.99% of its electricity needs with renewable energy. Virtually all of this comes from hydropower, 71.03% and geothermal, 28.91%. Wind power generates 0.04% of the electricity. Fossil fuels come a distant fourth, with only 0.01% of the energy production.
Read more: Geothermal power generates higher living standards, lower heating costs and less pollution
According to Samorka, the federation of power- and utility companies in Iceland, the source of electrical power in Iceland is dramatically different from most other European countries. Only a handful of states meet more than a half of their electricity needs with renewables. Norway comes closest with 97.87% of its electricity needs met by renewables, then Luxembourg, Austria, Portugal and Denmark, which produces 50.05% of its electricity from renewable sources.
Read more: Heating soccer fields and growing cucumbers: 9 ways in which geothermal energy is used in Iceland
Fossil fuels continue to be the most important source of electrical power in most European countries, generating more than 50% of electricity in half of the member states of the European Economic Area. We at Iceland Mag compiled this handy graph with data from Samorka to explore the sources of electricity in Europe.
