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L.A. Times Takes A Bath In Dirty Water With Icelandic Bottled H20 Scam

Creative Greenius

MARCH 30, 2013

I’ve been seeing the b t full page ads for Icelandic Glacial water in the print edition of the Los Angeles Times for months now and every time I do they p**s me off. . No amount of carbon offsets that Icelandic Water pays for in order to call itself carbon neutral is going to make up for that. It’s no surprise.

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Northern Lights Energy and Reva Electric Car Company Sign Agreement to Develop the Electric Vehicle Market in Iceland

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Northern Lights Energy ( NLE ), the initiator of the 2012 charging infrastructure project and provider of infrastructure and services for electric vehicles (EV) based in Iceland, has signed an agreement with Reva Electric Car Company to jointly develop the electric vehicle market in Iceland. Earlier post.)

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Geothermics reports on first magma-enhanced geothermal system; Krafla in Iceland

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2014

In 2009, a borehole drilled at Krafla (a caldera in northeast Iceland) as part of the Icelandic Deep Drilling Project (IDDP) unexpectedly penetrated into magma (molten rock) at only 2,100 meters (6,890 feet) depth, with a temperature of 900-1000 °C. The IDDP is a collaboration of three energy companies—HS Energy Ltd.,

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Researchers confirm existence of North Icelandic Jet current; implications for ocean response to climate change

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2011

An international team of researchers has confirmed the presence of a deep-reaching ocean circulation system off Iceland—the North Icelandic Jet (NIJ)—that could significantly influence the ocean’s response to climate change in previously unforeseen ways. Credit: WHOI. Click to enlarge. Credit: WHOI. Click to enlarge.

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Audi partnering with Climeworks on CO2 direct air capture and storage

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The Swiss company Climeworks is building the world’s largest direct air capture (DAC) and storage facility for converting atmospheric CO 2 to rock in Iceland. Climeworks’ new facility in Iceland transports the CO 2 filtered out of the air below the Earth’s surface, where natural processes then mineralize it.

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HS Orka and Hydrogen Ventures partner on green hydrogen and methanol project in Iceland

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2021

Icelandic power generator HS Orka and Hydrogen Ventures Limited (H2V) will partner to develop a production plant for green methanol using green hydrogen to power the marine sector, as well as domestic and commercial vehicles such as cars, vans and lorries.

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Universal Hydrogen signs LOIs with 3 carriers for hydrogen-powered aircraft

Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2021

Universal Hydrogen ( earlier post ) has signed LOIs with Icelandair Group (Iceland), Air Nostrum (Spain), and Ravn Air (Alaska) for aftermarket conversion of aircraft to hydrogen propulsion and for the supply of green hydrogen fuel using Universal Hydrogen’s modular capsules. Icelandair.

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Tesla to greatly expand Supercharging in Iceland with partnership with gas stations

Electrek

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Tesla announced plans to greatly expand the Supercharger network in Iceland through a partnership with a gas station chain. Iceland.

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Iceland Now Has A Ring Of Tesla Superchargers Around The Island

InsideEVs

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Iceland's Ring Road that goes all the way around the island's coast is now fully Supercharged.

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Sales of electrified MINIs up 64.3% in 2021, 18% of total sales

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2022

This rate is only surpassed by Iceland. A higher proportion is only achieved in a few countries worldwide, including Norway, where around 96% of all new MINIs delivered to customers last year had a purely electric or plug-in hybrid drivetrain. There, exclusively electrified MINI were sold for the first time in 2021.

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Postcard From Iceland (1 of 2)

Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Iceland is beautiful. I came as a guest for Driving Sustainability , Iceland’s conference for the future of cars. After the two day conference, we stayed on to film for “Revenge,&# because Iceland’s electricity is 100% renewable — the perfect place for EVs. The rumors are true.

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PCC SE and Landsvirkjun to convert silicon metal plant CO2 emissions to methanol

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2022

Landsvirkjun , The National Power Company of Iceland, and German investment company PCC SE have agreed to explore the possibility of capturing and utilizing carbon emissions from PCC’s silicon metal plant in northeast Iceland. in Iceland is operated with 100% green electricity. The silicon metal plant of PCC BakkiSilicon hf.

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Renewable-methanol fueled Geely cars in fleet testing in Iceland; 70% reduction in WTW CO2 compared to gasoline

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2017

For the last 18 months, a fleet of 6 methanol-fueled versions of the Geely Emgrand 7 cars have been in Iceland. Among drivers testing the vehicles were CRI staff and members of the Icelandic Automobile Association as well as several local service providers in the auto industry. Geely is a shareholder ($45.5-million Earlier post.).

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Tesla Model Y Breaks Sales Record In Iceland, Becomes Best-Selling Car In Australia

InsideEVs

JULY 6, 2023

The previous record in Iceland stood for 35 years.

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Iceland Prez pops hydrogen bubble; Looking to electric cars

Plugs and Cars

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Iceland was to be the test platform. EVs represent a faster way forward according to Iceland's President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson. Iceland to working with Mitsubishi to bring iMIEVs in large numbers, and cooperating with other Nordic countries to create a unified market for EVs.

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Postcard from Iceland (2 of 2)

Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

It’s really hard to beat a week in Iceland. With our Icelandic Camera Operator Bjorn Helgason. We were lucky to get the interviews we were able to -especially with the President- as Iceland was under incredible financial stress. Shooting in a rain storm at the Blue Lagoon. Sound familiar?

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Reva to bring new electric car to Iceland

Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Reva, the Indian electric car company best known for the G-Whiz in England, has signed a deal to bring their new product to Iceland with sales beginning within a year. Electricity is a more renewable resource than ice in Iceland. Now Mitsubishi's iMiev and Reva are poised to begin the viable zero-emission transition in Iceland.

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A Love Letter From Iceland

Energy Institute at HAAS

JULY 24, 2023

I turned 50 yesterday and am currently on vacation in Iceland, eating my weight in Cinnamon Rolls and licorice. Yes, I tried to … Continue Reading A Love Letter From Iceland This place is just absolutely bonkers beautiful.

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Northern Lights Energy signs LOI to purchase 1,000 AMP electric SUV conversions over 5 years

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

a company engaged in the emission-free electrification of OEM vehicles, has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Northern Lights Energy ( NLE ) to support the introduction of all-electric SUVs into Iceland as part of a national electric vehicle (EV) project. Iceland has no domestically-produced oil, according to the CIA World Factbook.

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Tesla Model Y becomes top-selling car in Iceland and Australia

Teslarati

JULY 5, 2023

The Tesla Model Y has become a top-selling car in Iceland and Australia. Recently, Tesla Europe shared that the Model Y broke a 35-year-old record in Iceland. Iceland has been partial to Toyota vehicles over the last few decades. Iceland has been partial to Toyota vehicles over the last few decades.

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Icelanders get a sneak peek of REVENGE

Revenge of the Electric Car

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Early yesterday morning in Los Angeles when it was around dinner time in Reykjavik, Iceland, Chris Paine appeared via Skype at Iceland’s annual Driving Sustainability conference. It was anxiously awaited and very warmly received; we believe the audience enjoyed the footage immensely.

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Tesla opens Supercharger network to all electric vehicles in Iceland

Electrek

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Tesla has opened its first Supercharger stations to non-Tesla electric vehicles in Iceland as part of its pilot program. The post Tesla opens Supercharger network to all electric vehicles in Iceland appeared first on Electrek.

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Iceland by electric bike: Why you should absolutely try renting an e-bike the next chance you get

Electrek

JUNE 5, 2022

Now after a recent trip around Iceland I have gained a whole new appreciation for electric bikes as tourist wheels. The post Iceland by electric bike: Why you should absolutely try renting an e-bike the next chance you get appeared first on Electrek.

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Tesla breaks sales record held for 35 years in Iceland

Electrek

JULY 5, 2023

Tesla has broken the Iceland annual sales record for a single car model with the Model Y, and it has done it in half a year. more… The post Tesla breaks sales record held for 35 years in Iceland appeared first on Electrek.

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Tesla Cybertruck spotted on glacier in Iceland for promo reel ahead of launch

Electrek

AUGUST 20, 2023

A Tesla Cybertruck was spotted on a glacier in Iceland for what appears to be the filming of a promo reel ahead of the vehicle’s launch. more… The post Tesla Cybertruck spotted on glacier in Iceland for promo reel ahead of launch appeared first on Electrek.

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Yutong Bus to deliver 100 electric buses to Chile

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

It has become the world-leading new-energy bus maker with international recognitions, successfully entering the markets in the United Kingdom, France, Chile, Bulgaria, Iceland and Macao in China. In 2017, Yutong saw a total sale of 67,568 large- and medium-sized buses including 24,865 new-energy buses.

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AMP delivers first converted electric ML350

Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2011

at a press conference at their Cincinnati, OH facility, presented the first AMP electrified Mercedes Benz ML350 SUV to Gisli Gislason, Chairman and CEO of Northern Lights Energy (NLE) of Iceland. This is the initial delivery committed in AMP’s long-term supply agreement with the Icelandic company signed in April. Earlier post.)

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China’s CNOOC to participate in application for offshore exploration in Iceland’s Arctic Continental Shelf

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2013

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), the largest offshore oil and gas producer in China, will participate in the application of Iceland-based Eykon Energy as an operator and potential licensee in the second licensing round of the Dreki Area. The northern part of the Dreki Area is about 42,700 km² in size. Click to enlarge.

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Hydrogenics and partners win major hydrogen energy storage R&D and demo project in Europe

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Consortium members include the leading grocery chain Colruyt Group (Belgium); the European Commission’s Directorate—General Joint Research Centre (Belgium); the European Hydrogen Association (EHA), represented through FAST; HyET Hydrogen Efficiency Technologies, the pioneer in electrochemical compression (the Netherlands); Iceland New Energy, which (..)

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Hyundai • Kia Motors and stakeholders from Nordic Countries sign MoU on fuel cell electric vehicle deployment

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Hyundai • Kia Motors and key hydrogen stakeholders from Sweden, Denmark, Norway & Iceland recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim of collaboration towards market deployment of zero. emission hydrogen powered fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV).

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EU investing €1.8B in 17 large-scale clean tech projects

Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2022

The selected projects are located in Bulgaria, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Sweden. Carbon capture and storage infrastructure (1 project): A project in Iceland will build a highly scalable onshore carbon mineral storage terminal with an estimated overall storage capacity of 880 million tonnes of CO?.

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Mitsubishi Motors Signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Denmark for i-MiEV

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2010

MMC also has signed MoUs regarding EVs with several governments around the globe including the Principality of Monaco and Iceland, among others, collaborating with these governments towards the popularization and promotion of EVs. MMC is already selling the i-MiEV in Japan and in Hong Kong.

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Nordic green signs Agency Agreement with BioMCN for bio-methanol

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Nordic Green, a company focused on the introduction of bio-methanol, has signed an Agency Agreement with BioMCN , a producer of bio-methanol, for the representation and sales of bio-methanol in Nordic (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland) and Baltic (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) countries.

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Mitsubishi Motors signs cooperation agreement to promote EVs with the Singapore Government

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

In addition, MMC has engaged in initiatives to popularize EVs with various governments all over the world, including the governments of the Principality of Monaco, Iceland, Denmark, among others. MMC is currently selling the i-MiEV in Japan, Hong Kong, and Australia; there are some 4,000 i-MiEVs in operation worldwide.

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Study finds twice as many cellulose fibers as microplastics in the Atlantic Ocean

Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2022

Fabrice Amedeo will this year participate in the Vendée - Arctique - Les Sables (a race between France and Iceland) and the Route du Rhum (Saint-Malo – Pointe-à-Pitre): during these sea passages, the microplastics sensor, which is funded with the support of the Onet Group, will be in operation 24/7.

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Watch Tesla Cybertruck Navigating A Glacier In Iceland

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 25, 2023

The appearances of Tesla’s sensational and polarizing Cybertruck are not just limited to its homeland — the United States of America. Cybertruck fans don’t spare a chance of filming it or taking its pictures as soon as they find it anywhere, as we reported on the weekend. Now one of the Cybertrucks has been spotted […]

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Iceland to push electric SUV conversions

Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

As part of a national electric vehicle project in Iceland, AMP Holding Inc has signed a letter of intent with Northern Lights Energy to introduce all-electric SUVs into the country. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news AMP AMP electric car conversions electric SUVs Iceland Northern Lights Energy.

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AMP Holding/AMP Electric Vehicles names former head of Cadillac as CEO; founder remains as President

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2010

AMP’s management announcements come on the heels of the recent news of Northern Lights Energy of Iceland’s commitment to purchase 1,000 electric AMP SUVs, and the electrification of fleet vehicles by AMP for DTE Energy. Paresi was the Director of Technology for Lockheed Martin and Loral Corporations. Earlier post.)

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Study Links Accelerating Uplift of Greenland to Accelerated Melting of Ice

Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2010

Here we present high-precision global positioning system (GPS) data that describe the vertical motion of the rocky margins of Greenland, Iceland and Svalbard. We focus on vertical accelerations rather than velocities to avoid the confounding effects of past events.

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World’s largest direct air carbon capture facility will reduce CO2 by.0001%

Electrek

JUNE 28, 2022

The world’s largest carbon direct air capture facility has started construction in Iceland, run by Swiss startup Climeworks AG. When construction finishes in 18-24 months, their facility, named “Mammoth,” will be able to remove 36,000 tons of CO2 from the air per year – which is.0001%

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IEA report draws lessons from rapid uptake of EVs in Nordic countries

Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2018

In proportion to its population, the Nordic region—Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden—is strikingly ahead of the rest of the world in adopting electric cars. Norway, Iceland and Sweden have the highest ratios of EVs per person, globally.

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Tesla launches non-Tesla Supercharging Pilot Program in Iceland

Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Tesla has launched its Pilot Program to Supercharge non-Tesla vehicles in Iceland, marking the fourteenth country to have the program. Tesla announced today via its Tesla Charging Twitter page that non-Tesla vehicles can now charge at select Superchargers in Iceland. The Pilot Program is now in thirteen countries total: France.

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$70M H2ME project launches in Europe to deploy 325 fuel cell vehicles and 29 refueling stations

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Under H2ME, these initiatives will deploy 200 FCEVs, 125 fuel cell range-extended electric (FC RE-EVs) commercial vans and 29 new HRSs in 10 countries (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK) by 2019.

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European EV Policy & Sales Trends — Greece, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, & UK

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 2, 2021

In the latest episode of Cleantech Talk, José Pontes of EAFO and EV Volumes provided us with a thorough exploration of varying electric vehicle sales trends and the policies that have driven them in several European countries. While you can indeed listen to the podcast and get the story, José actually brought a lot of charts […].

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L.A. Times Takes A Bath In Dirty Water With Icelandic Bottled H20 Scam

Northern Lights Energy and Reva Electric Car Company Sign Agreement to Develop the Electric Vehicle Market in Iceland

Geothermics reports on first magma-enhanced geothermal system; Krafla in Iceland

Researchers confirm existence of North Icelandic Jet current; implications for ocean response to climate change

Audi partnering with Climeworks on CO2 direct air capture and storage

HS Orka and Hydrogen Ventures partner on green hydrogen and methanol project in Iceland

Universal Hydrogen signs LOIs with 3 carriers for hydrogen-powered aircraft

Tesla to greatly expand Supercharging in Iceland with partnership with gas stations

Iceland Now Has A Ring Of Tesla Superchargers Around The Island

Sales of electrified MINIs up 64.3% in 2021, 18% of total sales

Postcard From Iceland (1 of 2)

PCC SE and Landsvirkjun to convert silicon metal plant CO2 emissions to methanol

Renewable-methanol fueled Geely cars in fleet testing in Iceland; 70% reduction in WTW CO2 compared to gasoline

Tesla Model Y Breaks Sales Record In Iceland, Becomes Best-Selling Car In Australia

Iceland Prez pops hydrogen bubble; Looking to electric cars

Postcard from Iceland (2 of 2)

Reva to bring new electric car to Iceland

A Love Letter From Iceland

Northern Lights Energy signs LOI to purchase 1,000 AMP electric SUV conversions over 5 years

Tesla Model Y becomes top-selling car in Iceland and Australia

Icelanders get a sneak peek of REVENGE

Tesla opens Supercharger network to all electric vehicles in Iceland

Iceland by electric bike: Why you should absolutely try renting an e-bike the next chance you get

Tesla breaks sales record held for 35 years in Iceland

Tesla Cybertruck spotted on glacier in Iceland for promo reel ahead of launch

Yutong Bus to deliver 100 electric buses to Chile

AMP delivers first converted electric ML350

China’s CNOOC to participate in application for offshore exploration in Iceland’s Arctic Continental Shelf

Hydrogenics and partners win major hydrogen energy storage R&D and demo project in Europe

Hyundai • Kia Motors and stakeholders from Nordic Countries sign MoU on fuel cell electric vehicle deployment

EU investing €1.8B in 17 large-scale clean tech projects

Mitsubishi Motors Signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Denmark for i-MiEV

Nordic green signs Agency Agreement with BioMCN for bio-methanol

Mitsubishi Motors signs cooperation agreement to promote EVs with the Singapore Government

Study finds twice as many cellulose fibers as microplastics in the Atlantic Ocean

Watch Tesla Cybertruck Navigating A Glacier In Iceland

Iceland to push electric SUV conversions

AMP Holding/AMP Electric Vehicles names former head of Cadillac as CEO; founder remains as President

Study Links Accelerating Uplift of Greenland to Accelerated Melting of Ice

World’s largest direct air carbon capture facility will reduce CO2 by.0001%

IEA report draws lessons from rapid uptake of EVs in Nordic countries

Tesla launches non-Tesla Supercharging Pilot Program in Iceland

$70M H2ME project launches in Europe to deploy 325 fuel cell vehicles and 29 refueling stations

European EV Policy & Sales Trends — Greece, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, & UK

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