Hydropower Is The Lifeblood Of Iceland
Iceland, Like Canada, has two colossal energy draws in homes and businesses, heat and electricity. Iceland has made the best possible use of its abundant geothermal energy by replacing fossil fuels for heat. Geothermal power, however, doesn’t supply the lion’s share of electricity in Iceland, Hydropower does. Hydropower started early in Iceland and has provided the majority of energy in Iceland since the early energy transition. In this episode, we’re going to go through the process that Iceland took to get to the energy sector success they have today. We’re also going to go through the general technologies that are most relevant to this sector, similar to what we did for the geothermal episode. There was a lot of research for this one, which is all linked below if you want to check them out!
AC Current - https://solar-energy.technology/electricity/electric-current/alternating-current/history
Flow vs Head - https://www.renewablesfirst.co.uk/hydropower/hydropower-learning-centre/head-and-flow-detailed-review/
Rough Timeline - https://fourneyron.com/
Turbine Technologies:
Peloton Turbine - https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Pelton_turbine
Crossflow Turbines - https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Crossflow_turbine, https://ossberger.de/en/hydropower-technology/ossbergerr-crossflow-turbine/
Reaction Turbines - https://www.theengineerspost.com/types-of-reaction-turbine/, https://civilmint.com/reaction-turbine/
Pumped Hydro - https://www.energy.gov/eere/water/pumped-storage-hydropower
Run of River Plants - https://www.ctc-n.org/technology-library/renewable-energy/run-river-hydropower
https://www.linquip.com/blog/differences-between-pelton-francis-kaplan-turbine/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/water-turbine
https://www.energy.gov/eere/water/hydropower-technology-development
https://www.hydropower.org/iha/discover-history-of-hydropower
https://www.power-technology.com/features/hydropower-energy-future/
Iceland Hydropower info -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_power_stations_in_Iceland
https://nat.is/reykjavik-energy/
https://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/rivers-for-sale-the-future-of-iceland-s-nature
https://energycluster.is/hydropower/
https://adventures.is/blog/hydroelectric-power-in-iceland/
https://www.hydropower.org/country-profiles/iceland
https://www.government.is/topics/business-and-industry/energy/hydro-power-plants/
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