Can geothermal really gain a larger share of the global energy market? What really are the benefits of geothermal? Iceland has been pioneering with regards to geothermal and harnessing its immense potential. From heating and cooling and electricity to health products and agriculture there is a use case. I sit down with Bjarni Palsson, Executive Director of Geothermal Development at Landsvirkjun to talk about the history of geothermal in Iceland and how the focus now is on innovating and sharing knowledge.
Not that long ago Iceland was considered a developing country. Fast forward to today and it is now one of the welathiest nations on a per capita basis. One major driver of that has been their innovation around the natural resources and energy they have right under their feet; geothermal. Landsvirkjun has been developing and innovating around geothermal and the many use cases for the past 60 years. My conversation with Bjarni Palsson, Executive Director of Geothermal Development dives into how Iceland continues to innovate and share the knowledge globally to help advance the industry.
Bjarni Palsson
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjarni-palsson-08b27a29/
Landsvirkjun
https://www.linkedin.com/company/landsvirkjun/
Bjarni's book recommendation
The Prize by Daniel Yergin
CORE Knowledge
https://www.linkedin.com/company/core-geothermal/
Nick Cestari