Landsvirkjun

World's Longest Sub-Sea Electric Cable Could Bring Iceland's Geothermal Energy to Europe

By Harry Tournemille on March 8, 2011

Tags: Landsvirkjun, Germany, Norway, The Netherlands, EUR, Europe geothermal power, Hördur Arnarson, Iceland Geothermal, Iceland geothermal energy, Iceland renewable energy, Kafla Geothermal Station, Landsvirkjun, Ragna Sara Jonsdottir, Subsea Electric Cables, energy, Europe, manufacturing, Ragna Sara Jonsdottir

Iceland's state-run energy company, Landsvirkjun, is considering manufacturing the world's longest sub-sea electric cable so it can bring its abundance of geothermal energy to interested parties in Europe.

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