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British government investigates electric imports from Iceland


British authorities have been speaking with Icelandic energy companies about the possibility of purchasing electricity via an under sea cable. The British, like most nations, are increasingly looking to appropriate more renewably-generated electricity. Read the full story

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“Iceland should be exporting hydrogen”


A letter from an IceNews reader with some interesting ideas about Iceland’s energy reserves: Read the full story

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Icelandic court charges electricians for shocking woman


A company of electricians has been fined ISK 15 million (USD 129,110), with interest, to a woman who was electrocuted in her Njardvik home some 13 years ago. Read the full story

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65 jobs lost at Reykjavik Energy


65 Reykjavik Energy staff members lost their jobs yesterday. The majority of them worked in education and publicity. Read the full story

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What is so different about power in the Westfjords?


Westfjords Power Company ltd. will see generating capacity at its biggest hydro plant increase by a third when current work is completed and it foresees larger increases to come…and all financed from its own piggy bank. Read the full story

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Electricity shock for Reykjavik residents


The debts of Reykjavik Energy went down by ISK 12 billion (USD 99.5 million) between the first and second quarters of this year due to the strengthening krona. Despite that, the company is to increase its prices to consumers by 28.5 percent. Read the full story

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Parents of leukaemia child want to sue Icelandic power company


The parents of an Icelandic child suffering from leukaemia are investigating their legal rights in preparation for a lawsuit against a power company which they blame for their five year-old daughter’s illness. Read the full story

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Biggest contract tenders since Icelandic banking crash


workLandsvirkjun, the national power company of Iceland, yesterday published advertisements for three construction projects at the Budarhalsvirkjun power station. Read the full story

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Icelandic energy pays price for aluminium profits


kronur1Nordural (Century Aluminium) pays a quarter less for its electricity in Iceland than the global average. This was revealed in a confidential leaked document to RUV. Read the full story

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Renewed popularity for nuclear power


nuclearYears of stout opposition towards nuclear energy is fading, as global warming causes increased acceptance. Read the full story

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