Iceland's energy mix has the highest share of renewables of any country, giving it the lowest emissions intensity of any developed nation that doesn't use nuclear power. And Reykjavik Energy plays a very important role in this. "In a nutshell, Reykjavik Energy provides electricity, geothermal water for heating, and cold water for consumption to its customers," says Eirikur Hjalmarsson, CPO - Management Committee. "We also harness hot water from geothermal fields within Reykjavík itself and distribute it to our customers."

Reykjavik Energy, he says, operates geothermal plants at Hellisheiði and Nesjavellir, where it heats groundwater and distributes it to the district heating; it also produces electricity by using geothermal, high-pressure steam at those same plants.

Maybe we should follow their lead.

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