Icelandic volcanoes could heat British homes

[Mr Right Wing]

The geothermal energy would be piped to Britain through the world's longest seabed power cable but would be no more expensive than the next generation of nuclear energy.

The man overseeing the project, Hörður Arnarson, the head of Iceland's state-owned power producer Landsvirkjun, said that it could be completed by 2020.

He told the Times: "This is a technically challenging project, there's no doubt, but there is no doubt in our mind that it is doable."

http://www.telegraph...tish-homes.html

Do we really need another area of our economy dependant on other nations?

Lets build some more nuclear power plants instead otherwise should the French or Germans come we wont just be starving. We wont have electricity either.

[stevewinn]

They are upping coal in the short term - an unfortunate consequence admittedly, but still part of an overall strategic plan to move into sustainable energy into the medium to long term. The same cannot be said of Britain who's only strategy it seems is to build more nuclear and more coal.

http://www.guardian....ergy-revolution

Br Cornelius

it all depends on what you consider sort term, according to the German minister on the BBC last night states 26 six new coal fired power stations will be built, each with a 50 year life span. he admitted the cost of renewable is to great. and unreliable due to the fluctuations, What is happening - Germany has tried the renewable option and come to the conclusion its unsustainable and so now turning to the tried and trusted method of fossil fuels. so like i've outlined which is up todate news. Germany is to burn more coal, releasing more C02 - the shutting down of nuclear is laughable when your still importing energy from the french and Czech nuclear plants. at the end of the day in your haste thinking Germany was going totally renewable was a misjudgment on your behalf. truth is Germany isnt going green anytime soon infact their taking steps backwards, they've seen their economy shrink so are taking the same road as the Chinese building new coal stations in a bid to help their economy. they've put renewable on the back burner for now.