Iceland is looking towards integrating wind power into its grid and has established a working group this week to explore the challenges and opportunities for this kind of power in the country. Broad consensus soughtThordarson said the government is well aware of the trade-offs that come with wind power plans and says the working group will explore the issues transparently and that having the broad agreement of Icelanders on such projects will be key. Studying other countries’ experiences, frameworksThe working group will also be studying current regulatory frameworks in other countries that have integrated wind power into their grids. “These are mainly in Norway, Denmark, Scotland and New Zealand, where the conditions for using wind power are similar to those in Iceland.”Once the working group has finished its examination of the issues, it will prepare a draft bill. “As in all green energy production, there must be a balance between nature conservation and utilization,” Thordarson said.

Source: CBC News July 15, 2022 20:41 UTC