Iceland generates 100% of its electricity from renewable sources, using hydroelectric and geothermal energy. Fossil fuels account for only 21% of energy use, due to the country’s location on an active expansion zone. Renewable energy comes from sun, wind, water, and geothermal heat. 80 countries operate wind farms with over 225,000 turbines, and Larderello, Italy was the first to produce electricity through geothermal energy in 1904.
Iceland is the only country that generates 100% of its electricity from renewable sources, with 81% of its total energy consumption coming from renewable sources. The country uses both hydroelectric (75%) and geothermal (25%) sources to generate electricity and heat. For primary energy uses such as transport and heating, fossil fuels account for only 21% of energy use. The country’s sources of renewable energy are largely due to the island located on a very active expansion zone, where the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates are moving away from each other.
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Renewable energy is used from four main sources: sun, wind, water and geothermal heat.
As of 2012, 80 countries operated wind farms with a total of more than 225,000 wind turbines in use.
in 1904, Larderello, Italy was the first community to produce electricity through geothermal energy.
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