No, not quite as catchy as the title the members of KISS gave to Detroit. But Iceland's capital is making a case for itself as "Rock City." This is the view from above Reykjavik, looking out across the sound and upon some of the country's glaciers (they cover more than 10% of Iceland's surface). This island was/is/will always be a volcanic island. Rock, essentially. And the make-up of Iceland's topography and geology could hold the essential ingredients for storing carbon emissions.
The final installment of my series on Iceland's clean energy profile involves The CarbFix Project. While other efforts to sequester carbon focus on storing CO2 underground, usually in rock formations, CarbFix has a novel approach. The scientists I spoke with in Reykjavik say they have a method to convert carbon emissions into rock.
Yeah, the stuff you exhale? Imagine that turning into rock! Solid rock, matter that will not leak CO2, stable for thousands of years.
This afternoon on The Energy Report we're airing my story on CarbFix, and you can catch it on Clean Skies Sunday this weekend as well. Of course the easiest way to see the piece, and find extensive interviews with the sharp minds now driving the project, is by word-searching on our site CleanSkies.com.
Since this is the final element of the Iceland series, and since I don't want to leave you with a KISS song stuck in your head, here's something from the country's most famous musical (and most infamous sartorial) export.
Takk fyrir.
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