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| Thread ID: 90561 | 2008-06-07 10:05:00 | Iceland vs New Zealand | martynz (5445) | PC World Chat |
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| 676342 | 2008-06-07 10:05:00 | No, not another away game for the ABs. According to this article www.guardian.co.uk you don't need a big population or massive resources to be very highly rated. But having read it I don't understand why Iceland with a popn. of just over 300,000 and a terrible climate (unless you live in Dunedin) seems to to be so much better off than NZ. Martynz |
martynz (5445) | ||
| 676343 | 2008-06-07 21:17:00 | SIMPLE . Highest birth rate in Europe + highest divorce rate + highest percentage of women working outside the home = the best country in the world in which to live . as a society and as an economy - in terms of wealth, health and education - they are champions of the world . According to a seemingly serious academic study reported in the Guardian in 2006, Icelanders are the happiest people on earth . Statistics abound . it's the only country in Nato with no armed forces (they were banned 700 years ago); A lot of it comes from their Viking ancestors As a grandmother I met on my first visit to Iceland, two years ago, explained it: 'The Vikings went abroad and the women ran the show, and they had children, and when the Vikings returned they accepted it, in the spirit of the more the merrier . ' |
pctek (84) | ||
| 676344 | 2008-06-07 21:36:00 | Here's a thought: A similar spirit lies behind the success of Reykjavik Energy, the company that provides Icelanders with most of their hot water and electricity. Pipes dug deep into the earth's icy crust extract not oil, but water, which one kilometre down reaches temperatures of 200C. In 1940, 85 per cent of Iceland's energy came from coal and oil. Today, 85 per cent comes from underground volcanic water, which supplies half the country's electricity needs at a price just two-thirds of the European average. Iceland has the world's largest geothermal heating system, and the world is coming to have a look. Why isn't NZ doing more geothermal? |
pctek (84) | ||
| 676345 | 2008-06-08 00:53:00 | Iceland does better Christmas's than New Zealand. My Sister in Law took her young kids to Iceland to see Santa a few years back, complete experience with a Dog Sled ride, Santa in a REAL Ice Cave, she tells us it was a truly amazing experience for the kids. Not quite like our NZ Sun and Beach fun filled Christmas holidays. |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 676346 | 2008-06-08 02:17:00 | Here's a thought: A similar spirit lies behind the success of Reykjavik Energy, the company that provides Icelanders with most of their hot water and electricity. Pipes dug deep into the earth's icy crust extract not oil, but water, which one kilometre down reaches temperatures of 200C. In 1940, 85 per cent of Iceland's energy came from coal and oil. Today, 85 per cent comes from underground volcanic water, which supplies half the country's electricity needs at a price just two-thirds of the European average. Iceland has the world's largest geothermal heating system, and the world is coming to have a look. Why isn't NZ doing more geothermal? New Zealand IS doing geothermal - Wairakei. When I worked for Power New Zealand they built a geothermal exchange power station near Wairakei (a joint venture with the local iwi, I believe) - pumped water down and up came steam to power the generator. When the steam condensed they pumped it down again to turn it into steam again. However this was the only one they built before deregulation. :( And Rotorua has gradually phased out the ability (via local bylaws/consents) of local residents to sink bores to heat their homes - too worried about the effect on the geysers and the tourist trade. Problem is, with less bleed-off by local residents, the risk of geysers or mud pools popping up just anywhere increases!! |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 676347 | 2008-06-08 03:21:00 | New Zealand IS doing geothermal - Wairakei . And Rotorua has gradually phased out the ability (via local bylaws/consents) of local residents to sink bores to heat their homes I said more geothermal . |
pctek (84) | ||
| 676348 | 2008-06-08 21:05:00 | New geothermal power station being built at Kawerau due to open next month. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 676349 | 2008-06-09 01:28:00 | New geothermal power station being built at Kawerau due to open next month. :) I doubt the national Grid will get much from that, it is being built to power Kawerau. I guess it leaves the other generators free to send more to National Grid not though. |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 676350 | 2008-06-09 08:03:00 | I said more geothermal. The greenies have the ear of the NZ Gov.. |
paulw (1826) | ||
| 676351 | 2008-10-05 07:46:00 | Having started this thread I thought I might bring it up to date. Anyone who had considered using Iceland as a model for New Zealand's economy just think again www.guardian.co.uk Martynz |
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