ECOLOGY

ICELAND MOVING TO HYDROGEN FUEL

ABC - Iceland has energy to spare, and the small country has found a
cutting-edge way to reduce its oil dependency. Volcanoes formed the
island nation out of ash and lava, and molten rock heats huge
underground lakes to the boiling point. The hot water - energy sizzling
beneath the surface - is piped into cities and stored in giant tanks,
providing heat for homes, businesses and even swimming pools. Iceland
wants to make a full conversion and plans to modify its cars, buses and
trucks to run on renewable energy — with no dependence on oil. Iceland
has already started by turning water into fuel — hydrogen fuel. . .
Hydrogen fuel now costs two to three times as much as gasoline, but gets
up to three times the mileage of gas, making the overall cost about the
same. As an added benefit, there are no carbon emissions — only water
vapor. In the capital, Reykjavik, they are already testing three
hydrogen-powered electric buses. The drivers are impressed.

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