April 13, 2012
Britain’s energy plans call for tapping Iceland’s geothermal resources in a move that could rekindle talk of creating a “supergrid” for electricity linking the continent, UK, North Africa and Iceland. But experts say the project is too expensive and technically challenging to be feasible in the foreseeable future.
“Interconnectors in North West Europe will lead to electricity flows following the rules of supply and demand. So it will flow where it is needed, which is good for our security of supply,” the UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) said.