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Geothermal book. Nature and utilization of the resource. Compiled by Guðmundur Pálmason.
Guðmundur Pálmason's Geothermal Book is both a scholarly work and a cultural historical source suitable for curious readers. It traces the progress of geothermal research in this country and tells about those who paved the way for it. It discusses the origin and nature of geothermal energy, its processing and its various uses in Icelandic society. It assesses how permanent a resource geothermal energy is. It also addresses the impact of its use on the environment and discusses the necessary protection of geothermal phenomena. Finally, it chronicles various events related to research and use of geothermal energy from the first centuries of settlement in Iceland. The author provides readers with a theoretical perspective on the great source of wealth that geothermal energy is and explains the subject with numerous examples, drawings and photographs. This is a fundamental work on the nature of geothermal energy and its use in this country.
The author worked, among other things, on research into the structure of the earth's crust beneath Iceland. These studies clarified the main features of the country's crust and the fault zones of continental ridges and earned him widespread international recognition. Under his leadership, great progress was made in research and utilization of geothermal energy in this country, making the Department of Geothermal Energy one of the world's leading centers of knowledge in the field of geothermal research. Through his work, Guðmundur gained a unique overall view of the nature and utilization of geothermal energy, which he conveys to readers in clear language in this book.
Book magazine.
Guðmundur Pálmason's Geothermal Book is both a scholarly work and a cultural historical source suitable for curious readers. It traces the progress of geothermal research in this country and tells about those who paved the way for it. It discusses the origin and nature of geothermal energy, its processing and its various uses in Icelandic society. It assesses how permanent a resource geothermal energy is. It also addresses the impact of its use on the environment and discusses the necessary protection of geothermal phenomena. Finally, it chronicles various events related to research and use of geothermal energy from the first centuries of settlement in Iceland. The author provides readers with a theoretical perspective on the great source of wealth that geothermal energy is and explains the subject with numerous examples, drawings and photographs. This is a fundamental work on the nature of geothermal energy and its use in this country.
The author worked, among other things, on research into the structure of the earth's crust beneath Iceland. These studies clarified the main features of the country's crust and the fault zones of continental ridges and earned him widespread international recognition. Under his leadership, great progress was made in research and utilization of geothermal energy in this country, making the Department of Geothermal Energy one of the world's leading centers of knowledge in the field of geothermal research. Through his work, Guðmundur gained a unique overall view of the nature and utilization of geothermal energy, which he conveys to readers in clear language in this book.
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