by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 23, 2017 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
Among the challenges in large scale renewable energy implementation to the grid, namely wind and solar, is storing electricity to balance out the inherent variance in production that comes with these power sources. Enormous batteries owned and operated by the utility...
by Gordon Liu | Dec 14, 2016 | 2016 Fall Iceland, Action Plans
Banning Plastic Bottles By Angelica Byrne The sustainability through community plan I chose to take into action is the banning of plastic bottles on the campus of the university I am attending. Not only plastic bottles being sold at our distinct cafeterias, but also...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Nov 1, 2016 | 2016 Fall Iceland
It is not every day you get to spend the night at Íslenski Bærinn (Turf House) and that is truly a shame. As I walked through the small wood door and took off my boots in the compact hallway, I was greeted by the aroma of wood and encompassing warmth as I made my way...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Nov 1, 2016 | 2016 Fall Iceland
It is everywhere and inevitable. There is no way out of this one, but there are ways around it; alternatives. Want to take a guess? Waste waste waste. We produce it either externally or internally. What I mean by this is that we either produce it as natural human...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Nov 1, 2016 | 2016 Fall Iceland
When we went to the turf houses, I had an unforgettable experience helping Hannes retrieve turf from his neighbor’s farm. Our end goal was to rebuild a collapsed wall that had been worn down after 5 earthquakes. By first glance, one could tell that it was about to...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Nov 1, 2016 | 2016 Fall Iceland
“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things,” from Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll, 1872 These were the words with which I began my journey to the land of fire and ice. In just our two months here I...
