This book provides fascinating examples of the ways renewable and sustainable energy can
support economic growth which will be illuminating for academic researchers and students as
well as those interested in green investment opportunities. The distinctive glacial volcanic
and oceanic environments of Iceland and Greenland supply abundant renewable energy resources in
the form of hydropower and geothermal energy. As one of the few nations in the world with 100%
renewable electricity production Iceland is a compelling case study of a sustainable energy
driven economy. Consideration of Greenland provides an interesting contrast as its enormous
potential for hydropower scale-up has only been minimally harnessed. The variable and fixed
cost factors governing further expansion and export of the regions' sustainable power via
sub-sea cable are detailed.
