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Article: The Hydrogen Experiment.(Reykjavik, Iceland's hydrogen economy)
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- World Watch
- Article date:
- November 1, 2000
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In Reykjavik, Iceland, scientists, politicians, and business leaders have conspired to put into motion a grand experiment that may end the country's--and the world's--reliance on fossil fuels forever. The island has committed to becoming the world's first hydrogen economy over the next 30 years.
Riding from the airport to Iceland's capital, Reykjavik, gives one the sensation of having landed on the moon. Black lava rocks cover the mostly barren landscape, which is articulated by craters, hills, and mountains. Other parts of the island are covered by a thin layer of green moss. American astronauts traveled here in the 1960s to practice walking the lunar surface, ...