Kristinn Haflidason, CEO of Algaennovation, monitors one of their photobioreactors in the micro-algae production facility, at ON’s Geothermal Park in Hellisheidi. Iceland has successfully transformed its economy. In a span of a few decades, the country moved away from fossil fuels and shifted to 100% electricity production from renewable sources. This transition nurtured an ecosystem of innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship that generated new ways to make business with minimal impact on the environment. Algaennovation proprietary technology for micro-algae cultivation enables to have negative carbon footprints and use less than 1% of freshwater and land areas used by conventional small-scale algae companies. The plant uses water and electricity from the nearby Hellisheidi geothermal power plant and exploits carbon dioxide emissions in a process that turns waste to value in a sustainable manner.
3307 Monitoring a photobioreactors in the micro-algae production facility, at a factory in the Geothermal Park in Hellisheidi. 3. Solutions, 5. Resilience Climate Visuals Principles: 1. Show real people not staged photo-ops, 2. Tell new stories, 5. Understand your audience, 8. Sustainability must be everyones objective, 9. Overcome present-day fears with a vision for the future Kristinn Haflidason, CEO of Algaennovation, monitors one of their photobioreactors in the micro-algae production facility, at ON’s Geothermal Park in Hellisheidi. Iceland has successfully transformed its economy. In a span of a few decades, the country moved away from fossil fuels and shifted to 100% electricity production from renewable sources. This transition nurtured an ecosystem of innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship that generated new ways to make business with minimal impact on the environment. Algaennovation proprietary technology for micro-algae cultivation enables to have negative carbon footprints and use less than 1% of freshwater and land areas used by conventional small-scale algae companies. The plant uses water and electricity from the nearby Hellisheidi geothermal power plant and exploits carbon dioxide emissions in a process that turns waste to value in a sustainable manner. City: Hellisheidi Country: Iceland 14/07/2020 Agency: Climate Visuals Countdown Creative Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Mandatory Credit: Simone Tramonte / Climate Visuals Countdown Simone Tramonte was born in Rome, where he is currently based. After obtaining a degree in Economics, he decided to follow his passion for photography and took up a freelance career based on a combination of self-produced projects and assignments. Since 2008, his work focuses on documenting social and environmental contemporary issues. Lately, his main interest lies in analysing the relations between people and the environment and describing how innovative technologies are shaping these relations towards a sustainable future. His projects are regularly published in international magazines such as National Geographic, CNN, The Guardian, GEO, Der Spiegel, We Demain, Internazionale, Politico, L'Espresso. In 2021 he won 1st prize in the environmental category at the Sony World Photography Award. Photographer name: Simone Tramonte Photographer based in: Italy Social media: https://www.instagram.com/simonetramonte/ Website: www.simonetramonte.it
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