News & Press Releases
2 October 2025
The organizing committee of the 17th International Green Energy Conference and the 6th International Conference on Energy and AI, is excited to announce that the official conference agenda is now available on igec25.is.
30 September 2025
Wind, the invisible force that sweeps across oceans and mountain passes, is fast becoming a pillar of the renewable revolution. Turbines now convert air’s kinetic power into electricity for hundreds of millions of homes, and global wind capacity has climbed beyond 1.1 terawatts.
For Iceland, one of the windiest countries on Earth, turning breeze into power might seem obvious. Yet the island has long met its needs with abundant hydropower and geothermal heat. Only now is wind beginning to enter the national energy mix.
19 September 2025
The 11th China–Nordic Arctic Cooperation (CNARC) Symposium will take place in Tromsø, Norway, from 1–2 February 2026, immediately ahead of the Arctic Frontiers Conference (2–5 February).
With the theme “Human footprints in the Arctic – remote and on-site,” the symposium will bring together researchers and experts to explore key aspects of Arctic cooperation, science, and sustainability.
15 September 2025
Communities and scientists in northern Alaska are observing a startling transformation: once-clear rivers and streams are turning a bright orange color. The cause lies beneath the ground; thawing permafrost is exposing ancient mineral deposits, releasing metals that stain waterways and threaten ecosystems.
10 September 2025
In a remarkable breakthrough, researchers at Stanford University have discovered that Arctic diatoms—microscopic, single-celled algae with glass-like walls—can actively glide through channels in frozen sea ice at temperatures as low as −15 °C. This sets a new record for the coldest movement ever observed in complex living cells, overturning long-held assumptions about life in extreme cold.
29 August 2025
A new scientific study has revealed that the potential collapse of the Gulf Stream system, a crucial part of the Earth’s climate, can no longer be considered an unlikely scenario. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), often referred to as the Gulf Stream, plays a vital role in transporting warm water from the southern hemisphere toward Europe and the Arctic, where it cools, sinks, and drives a deep return current. This circulation has not been weaker in the past 1,600 years, largely due to global warming and rising sea levels.
22 August 2025
On 15 August 2025, the ashes of Jean Malaurie were inhumated in the cemetery of Siorapaluk, North-West Greenland, in a ceremony attended by his son Guillaume, his three grandsons, and many members of the local community.
Siorapaluk holds a special place in Malaurie’s life: it was here, during the winter of 1950–51, that he lived among the Inughuit, an experience that profoundly shaped his worldview and inspired his classic book The Last Kings of Thule (1955).
7 August 2025
In a recent editorial published in Advances in Polar Science (Volume 36, Issue 2), renowned science diplomat Prof. Paul Arthur Berkman shares his vision for the 5th International Polar Year (IPY-5), emphasizing global inclusion as a cornerstone. Prof. Berkman explores current and accelerating momentum to implement science with society across the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development 2024–2033 with IPY-5 as a guiding light.
31 July 2025
Do not miss your chance to join the 17th International Green Energy Conference (IGEC25) and the 6th International Conference on Energy and AI at the early bird rate!
30 July 2025
Iceland is home to 269 named glaciers, showcasing nearly every glacial type found worldwide, from massive ice caps to smaller cirque and mountain glaciers. Dominating the southeast of the island is Vatnajökull, the largest ice cap in Europe by volume, covering approximately 7,900 km², an area about three times the size of Luxembourg.
25 July 2025
The Arctic Encounter Symposium (AES), the largest annual Arctic policy and business event in the United States, will return to Anchorage next week from July 30 to August 1, 2025.
21 July 2025
A newly released book, Reluctant Conquest: American Wealth, Power, and Science in the Arctic, by Kathryn C. Lavelle, offers a sweeping history of the United States’ evolving relationship with the Arctic. From the American Revolution through the acquisition of Alaska to the present day, Lavelle traces how economic interests, scientific exploration, and strategic concerns have shaped American engagement in the region.
18 July 2025
July 17, 2025 – Iceland - The ongoing volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula continues to make its presence felt, not just in the immediate area, but across large parts of Iceland, where air quality has deteriorated significantly in recent days. Towns in the north, including Akureyri, are now experiencing elevated levels of air pollution, though experts remain divided on the exact cause.
17 July 2025
July 2025 has delivered the warmest day of the summer so far in Iceland, with numerous weather stations across the country reporting record-breaking temperatures. In several locations, the new records surpassed previous ones by an astonishing margin, in some cases, over 8°C, a rare and striking leap in meteorological history.
11 July 2025
During the vibrant Ysyakh Olonkho festival in Neryungri, Sakha Republic, the Indigenous Peoples of Northern Yakutia captured the hearts of visitors with a moving showcase of cultural richness, ancestral wisdom, and spiritual expression.
The festival’s Indigenous pavilion became a center of attraction, where representatives of the Evenks, Evens, Yukaghirs, Dolgans, Chukchis, and Russian Arctic Old-Settlers welcomed guests into their world through storytelling, traditional dress, music, and dance.
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