Our Scans · Reykjavik · Weekly Summary

• A large eruption near Reykjavik could be catastrophic, not just for Iceland, but for Europe's energy infrastructure and air travel. Memesita
• For Nashville International Airport, Dublin will become the third European destination served, joining British Airways' flights from London Heathrow and Icelandair's services from Reykjavik Keflavik. Aviation Week Network
• Space Solar has secured an agreement with Reykjavik Energy to provide electricity from a space-based solar plant in 2030. pv magazine International
• Iceland's Reykjavik Energy recently signed an agreement with UK startup Space Solar that could see Iceland become the first country to receive power beamed from a space-based solar power plant by 2030. JD Supra
• Icelandair is expanding its route network during the summer 2025 season with a new service connecting Reykjavik Keflavik and Gothenburg, Sweden. Aviation Week Network
• United Airlines will fly to 38 European destinations during the 2024 northern hemisphere summer travel season, launching the only flight between the New York City metropolitan area and Faro, Portugal, and adding new connections to Reykjavik, Brussels, Rome and Malaga. Flight Global
• Travelers heading to Iceland in 2024 will be aware there has been a series of volcanic eruptions on the Reykjanes Peninsula in south-west Iceland, not far from Keflavik International Airport, the main entry point to the capital Reykjavik. Lonely Planet
• Further south, the 10,000 or so Muslims in Iceland will have a similarly long fast; Reykjavik's longest fasting day is 16 hours and 44 minutes in 2024. Conde Nast Traveller Middle East
• Reykjavik has set a goal to become carbon-neutral by 2040 and drastically reduce emissions by 2025. Environemnt.co
• Amgen will build AI models trained to analyze one of the world's largest human datasets on an NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD, a full-stack data center platform, that will be installed at Amgen's deCODE genetics' headquarters in Reykjavik, Iceland. NVIDIA Blog
• Iceland has been living with a high risk of an eruption since seismic activity and underground lava flows increased in the region near the capital Reykjavik in late October. Yahoo News
• An Icelandic town home to thousands of people near the capital Reykjavik is under the threat of an imminent volcanic eruption which could obliterate the entire town. News
• A volcano eruption could heavily damage an Icelandic town of over 3,000 people near the capital Reykjavik. The Independent
• An Icelandic town home to about 4,000 people near the capital Reykjavik could be heavily damaged by a volcano expected to erupt within hours or days. The Guardian
• Iceland's Play is increasing frequencies between Reykjavik Keflavik and Amsterdam during the winter 2023-24 season. Aviation Week Network
• An analysis of the Reykjavik and the EPIC-Norfolk studies found an association between triglyceride levels and cardiovascular risk. medscape
• Noxious gases from an Icelandic volcano threaten to pollute the air of a nearby village and risk spreading to the capital Reykjavik. phys.org

Last updated: 26 June 2025