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The famous Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland, with lupines in the foreground. Handmade Pictures/Alamy
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, published in May 2021 by Penguin Books.
Two years before making history with one small step onto the Moon, Neil Armstrong went salmon fishing in northern Iceland. A picture of him, standing by a river, is exhibited in a regional museum, but the image is so small that at first you might assume it’s just a regular snapshot of recreational life in the 1960s. Smiling faintly as he holds a fishing rod, the 36-year-old Armstrong could pass for a local until you notice his baseball cap and fancy aviator shades. And, of course, his four layers of clothing.
This story is part of H2 View’s monthly Women in Hydrogen series, created in partnership with the Women in Green Hydrogen (WiGH) network, which profiles women in the hydrogen industry.
Nanna Baldvinsdottir is an energy economist working on putting Iceland’s cost-competitive, green hydrogen to use, in Iceland and abroad. She holds more than 15 years’ experience in the energy sector, serving in numerous roles relating to the energy transition in Iceland before founding IðunnH2, a hydrogen projects developer comprising the entire value chain from production to end use.
US-raised and educated, Baldvinsdottir, CEO and co-founder of IðunnH2, said she was bitten by the “hydrogen bug” four years ago and has been working towards its wide-spread adoption ever since.