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1. Pipes and steam are major features of any geothermal power station, and Svartsengi is no exception. The plant has about 75 MW of power generation capacity, with 150 MW of thermal energy.
As the global energy transition accelerates, investment in hydropower refurbishment and expansion is gaining momentum ...
Iceland opened what is believed to be the world's first filling station for hydrogen-powered vehicles on Thursday _ the next step toward its dream of giving up fossil fuels completely. The first ...
Hydro stations are “literally producing gold for us,” said Finnbogason during a tour of the Írafoss Power Station, which is about 30 miles from Iceland’s capital Reykjavík.
The 690-MW Karahnjukar hydropower plant was the biggest construction project Iceland had ever undertaken, designed to increase the installed generating capacity by 40%. With an initial production ...
The trial, running from April until March 2024, sees IIJ install an MDC at Landsvirkjun's Írafoss hydropower station in Sogið in southern Iceland. The MDC will be remotely controlled by IIJ’s ...
Iceland is a leader in renewable energy production, harnessing its geothermal and hydropower resources, and is now aiming to tap into its volcanic energy potential.
View of the Svartsengi geothermal power station, near Grindavík, on the Reykjanes Peninsula, southwestern Iceland on July 5, 2014. Magma continues to accumulate beneath the installation ...
Firestone: Iceland relies on hydropower and geothermal power for 100% of its electricity and geothermal for about 90% of its building heat. Most (~80%) of the electricity is consumed by the industrial ...
In the shadow of Iceland’s largest geothermal power station, a large warehouse houses a hi-tech indoor farm of sorts that’s like nothing I’ve ever seen. Under a strange pink-purple glow ...