Reykjanes Power Station

Reykjanes Power Station
Reykjanes Power Station
Official name Reykjanesvirkjun
Country Iceland
Location Reykjanes
Coordinates 63°49′35″N 22°40′55″W / 63.82639°N 22.68194°W / 63.82639; -22.68194Coordinates: 63°49′35″N 22°40′55″W / 63.82639°N 22.68194°W / 63.82639; -22.68194
Status Operational
Commission date May 2006
Construction cost US$100 million
Owner(s) HS Orka
Geothermal power station
Type Dry steam
Min. source temp. 290 °C (550 °F)
Wells 12
Max. well depth 2,700 m (8,900 ft)
Power generation
Units operational 2 × 50 MW
Nameplate capacity 100 MWe

The Reykjanes Power Station (known as Reykjanesvirkjun) is a geothermal power station located in Reykjanes at the southwestern tip of Iceland. The Reykjanes Peninsula is an area of high geothermal activity and several volcanoes are evident. Two power plants have been constructed to take advanatge of this geothermal activity; Svartsengi, whose runoff creates the famous Blue Lagoon and the Reykjanes Power Station completed in 2012.

As of 2012, the Reykjanes Power Plant generates 100MWe from two 50MWe turbines, using steam and brine from a reservoir at 290 °C to 320 °C, which is extracted from 12 wells that are 2700m deep. This is the first time that geothermal steam of such high temperature has been used for electrical generation.[1] The Reykjanes Power Plant is open to the public and houses the Orkuverið Jörð (Power Plant Earth) interpretative exhibition created by the JANVS Design (a division of VIDAR Media Group) in association with List og Saga ehf.

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References

  1. ↑ Enex.is: Rejkjanes Geothermal Power Plant Retrieved: 21 October 2012


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