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| Hellisheiði Geothermal Plant (Courtesy Iceland Geothermal Conference) |
As part of the upcoming program for the Iceland Geothermal Conference 2013, field trips will be taking place to visit two geothermal areas renowned for its energy resources, which is unique for a geothermal conference.
The Iceland Geothermal Conference, IGC 2013, will be providing field trips to the geothermal area of Hengill, and the resource park of Reykjanes.
Hengill is an active volcanic ridge, situated in the southwest of Iceland. The area is an important source of energy for the country, which is processed at the Nesjavellir geothermal plant and Hellisheiði power station.
The second trip is to the resource park of Svartsengi, located on the Reykjanes peninsula. The Resource Park in Svartsengi was first defined in 1988-1989, although it can be said that its operation started a decade earlier, or in 1977, when the Suðurnes area’s Heating Utility (now HS Orka) started production of electricity using geothermal steam. The power plant in Svartsengi was one of the first geothermal power stations in the world to produce both electricity and hot water for heating houses.
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