Friday, November 1, 2013

Iceland:

Tour One of Iceland's Incredible Geothermal Plants (Popular Mechanics)

The Svartsengi geothermal power plant produces 75 MW of energy, provides thousands of homes with hot water, and created a hot lagoon that became a tourist attraction.

Svartsengi is located in the middle of a lava field (created during a volcanic eruption in 1226) about 45- minutes outside Iceland's capital city, Reykjavik. Because there's not much vegetation to block the view; steam coming from the plant can be seen from great distances.

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