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| From the site of the new power plant at Kópsvatn, near Flúðir in South part of Iceland. (Courtesy EFLA) |
In the south part of Iceland, near Flúðir, a new power plant was commissioned in the beginning of 2019. The power plant is based on binary cycle, that has an organic working fluid in a Rankine cycle. EFLA was the main consultant in the project, with regards to geothermal and mechanical engineering.
The installed capacity for the power plant is 600 kW in the first phase, and the second phase plans to extend the power plant to 1.2 MW. The electricity is distributed to the local net.
The electricity is generated with four Climeon units. The units are connected in serial and lower the temperature of the geothermal water from 115°C to 80°C. The geothermal water has therefore temperature that is well suited for district heating system.
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From the Global Geothermal News archives:
- Wednesday, March 13, 2019 - Iceland: Climeon Geothermal "Heatpower" Plant in Fludir Two Months from Launch
- Wednesday, November 14, 2018 - Iceland: First Electricity at Climeon Geothermal "Heatpower" Plant in Fludir
- Monday, August 20, 2018 - Iceland: Flúðir Geothermal Power Plant to Start Producing Electricity in the Fall
