Owner: | ON Power (Reykjavik Energy) |
Capacity: | 120 MWe, 300 MWth |
Start of operation: | 1990 |
Location: | South-west Iceland |
Supply: | Heat and electricity |
Turbines: | 4x30 Mwe Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Melco |
Wells: | 26 wells ( 5 closed) |
Nesjavellir is located about 177m above sea level. Hot water for | |
heating purposes is pumped to a tank on a neighbouring ridge at | |
406 m above sea level. From there the water is supplied through | |
23 km of pipes to provide district heating in the greater Reykjavik | |
area, losing only 2°C in temperature on the way. |
Nesjavellir
Nesjavellir is located about 177m above sea level. Hot water for heating purposes is pumped to a tank on a neighbouring ridge at 406 m above sea level. From there the water is supplied through 23 km of pipes to provide district heating in the greater Reykjavik area, losing only 2°C in temperature on the way.