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The Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Station (, ) is the second-largest geothermal power station in 
ON Power: ''Our power plants''
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Iceland
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. The facility is located above sea level in the southwestern part of the country, near Þingvellir National Park and the Hengill mountain range, about 30 km east of central ReykjavÃk
ReykjavÃk is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the worl ...
. The power station is owned and operated by ON Power.
Plans for utilizing the Nesjavellir area for geothermal power and water heating began in 1947, when boreholes were drilled to evaluate the area's potential for power generation. Research continued from 1965 to 1986. In 1987, construction of the plant began, and the cornerstone was laid in May 1990. The station produces approximately 120 MW of electrical power; it also delivers around of hot water per second - with a heating capacity of 300 MWt, serving around half of the space heating and hot water needs of the Capital Region, the rest provided by lower temperature fields and the Hellisheiði Geothermal CHP plant.
See also
*Geothermal electricity
Geothermal power is electricity generation, electrical power generated from geothermal energy. Technologies in use include dry steam power stations, flash steam power stations and binary cycle power stations. Geothermal electricity generation i ...
* Geothermal power in Iceland
* List of largest power stations in the world
This article lists the largest Electricity generation, power stations in the world, the ten overall and the five of each type, in terms of installed electrical Nameplate capacity, capacity. Non-renewable resource, Non-renewable power stations are ...
* Renewable energy in Iceland
Iceland is a world leader in renewable energy. 100% of the electricity in Iceland's electricity grid is produced from renewable resources. In terms of total energy supply, 85% of the total primary energy supply in Iceland is derived from domesti ...
References
External links
ON Power: ''Our power plants''
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