Reykjanes power station
The Reykjanes power station is a geothermal power station located in Reykjanes at the south-western tip of Iceland. As of 2012, the power plant generated 100MWe from two high pressure 50MWe turbines, using steam and brine from a reservoir at 290 to 320 °C, which is extracted from 12 wells that are 2,700 m deep.
- Power station
- …is also known as “Svartsengi”
- …is operated by HS Orka
- Description: geothermal power station in Reykjanes, Iceland
- Established: May 2006
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gunnuhver and Reykjanes DGPS-Transmitter.
Reykjanes DGPS-Transmitter
Building
Reykjanesviti is Iceland's oldest lighthouse, located at Reykjanestá. Reykjanes DGPS-Transmitter is situated 1½ km southwest of Reykjanes power station.
Reykjanes power station
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Latitude
63.82784° or 63° 49′ 40″ north
Longitude
-22.68557° or 22° 41′ 8″ west
Open location code
99MVR8H7+4Q
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OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Reykjanes power station” goes by many names.
- French: “centrale géothermique de Reykjanes”
- French: “Centrale géothermique de Reykjanes”
- Icelandic: “Reykjanesvirkjun”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Reykjanes kraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Reykjanes kraftverk”
- Slovenian: “elektrarna Svartsengi”
- Slovenian: “Geotermalna elektrarna Reykjanes”
- Spanish: “Central geotérmica de Reykjanes”
- Spanish: “Central geotermoeléctrica de Reykjanes”
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