| Abstract |
The principal use geothermal energy in Iceland is for space heating, which on a large scale over years ago. Today 85% of all houses are heated with geothermal water. Production of accounts for 20% of the gross production of geothermal energy, but contributes only 5% to the electricity generated. The paper gives a summary of other utilization sectors: swimming pools, snow melting, industrial uses. greenhouses and fish A recent development is the Nesjavellir geothermal power plant owned by Reykjavik Municipal Healing, that produces 150 At the power plant four additional Ormat units (binary systems) were installed in 1992. 1.3 each. Increased attention is being paid to the influence of production on geothermal reservoirs and their potential, on the environmental impacts of geothermal utilization. |