| Title | District heating in Reykjavթk and electrical production using geothermal energy |
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| Authors | Einar Gunnlaugsson and Gestur G??slason |
| Year | 2003 |
| Conference | Iceland Geothermal Conference |
| Keywords | Reykjav??k, district heating, geothermal fields, electrical production, future plans. |
| Abstract | The District Heating Utility in Reykjavթk is the worldթ՟s largest geothermal district heating service. It started on a small scale in 1930 and now it serves more than half of the nation's population. The harnessed power of the geothermal areas is about 750 MW thermal. Annually, about 60 million cubic meters of hot water flow through the Utility's distribution system. The water from low-temperature fields is used directly. In the high-temperaturefield the steam is used to generate electricity and cooling water is used fordistrict heating. New high-temperature field is now being developed for power generation. |