| Title | Three Decades of Power Generation-Svartsengi Power Plant |
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| Authors | Albert Albertsson, Geir Þórólfsson, Júlíus Jónsson |
| Year | 2010 |
| Conference | World Geothermal Congress |
| Keywords | Combined Heat and Power, Svartsengi |
| Abstract | The combined geothermal heat and power plant (CHP) in Svartsengi, located on the Reykjanes peninsula, Iceland commenced its commercial operation in 1976. Today there are in total six building phases with 12 turbine generators, 3 back pressure units, 7 binary units and two condensing units. The Reykjanes power plant located at the tip of the Reykjanes peninsula comprising two double flow sea water cooled 50 MWe condensing turbine generators commenced its commercial operation in June 2006. The paper describes the development of the plants and the different unique turbine generators installed. Co-generation of power and heat and optimized harnessing of the geothermal reservoir is emphasized. |