Hellisheiði was Iceland’s biggest geothermal energy plant with a generation capacity of 303 megawatts in 2018. The plant captures geothermal energy from the volcanic Hengill mountain. The country derives more than 30 percent of its electricity from geothermal energy.
Leading geothermal energy plants in Iceland in 2018 based on generation capacity (in megawatts)
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NS Energy. (January 6, 2021). Leading geothermal energy plants in Iceland in 2018 based on generation capacity (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1206651/geothermal-electric-power-plant-iceland/
NS Energy. "Leading geothermal energy plants in Iceland in 2018 based on generation capacity (in megawatts)." Chart. January 6, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1206651/geothermal-electric-power-plant-iceland/
NS Energy. (2021). Leading geothermal energy plants in Iceland in 2018 based on generation capacity (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1206651/geothermal-electric-power-plant-iceland/
NS Energy. "Leading Geothermal Energy Plants in Iceland in 2018 Based on Generation Capacity (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1206651/geothermal-electric-power-plant-iceland/
NS Energy, Leading geothermal energy plants in Iceland in 2018 based on generation capacity (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1206651/geothermal-electric-power-plant-iceland/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Leading geothermal energy plants in Iceland in 2018 based on generation capacity (in megawatts) [Graph], NS Energy, January 6, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1206651/geothermal-electric-power-plant-iceland/