Capture the heat of the earth

Iceland is famous for its geysirs and the country has developed skills and technologies to extract heat and energy from the ground.

 
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World leader in geothermal energy

Reykjavik Energy (Orkuveita Reykjavikur) has consolidated their leadership over the past 60 years by supplying a large portion of the Icelandic population with geothermal water for domestic heating and by gradually developing new steam fields for power production.

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