Iceland: Construction of New 5 MW Bjarnarflag Geothermal Power Plant Begins

Construction at Bjarnarflag project in Iceland under way (Green Energy Geothermal International)

Bjarnarflag geothermal power plant
(Courtesy Landsvirkjun)

In March 2017, Green Energy Geothermal (GEG), headquartered in London, UK, was awarded a contract to design, manufacture and supply a replacement back-pressure turbine and generator for the Bjarnarflag geothermal power plant of Icelandic national power company Landsvirkjun in Iceland. The plant has been in operation since 1969 and is now being updated.

While the old plant has seen a decrease in production, it has been a reliable and important source of power for the Myvatn region in the North of Iceland.

Constructi­on work is now und­erway, with sufficient arrangements to make sure there is no in­ter­f­erence with rela­ted acti­vities in the area, which particularly concerns the operati­on of the local heating plant and the supp­ly of water to the geothermal spa operation at Myvatn.

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From the Global Geothermal News archives: 

• Friday, March 24, 2017 - Iceland: British Company to Supply 5 MW Modular Geothermal Wellhead Power Plant
• Friday, July 1, 2016 - Iceland: Tenders Invited to Renew 3 MW Turbines at Bjarnarflag Geothermal Station