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Experience first-hand how green, sustainable energy is produced at one of the largest single-site geothermal power plant on the planet, Hellisheiði ON Power plant. We are located in a stunning setting surrounded by lava and moss.
The Geothermal Exhibition is situated inside of Iceland’s largest geothermal power plant: the Hellisheiði Geothermal Plant (Hellisheiðarvirkjun), owned and operated by ON Power. This power plant produces electricity for Iceland’s national grid and hot water for the capital region.
This is a geothermal power plant that uses water heated by volcanic activity to electrify Iceland and also captures and solidifies CO2 to prevent emissions. It’s interesting technology that is explained on a guided tour along with wall diagrams and videos in a small visitor’s center.
Hellisheidi Geothermal Plant is situated at the Hengill area, an active volcanic ridge in SW Iceland connected with three volcanic systems.
The Geothermal Energy Exhibition is an interactive museum on Iceland’s volcanic processes at Hellisheiði Power Plant, just a twenty-minute drive from Reykjavík.
The Hellisheiði Power Plant is located in Hengill and is only about 11 kilometers away from the Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Station. Being amongst the world's top ten geothermal energy power plants, the power output of the plant is supplied from the aluminum refineries located in Reykjavik.
The Geothermal Exhibition is situated inside of Iceland’s largest geothermal power plant: the Hellisheiði Geothermal Plant (Hellisheiðarvirkjun), owned and operated by ON Power. This power plant produces electricity for Iceland’s national grid and hot water for the capital region.
