HYDROPOWER IN ICELAND
Impacts and
adaption in future
climate
Authors
Óli Grétar
Blöndal Sveinsson (Phd)
Úlfar Linnet (MSc)
Elías
B. Elíasson (MSc)
Landsvirkjuns system
•Installed power 1850 MW
•
96 % Hydroelectricity
• 4% Geothermal
•Production
capacity 13 TWh/a
•Customer
base
•
86 % Large industries
• 14 % Small
businesses / Household
•No connection to other countries
•Reliability a major
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