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Iceland's total installed capacity in 2014 was 2770 MW; total generation was 18.1 TWh [1]. So interestingly, even at Iceland's scale, this 50 MW additional cap
by niftich 10y ago
Iceland's total installed capacity in 2014 was 2770 MW; total generation was 18.1 TWh [1].
So interestingly, even at Iceland's scale, this 50 MW additional capacity will amount to only 1% of their total installed capacity, which seems small.
[1] http://px.hagstofa.is/pxen/pxweb/en/Atvinnuvegir/Atvinnuvegir__orkumal/IDN02101.px/table/tableViewLayout1/?rxid=16bfe9e2-0a91-47fb-8d3c-bde71163af5c http://px.hagstofa.is/pxen/pxweb/en/Atvinnuvegir/Atvinnuvegi...
- tombone12 10y agoIt's 50 MW per borehole, a power station typically generates power from a largish number of holes. A big geothermal plant on Iceland can have 30 boreholes, which with the new method could then produce 1.5 TW, 54 % of total capacity. Of course, how much is actually possible to take out at given size depends on the size of the magma system you are tapping and how fast it refills.
- kolinko 10y ago1.5 GW ftfy
- adevine 10y agoIceland currently generates more electrical power per capita than any other country; they only have about 325k residents. All that cheap geothermal power is being used for energy intensive industry, like aluminum production. While one borehole of 50 MW is not huge on their scale, each bit of additional energy can go toward their industries.