Hellisheidi
303 MW plant near the Hengill volcano serving the Reykjavik area.
Overview
Commissioned 2006 to 2011, it doubles as a heat supplier and carbon laboratory. The CarbFix project dissolves CO2 in water and injects it to mineralize as rock. Reykjavik Energy operates the site.
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