WORKSHOP ON GEOTHERMAL ENERGY: ICELANDIC - BRITISH COOPERATION The Icelandic Energy System
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WORKSHOP ON GEOTHERMAL ENERGY: ICELANDIC - BRITISH COOPERATION The Icelandic Energy System Gudni A Jóhannesson Director General Orkustofnun - The Icelandic National Energy Authority
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WORKSHOP ON GEOTHERMAL ENERGY: ICELANDIC - BRITISH COOPERATION The Icelandic Energy System. Gudni A Jóhannesson Director General Orkustofnun - The Icelandic National Energy Authority . Regulator for the national grid. Advises the government on energy resources . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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WORKSHOP ON GEOTHERMAL ENERGY:
ICELANDIC - BRITISH COOPERATION
The Icelandic Energy System
Gudni A JóhannessonDirector General
Orkustofnun - The IcelandicNational Energy Authority
Advises the government on energy resources Energy
efficiency and transition to renewable sources
Mining licenses for metals and
minerals
Future scenarios energy needs and energy conversion
Data on energy and other earth resources
Licenses for research and exploitation of
energy, mineral resources and hydrocarbons
Directs research on
energy resources
Regulator for the national
grid
Non geothermal heating subsidy
scheme
UNU Geothermal
training program
International cooperation on energy issues
Geothermal map of Iceland. ( Basemap: Geological map of Iceland by Haukur Jóhannesson and Kristján Sæmundsson 1999. Iceland. 1:1.000.000. Icelandic Institute of Natural History
It is all about geology
Geothermal energy flow
333*106 TWh
• Basic research – geology – geophysics – utilisation• Central storage of research data• Legal and regulatory framework – administration• Risk mitigation for geothermal drilling – The Energy
Fund• Financial support for district heating replacing
subsidized heating• Licensing surveys and power plants
Government interventions over time to promote geothermal heating
Geothermal District Heating Storage Tanks
ICELANDSpace Heating by Source 1970-2006
Electricity
Geothermal
Fossil fuels
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Longest distance from source to customer 63 km
Svartsengi Geothermal Plant
Hydropower1880 MWe12400 GWhPotential30000 GWh*
Geothermal575 MWe4000 GWhPotential20000 GWh*
Fossile fuels120 MWe3 GWh
Present Electricity Use
General use 3050 GWh 18.5%Large industries 12430 GWh 75.5%System loss 1000 GWh 6.0%
*subject to the result of the Framework program on feasibility and ranking of different power plant options
Energy market
Scotland 1200 kmEurope 1800 km
NORDNED 600 km
Cost Per kWh ?
Freshwater Saltwater
1 2 4 8 16 32 64 ISK/kWh
Geothermal Beach
A Gothermal waste water pool
HYDROPOWER GEOTH. POWER
MASTERPLAN FOR ICELANDPOWERPLANT OPTIONS
The Geothermal Training Programme (GTP) of The United Nations University (UNU)
Installed capacity for geothermal electricity production in 2007 in different countries (Bertani, 2007)
World wide potential 160 GWInvestment 600 Bn USD
• Reduce worldwide GHG emission by sustainable energy production/utilization from geothermal sources
• Make Iceland a case study for near energy independent and carbon neutral society
• Create a platform for entrepreneurship and export of geothermal energy expertice and education
International cooperation IEA IGAIPGT ERANETEDIN .......
Photo Gudni A Johannesson 2009
