Hitaveita (District Heating) in Akureyri

Akureyri is a town of 15,000 inhabitants located in central N-Iceland. It has been heated by geothermal energy since the end of the seventies. Prior to that, it was partly heated by electricity, but mainly with oil burners, located within individual buildings. During the period 1928-1970, several at...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Flovenz, Olafur G.
Other Authors: Arnason, Franz; Finnsson, Magnus; Axelsson, Gundi
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Geo-Heat Center, Oregon Institiute of Technology, Klamath Falls, OR (USA) 1996
Subjects:
Iceland
Akureyri
Geothermal Energy
Transmission
Pipelines
Pumps
District Heating
Heat Pumps
Geothermal Resources > Iceland > Akureyri
Akureyri (Iceland)
Online Access:http://digitallib.oit.edu/cdm/ref/collection/geoheat/id/11153
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Summary:Akureyri is a town of 15,000 inhabitants located in central N-Iceland. It has been heated by geothermal energy since the end of the seventies. Prior to that, it was partly heated by electricity, but mainly with oil burners, located within individual buildings. During the period 1928-1970, several attempts were made to exploit known hot spring areas in the vicinity of Akureyri. These attempts failed. Following the jump in energy price during the oil crisis of 1973, considerable effort was put into further exploration

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