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Jun 13, 2008Iceland Orders Five Geothermal Power Generation Plants
Iceland continued its world leadership in geothermal power generation by ordering five more geothermal power plants. Iceland purchased five 45 MW geothermal plants that will produce 225 MW of clean, renewable electricity in total. The new power plans will be built in a field outside of Reykjavik. Iceland generates nearly all of its power through renewable resources.
Reykjavik Energy (Orkuveita Reykjavikur) of Iceland has issued a turnkey order to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), in a consortium with Balcke-Dürr GmbH, to build five 45 MW (megawatt) geothermal power plants, 225 MW in total, in the suburbs of Reykjavik. Deliveries of the plants will begin in October 2010 and be completed by February 2012. MHI has previously received several orders for geothermal plants for Iceland and the latest order brings the total number of the plants to the country to 15.
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