Geothermal use in Iceland

nesjavellirGeothermal energy is used in multiple ways in Iceland. The categorised use of geothermal since 1990 is shown in the table below. Interpolated numbers are in italics (see report on utilisation of geothermal energy in Iceland by Ingimar G. Haraldsson and Jónas Ketilsson; only available in Icelandic). Values can also be downloaded in an Excel-spreadsheet.

Further information on geothermal utilisation can be accessed in the Iceland Energy Portal, including locations of swimming pools, fish farms, greenhouses and industry in which geothermal is used for the production (Iceland Energy Portal > Geothermal Utilisation).

Year
Space heating
[PJ]
Snow melting
[PJ]
Fish farming
[PJ]
Swimming pools
[PJ]
Industry
[PJ]
Greenhouses
[PJ]
Sum of direct use
[PJ]
Electricity generation
[PJ]
Total
[PJ]
2010  18,8  1,70  1,75  1,55  0,80  0,70    16,07  41,4
2009 18,80 1,70 1,75 1,55 0,80 0,70 25,30 16,39 41,69
2008 18,80 1,65 1,68 1,42 0,80 0,70 25,05 14,53 39,58
2007 17,90 1,54 1,56 1,36 0,78 0,72 23,86 12,88 36,74
2006 17,00 1,43 1,68 1,33 0,77 0,75 22,96 9,47 32,43
2005 16,92 1,33 1,60 1,30 0,75 0,77 22,68 5,97 28,65
2004 16,60 1,24 1,56 1,24 0,74 0,80 22,16 5,34 27,5
2003 16,30 1,15 1,47 1,23 0,72 0,82 21,69 5,06 26,75
2002 16,33 1,14 1,46 1,23 0,71 0,85 21,71 5,16 26,87
2001 16,01 1,12 1,30 1,23 0,74 0,87 21,27 5,22 26,49
2000 15,93 1,04 0,95 1,20 0,74 0,86 20,72 4,76 25,48
1999 14,94 0,97 0,98 1,11 0,75 0,83 19,58 4,10 23,67
1998 14,36 0,91 1,06 1,10 0,72 0,84 18,99 2,36 21,34
1997 14,43 0,85 1,06 1,06 0,70 0,83 18,93 1,35 20,28
1996 14,33 0,78 0,90 1,03 0,69 0,84 18,57 1,25 19,81
1995 15,08 0,73 0,90 1,03 0,67 0,82 19,23 1,04 20,26
1994 14,94 0,68 0,71 1,01 0,66 0,80 18,80 0,93 19,73
1993 14,80 0,64 0,70 0,93 0,64 0,80 18,51 0,92 19,42
1992 15,05 0,59 0,57 0,92 0,63 0,79 18,55 0,83 19,37
1991 14,33 0,55 0,58 0,91 0,61 0,78 17,76 0,96 18,72
1990 14,69 0,52 0,47 0,83 0,60 0,75 17,86 1,02 18,87