Dr. Ingvar Birgir Fridleifsson, as a former IGA President and Director of the United Nations Geothermal Training Programme, was presented a Special International Award at the National Geothermal Conference held in Beijing, China.
Geothermal utilisation has increased significantly in recent years with the establishment of new geothermal power plants. At the same time, the utilisation ratio of primary energy for electricity generation has increased considerably.
Read moreIn 2008, 102 geothermal wells were in operation at Icelandic geothermal power plants. The mean mass contribution from each was 0.78 million tons and the mean primary energy contribution was 1.19 PJ.
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