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20040628_366W5877.jpg A hydro electric power station below the Matterhorn, near Zermatt, Switzerland
 
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20060916_366W0866.jpg A hydro electric power station at Grudie in the North West highlands of scotland
 
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20060916_366W0869.jpg  Achanalt hydro electric power station, North West highlands of scotland
 
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20100906_IMG_6387.jpg Hellisheidi geothermal power station in Hengill, Iceland is the worlds second largest geothermal power station. It will soon have a capacity of 300 MW of electricity generation. It also supplies hot water via a pipeline to Reykjavik for space heating for households and industry. Iceland generates 100% of its electricity from renewables, aprox 70% from Hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100906_IMG_6392.jpg Hellisheidi geothermal power station in Hengill, Iceland is the worlds second largest geothermal power station. It will soon have a capacity of 300 MW of electricity generation. It also supplies hot water via a pipeline to Reykjavik for space heating for households and industry. Iceland generates 100% of its electricity from renewables, aprox 70% from Hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100906_IMG_6396.jpg Hellisheidi geothermal power station in Hengill, Iceland is the worlds second largest geothermal power station. It will soon have a capacity of 300 MW of electricity generation. It also supplies hot water via a pipeline to Reykjavik for space heating for households and industry. Iceland generates 100% of its electricity from renewables, aprox 70% from Hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100906_IMG_6401.jpg Hellisheidi geothermal power station in Hengill, Iceland is the worlds second largest geothermal power station. It will soon have a capacity of 300 MW of electricity generation. It also supplies hot water via a pipeline to Reykjavik for space heating for households and industry. Iceland generates 100% of its electricity from renewables, aprox 70% from Hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100906_IMG_6410.jpg Hellisheidi geothermal power station in Hengill, Iceland is the worlds second largest geothermal power station. It will soon have a capacity of 300 MW of electricity generation. It also supplies hot water via a pipeline to Reykjavik for space heating for households and industry. Iceland generates 100% of its electricity from renewables, aprox 70% from Hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100906_IMG_6420.jpg Hellisheidi geothermal power station in Hengill, Iceland is the worlds second largest geothermal power station. It will soon have a capacity of 300 MW of electricity generation. It also supplies hot water via a pipeline to Reykjavik for space heating for households and industry. Iceland generates 100% of its electricity from renewables, aprox 70% from Hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100906_IMG_6430.jpg Hellisheidi geothermal power station in Hengill, Iceland is the worlds second largest geothermal power station. It will soon have a capacity of 300 MW of electricity generation. It also supplies hot water via a pipeline to Reykjavik for space heating for households and industry. Iceland generates 100% of its electricity from renewables, aprox 70% from Hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100906_IMG_6433.jpg Hellisheidi geothermal power station in Hengill, Iceland is the worlds second largest geothermal power station. It will soon have a capacity of 300 MW of electricity generation. It also supplies hot water via a pipeline to Reykjavik for space heating for households and industry. Iceland generates 100% of its electricity from renewables, aprox 70% from Hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100906_IMG_6438.jpg Hellisheidi geothermal power station in Hengill, Iceland is the worlds second largest geothermal power station. It will soon have a capacity of 300 MW of electricity generation. It also supplies hot water via a pipeline to Reykjavik for space heating for households and industry. Iceland generates 100% of its electricity from renewables, aprox 70% from Hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100906_IMG_6447.jpg Hellisheidi geothermal power station in Hengill, Iceland is the worlds second largest geothermal power station. It will soon have a capacity of 300 MW of electricity generation. It also supplies hot water via a pipeline to Reykjavik for space heating for households and industry. Iceland generates 100% of its electricity from renewables, aprox 70% from Hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100906_IMG_6452.jpg Hellisheidi geothermal power station in Hengill, Iceland is the worlds second largest geothermal power station. It will soon have a capacity of 300 MW of electricity generation. It also supplies hot water via a pipeline to Reykjavik for space heating for households and industry. Iceland generates 100% of its electricity from renewables, aprox 70% from Hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100907_IMG_6047 (1).jpg Hellisheidi geothermal power station in Hengill, Iceland is the worlds second largest geothermal power station. It will soon have a capacity of 300 MW of electricity generation. It also supplies hot water via a pipeline to Reykjavik for space heating for households and industry. Iceland generates 100% of its electricity from renewables, aprox 70% from Hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100907_IMG_6053.jpg Hellisheidi geothermal power station in Hengill, Iceland is the worlds second largest geothermal power station. It will soon have a capacity of 300 MW of electricity generation. It also supplies hot water via a pipeline to Reykjavik for space heating for households and industry. Iceland generates 100% of its electricity from renewables, aprox 70% from Hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100907_IMG_6058.jpg Hellisheidi geothermal power station in Hengill, Iceland is the worlds second largest geothermal power station. It will soon have a capacity of 300 MW of electricity generation. It also supplies hot water via a pipeline to Reykjavik for space heating for households and industry. Iceland generates 100% of its electricity from renewables, aprox 70% from Hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100907_IMG_6081.jpg Hellisheidi geothermal power station in Hengill, Iceland is the worlds second largest geothermal power station. It will soon have a capacity of 300 MW of electricity generation. It also supplies hot water via a pipeline to Reykjavik for space heating for households and industry. Iceland generates 100% of its electricity from renewables, aprox 70% from Hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100907_IMG_6625 (1).jpg Hellisheidi geothermal power station in Hengill, Iceland is the worlds second largest geothermal power station. It will soon have a capacity of 300 MW of electricity generation. It also supplies hot water via a pipeline to Reykjavik for space heating for households and industry. Iceland generates 100% of its electricity from renewables, aprox 70% from Hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100907_IMG_6629.jpg Hellisheidi geothermal power station in Hengill, Iceland is the worlds second largest geothermal power station. It will soon have a capacity of 300 MW of electricity generation. It also supplies hot water via a pipeline to Reykjavik for space heating for households and industry. Iceland generates 100% of its electricity from renewables, aprox 70% from Hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100907_IMG_6630.jpg Hellisheidi geothermal power station in Hengill, Iceland is the worlds second largest geothermal power station. It will soon have a capacity of 300 MW of electricity generation. It also supplies hot water via a pipeline to Reykjavik for space heating for households and industry. Iceland generates 100% of its electricity from renewables, aprox 70% from Hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100907_IMG_6643 (1).jpg Hellisheidi geothermal power station in Hengill, Iceland is the worlds second largest geothermal power station. It will soon have a capacity of 300 MW of electricity generation. It also supplies hot water via a pipeline to Reykjavik for space heating for households and industry. Iceland generates 100% of its electricity from renewables, aprox 70% from Hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100907_IMG_6656 (1).jpg Hellisheidi geothermal power station in Hengill, Iceland is the worlds second largest geothermal power station. It will soon have a capacity of 300 MW of electricity generation. It also supplies hot water via a pipeline to Reykjavik for space heating for households and industry. Iceland generates 100% of its electricity from renewables, aprox 70% from Hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100907_IMG_6660.jpg Hellisheidi geothermal power station in Hengill, Iceland is the worlds second largest geothermal power station. It will soon have a capacity of 300 MW of electricity generation. It also supplies hot water via a pipeline to Reykjavik for space heating for households and industry. Iceland generates 100% of its electricity from renewables, aprox 70% from Hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100907_IMG_6663.jpg Hellisheidi geothermal power station in Hengill, Iceland is the worlds second largest geothermal power station. It will soon have a capacity of 300 MW of electricity generation. It also supplies hot water via a pipeline to Reykjavik for space heating for households and industry. Iceland generates 100% of its electricity from renewables, aprox 70% from Hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100907_IMG_6674.jpg Hellisheidi geothermal power station in Hengill, Iceland is the worlds second largest geothermal power station. It will soon have a capacity of 300 MW of electricity generation. It also supplies hot water via a pipeline to Reykjavik for space heating for households and industry. Iceland generates 100% of its electricity from renewables, aprox 70% from Hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100907_IMG_6740.jpg Hellisheidi geothermal power station in Hengill, Iceland is the worlds second largest geothermal power station. It will soon have a capacity of 300 MW of electricity generation. It also supplies hot water via a pipeline to Reykjavik for space heating for households and industry. Iceland generates 100% of its electricity from renewables, aprox 70% from Hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100911_IMG_6590 (1).jpg Krafla gwothermal power station near Myvatn, Iceland, it has an installed capacity of 60 MW of renewable electricity production, as well as supplying hot space heating water to the surrounding area. Iceland's electricity is produced 100% from renewables with aprox 70% from Hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100911_IMG_6622 (1).jpg Krafla gwothermal power station near Myvatn, Iceland, it has an installed capacity of 60 MW of renewable electricity production, as well as supplying hot space heating water to the surrounding area. Iceland's electricity is produced 100% from renewables with aprox 70% from Hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100911_IMG_6624.jpg Krafla gwothermal power station near Myvatn, Iceland, it has an installed capacity of 60 MW of renewable electricity production, as well as supplying hot space heating water to the surrounding area. Iceland's electricity is produced 100% from renewables with aprox 70% from Hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100911_IMG_7646.jpg Krafla gwothermal power station near Myvatn, Iceland, it has an installed capacity of 60 MW of renewable electricity production, as well as supplying hot space heating water to the surrounding area. Iceland's electricity is produced 100% from renewables with aprox 70% from Hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100911_IMG_7649.jpg Krafla gwothermal power station near Myvatn, Iceland, it has an installed capacity of 60 MW of renewable electricity production, as well as supplying hot space heating water to the surrounding area. Iceland's electricity is produced 100% from renewables with aprox 70% from Hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100911_IMG_7655.jpg Krafla gwothermal power station near Myvatn, Iceland, it has an installed capacity of 60 MW of renewable electricity production, as well as supplying hot space heating water to the surrounding area. Iceland's electricity is produced 100% from renewables with aprox 70% from Hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100911_IMG_7869.jpg Krafla geothermal power station. Krafla has an installed capacity of 60 MW. 100% of Iceland's electricity is produced from renewables, 70% from hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100912_IMG_6717 (1).jpg An electrician working a control panel in Krafla geothermal power station, that measures some of the 5000 measurements that control the power plant.. Krafla has an installed capacity of 60 MW. 100% of Iceland's electricity is produced from renewables, 70% from hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100912_IMG_6733.jpg One of the steam turbines in the turbine hall of Krafla geothermal power station, that measures some of the 5000 measurements that control the power plant.. Krafla has an installed capacity of 60 MW. 100% of Iceland's electricity is produced from renewables, 70% from hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100912_IMG_6737 (1).jpg One of the steam turbines in the turbine hall of Krafla geothermal power station, that measures some of the 5000 measurements that control the power plant.. Krafla has an installed capacity of 60 MW. 100% of Iceland's electricity is produced from renewables, 70% from hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100912_IMG_6743 (1).jpg One of the steam turbines in the turbine hall of Krafla geothermal power station, that measures some of the 5000 measurements that control the power plant.. Krafla has an installed capacity of 60 MW. 100% of Iceland's electricity is produced from renewables, 70% from hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100912_IMG_6744.jpg The turbine hall of Krafla geothermal power station, that measures some of the 5000 measurements that control the power plant.. Krafla has an installed capacity of 60 MW. 100% of Iceland's electricity is produced from renewables, 70% from hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100912_IMG_6749.jpg One of the steam turbines in the turbine hall of Krafla geothermal power station, that measures some of the 5000 measurements that control the power plant.. Krafla has an installed capacity of 60 MW. 100% of Iceland's electricity is produced from renewables, 70% from hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100912_IMG_6754.jpg One of the steam turbines in the turbine hall of Krafla geothermal power station, that measures some of the 5000 measurements that control the power plant.. Krafla has an installed capacity of 60 MW. 100% of Iceland's electricity is produced from renewables, 70% from hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100912_IMG_6755.jpg An electrician checks one of the steam turbines in the turbine hall of Krafla geothermal power station, that measures some of the 5000 measurements that control the power plant.. Krafla has an installed capacity of 60 MW. 100% of Iceland's electricity is produced from renewables, 70% from hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100912_IMG_6771 (1).jpg The control room hall of Krafla geothermal power station, that measures some of the 5000 measurements that control the power plant.. Krafla has an installed capacity of 60 MW. 100% of Iceland's electricity is produced from renewables, 70% from hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100912_IMG_6774.jpg The control room hall of Krafla geothermal power station, that measures some of the 5000 measurements that control the power plant.. Krafla has an installed capacity of 60 MW. 100% of Iceland's electricity is produced from renewables, 70% from hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100912_IMG_6784 (1).jpg Krafla geothermal power station. Krafla has an installed capacity of 60 MW. 100% of Iceland's electricity is produced from renewables, 70% from hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100912_IMG_6812.jpg Part of the plant that removes water from the geothermal steam, before it is fed into the steam turbines at Krafla geothermal power station. Krafla has an installed capacity of 60 MW. 100% of Iceland's electricity is produced from renewables, 70% from hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100912_IMG_6821 (1).jpg Part of the plant that removes water from the geothermal steam, before it is fed into the steam turbines at Krafla geothermal power station. Krafla has an installed capacity of 60 MW. 100% of Iceland's electricity is produced from renewables, 70% from hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100912_IMG_6825.jpg Part of the plant that removes water from the geothermal steam, before it is fed into the steam turbines at Krafla geothermal power station. Krafla has an installed capacity of 60 MW. 100% of Iceland's electricity is produced from renewables, 70% from hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100912_IMG_6829.jpg Part of the plant that removes water from the geothermal steam, before it is fed into the steam turbines at Krafla geothermal power station. Krafla has an installed capacity of 60 MW. 100% of Iceland's electricity is produced from renewables, 70% from hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100912_IMG_6837 (1).jpg The cooling tower at Krafla geothermal power station. Krafla has an installed capacity of 60 MW. 100% of Iceland's electricity is produced from renewables, 70% from hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100912_IMG_6854 (1).jpg The cooling tower at Krafla geothermal power station. Krafla has an installed capacity of 60 MW. 100% of Iceland's electricity is produced from renewables, 70% from hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100912_IMG_6856 (1).jpg The cooling tower at Krafla geothermal power station. Krafla has an installed capacity of 60 MW. 100% of Iceland's electricity is produced from renewables, 70% from hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100912_IMG_7900.jpg One of the steam turbines in the turbine hall of Krafla geothermal power station, that measures some of the 5000 measurements that control the power plant.. Krafla has an installed capacity of 60 MW. 100% of Iceland's electricity is produced from renewables, 70% from hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100912_IMG_7903.jpg The control room of Krafla geothermal power station, that measures some of the 5000 measurements that control the power plant. Krafla has an installed capacity of 60 MW. 100% of Iceland's electricity is produced from renewables, 70% from hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100912_IMG_7904.jpg The control room of Krafla geothermal power station, that measures some of the 5000 measurements that control the power plant. Krafla has an installed capacity of 60 MW. 100% of Iceland's electricity is produced from renewables, 70% from hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100912_IMG_7912.jpg Krafla geothermal power station. Krafla has an installed capacity of 60 MW. 100% of Iceland's electricity is produced from renewables, 70% from hydro and 30% from geothermal.
 
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20100913_IMG_6932 (1).jpg Karahnjukar dam and Halslon reservoir, a massive new contorversial hydro electricity project in North East Iceland, in the wilderness area of Vatnajokull, created by damming the Jokuls a Dal river. Controversial as it flooded a huge area of one of Europes last wilderness areas, that was home to nesting Whooper Swans and Pink Footed Geese. The project does however produce 40% of Icelands electricity from renewables. The projects statistics are as follows, power generation, 700MW, gross head, 600 metres, Max flow 144 M/sec, Halslon Lake area 57KM squared, storage volume 2.1 million metres, damheight 198m (the tallest in Europe) headrace tunnels 73km. 100 % of Icelands electricity is generated from renewables, 70% from hydro and 30% from geothermal. This shot shows the gate valves that control water going to the power plant.
 
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20100913_IMG_6938.jpg Karahnjukar dam and Halslon reservoir, a massive new contorversial hydro electricity project in North East Iceland, in the wilderness area of Vatnajokull, created by damming the Jokuls a Dal river. Controversial as it flooded a huge area of one of Europes last wilderness areas, that was home to nesting Whooper Swans and Pink Footed Geese. The project does however produce 40% of Icelands electricity from renewables. The projects statistics are as follows, power generation, 700MW, gross head, 600 metres, Max flow 144 M/sec, Halslon Lake area 57KM squared, storage volume 2.1 million metres, damheight 198m (the tallest in Europe) headrace tunnels 73km. 100 % of Icelands electricity is generated from renewables, 70% from hydro and 30% from geothermal. This shot shows the gate valves that control water going to the power plant.
 
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20100914_IMG_7146 (1).jpg Fljotsdalur hydro power station part of Karahnjukar a massive new contorversial hydro electricity project in North East Iceland, in the wilderness area of Vatnajokull, created by damming the Jokuls a Dal river. Controversial as it flooded a huge area of one of Europes last wilderness areas, that was home to nesting Whooper Swans and Pink Footed Geese. The project does however produce 40% of Icelands electricity from renewables. The projects statistics are as follows, power generation, 700MW, gross head, 600 metres, Max flow 144 M/sec, Halslon Lake area 57KM squared, storage volume 2.1 million metres, dam height 198m (the tallest in Europe) headrace tunnels 73km. 100 % of Icelands electricity is generated from renewables, 70% from hydro and 30% from geothermal. This shot shows the turbine hall.
 
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20100914_IMG_7148.jpg Fljotsdalur hydro power station part of Karahnjukar a massive new contorversial hydro electricity project in North East Iceland, in the wilderness area of Vatnajokull, created by damming the Jokuls a Dal river. Controversial as it flooded a huge area of one of Europes last wilderness areas, that was home to nesting Whooper Swans and Pink Footed Geese. The project does however produce 40% of Icelands electricity from renewables. The projects statistics are as follows, power generation, 700MW, gross head, 600 metres, Max flow 144 M/sec, Halslon Lake area 57KM squared, storage volume 2.1 million metres, dam height 198m (the tallest in Europe) headrace tunnels 73km. 100 % of Icelands electricity is generated from renewables, 70% from hydro and 30% from geothermal. This shot shows the turbine hall.
 
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20100914_IMG_7153.jpg Fljotsdalur hydro power station part of Karahnjukar a massive new contorversial hydro electricity project in North East Iceland, in the wilderness area of Vatnajokull, created by damming the Jokuls a Dal river. Controversial as it flooded a huge area of one of Europes last wilderness areas, that was home to nesting Whooper Swans and Pink Footed Geese. The project does however produce 40% of Icelands electricity from renewables. The projects statistics are as follows, power generation, 700MW, gross head, 600 metres, Max flow 144 M/sec, Halslon Lake area 57KM squared, storage volume 2.1 million metres, dam height 198m (the tallest in Europe) headrace tunnels 73km. 100 % of Icelands electricity is generated from renewables, 70% from hydro and 30% from geothermal. This shot shows the turbine hall.
 
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20100914_IMG_7157.jpg Fljotsdalur hydro power station part of Karahnjukar a massive new contorversial hydro electricity project in North East Iceland, in the wilderness area of Vatnajokull, created by damming the Jokuls a Dal river. Controversial as it flooded a huge area of one of Europes last wilderness areas, that was home to nesting Whooper Swans and Pink Footed Geese. The project does however produce 40% of Icelands electricity from renewables. The projects statistics are as follows, power generation, 700MW, gross head, 600 metres, Max flow 144 M/sec, Halslon Lake area 57KM squared, storage volume 2.1 million metres, dam height 198m (the tallest in Europe) headrace tunnels 73km. 100 % of Icelands electricity is generated from renewables, 70% from hydro and 30% from geothermal. This shot shows the turbine hall.
 
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