The purpose of the plants is to meet increased demand for electricity for industrial and domestic use and for hot water for heating.
The Nesjavellir geothermal power plant is the largest cogeneration plant in Iceland. The plant is located about 30 km east of Reykjavík.
9,3 MW expansion of existing 96 MW Berlin power plant, bringing the total installed capacity of the Berlin field to 105,3 MW.
A consultancy service for a new 10 MW Pico Vermelho binary power plant and for the use of a geothermal energy for milk processing.
Verkís has assisted GEG, the solution provider, in developing modular and cost efficient well-head power plants since 2009.
The Krafla power station is a geothermal power plant with high and low pressure steam from 18 boreholes driving 2x30 MW turbines.
The first geothermal power plant in the world to combine generation of electricity and production of hot water for district heating.
The Dariali hydroelectric project is located in Georgia and the capacity of the project is set at 108 MW.
The power station supplies the town of Ilulissat with electricity, substituting diesel generators thus making the town independent of imported fuel.
The Kárahnjúkar project is the largest individual hydropower project developed in Iceland and is located in East Iceland.
The main features of the appurtenant structures in the reservoir are an overflow spillway, a bottom outlet and a diversion gate structure.
The Sultartangi hydroelectric project is located between the Sultartangi reservoir and the Búrfell HEP in the Þjórsá river.
The project is Verkís' second hydroelectric project in Greenland following the realisation of the Qorlortosuaq hydroelectric project.
The Bardu Hydroelectric Projects are located in Bardu, North-Norway. The installed power is in total 9,9 MW in two separate powerstations.
The Búðarháls hydroelectric project is located in the river Tungnaá downstream of existing Hrauneyjafoss station in South Iceland.
The geothermal field is one of the hottest, with temperatures of the geothermal fluid in boreholes reaching up to 320°C.
The power plant utilizes high pressures steam with as simple apparatus as possible, through with sufficient efficiency and reliability.
An emergency repair programme for five hydro power plants in Tanzania and Verkís together with LVP are the owner's engineer for this project.
The Qorlortorsuaq hydropower plant provides the nearby towns Qaqortoq and Narsaq, with a combined population of 5.500, with electricity.
A 15 MW plant producing electricity with two turbo-generator sets powered by saturated steam from geothermal wells.
After the extension the plant will reach 170 MW capacity, making it one of the ten largest geothermal plants in the world.
The electricity produced by the plants will first serve for industrial purposes in the Húsavík area located nearby.
Prepare participant in becoming competent project managers in geothermal utilization by introducing methodological approaches.
The plan involves the construction of a geothermal power project of 500 MWe in two phases and additional 500 MWe at a later stage.
Conducted Consultancy Services for Geothermal Resource Optimization Study of the Greater Olkaria Geothermal Fields.
Verkís has assisted the turn-key contractor during the commissioning and start-up phase of the Pamukören binary geothermal power plant.
Verkís has assisted the turn-key contractor Atlas Copco Energas for the design of the brine gathering system.
Verkís conducted a feasibility study for the utilization of geothermal hot water for production of electricity and hot water for district heating.
Mjólkárvirkjun is situated in Arnarfjörður, the energy is delivered via transmission lines to the Westfjords main transmission lines.
The extension will increase the efficiency in the new and old power plants resulting in an increase in the power plant generation capacity.
Reykjavík district heating system is the largest and most sophisticated system in the world with 830 MW installed power.
Vestmanneyjar district heating, four heat pumps were connected into the heating system in 2018 and can deliver between 10 - 11 MW of heat.
Xianyang district heating will improve the quality of life of its inhabitants and enhance the economic development of the area.
Galanta district heating, the geothermal water, which is only mildly mineralized and suitable for direct use.
Further search for hot water has been going on for years, and extensive research has been done in recent years.
Glerárstífla is an approximately 90 metre long and 7.4 metres high concrete dam in Glerárdal in Akureyri and is part of Glerárvirkjun II.
Gönguskarðsá was harnessed in 1947 to 1949. Verkís managed all the design of structures and equipment and construction supervision.
The project Micro Power Plants in the Westfjords was approved as a focus project in 2019 within the Westfjords’ expansion plan.
A new station building was built, new mechanical and electrical equipment was purchased, and the inlet pipe was renewed.
A preparation of up to 9.8 MW hydropower plant in Svartá. Verkís worked on the environmental impact assessment.
A plan of building a 9.8 megawatt hydropower plant. An environmental impact along with preliminary design and a feasibility study.
Keflavík international airport, Verkís has been involved in the design of the airport from the beginning in 1985.
Reykjavík airport is one of four international airports in Iceland, with facilities for international flights.
Egilsstadir airport is one of four international airports in Iceland. The Airport was built in 1963 - 1968 and expanded in 1987 - 1999.
G.Run, design of all engineering components in a new fishing plant in Grundarfjordur and redesign of the old building.
Bergen biogas treatment plant, in Norway, produces methane gas which is used as fuel for buses in the municipality.
Sultartangi substation is equipped with 220 [245] kV GIS switchgear with double main busbars and a transfer busbar.
Fljótsdalur substation is an important link between the Kárahnjúkar power station and the Fjarðaál aluminium smelter.
Varmahlíð substation, due to plans for increased energy consumption in Sauðárkrókur, by laying a 66 kV underground cable from Varmahlíð.
Hvolsvöllur substation was built to strengthen the transmission system in South of Iceland and is located in Hvolsvöllur.
Dýrafjörður tunnel is a new tunnel and adjoining roads between Arnarfjörður og Dýrafjörður at Western fjords in Iceland.
Óðinstorg, lighting design and planning. Verkís won a design competition for the project along with Basalt Architects and VSÓ Consulting.
Vesturlandsvegur, expanding of Hringvegur(1), about nine kilometers long road, three roundabout and about twelve kilometers of sideways.
The goals for the construction of the Arnarnesvegur road are traffic safety will increase and their travel time will be shortened.
Verkís handled the design of control systems for the building management system and distribution systems for production and auxiliary systems.
Viðey is the sister ship of Engey and Akurey, and Engey's systems were copied with considerable modifications to Viðey.
The gas and composting station, GAJA, is intended for the reuse of organic household waste from the Greater Reykjavík Area.
Verkís manages the project design of the catching dam and the levee, as well as the preparation of the tender documents.
The avalanche defenses is based on the construction of a 300-meter-long levee to receive avalanches from the ravine and direct them into the sea.
By filling in drainage ditches, wetlands that were previously disturbed can be reclaimed and the area can be developed as a nature reserve.
A land-use plan for Álftanes. Verkís carried out an environmental assessment, the planning of utilities, traffic planning and design.
Verkís conducted an environmental analysis and prepared a plan for the disposal of hazardous materials due to the demolition of ten apartment buildings.
An area, which will be planned with natural quality, sustainability and shared use as a guiding principle.
Three rows of cones will be built above the existing levees in order to reduce the flood speed in both the stauchwall and the dense core.
The Blue Lagoon is a spa and health clinic utilizing the unique qualities of the geothermal brine from the Svartsengi geothermal power plant.
Edda - Archive for historical documents, new building for the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies.
Veröld - Vigdís‘ house and the inauguration of the Vigdís International Centre for Multilingualism and Intercultural Understanding.
Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre is part of an extensive harbour development project in Reykjavik, the East Harbour Project.
Sesselja's House (Sesseljuhús) is in one of the world's oldest eco-villages, Sólheimar in Grímsnes Iceland.
The National theater has been a leading institution on the Icelandic theatre scene since it opened formally on April 20, 1950.
Hallgrímskirkja chirch steelpe, extensive and difficult repairs to the steeple itself were finally undertaken in 2008.
Hólmsheiði is located in the outskirts of the capital Reykjavík in Iceland, the prison began operations in the year 2016.
Holmen swimming facility is an innovative and modern two-story swimming facility constructed using most up-to-date technology.
Drøbak Swimming facility is a progressive and modern swimming hall containing a 25 m, 8 lane competition pool with three diving platforms.
Sea bath in Húsavík is a service building and a out area. The main building is mostly buried with the aim of incorporating into the landscape.
A service building, with different utilisation potentials which are intertwined in a few square metres.
The preliminary design of a new bridge over Jökulsá á Sólheimasandi with the aim of doubling the road over the river.
The neighborhood will be about 40 hectares. The streets is a total of 6.8 km and the walking and cycling paths is a total of 5.7 km.
A tunnel that was constructed under Vaðlaheiði by Eyjafjörður. The tunnel shortens the distance between Akureyri and Húsavík by 15.7 km.
The construction of treatment plants along with the laying of a drainage system in Akranes, Borgarnes, and Kjalarnes.
The station replaces an older pumping station, the project consists of the preparation of three construction tenders and four material tenders.
A design of gravel road between two towns in Greenland. The design of the road is an exciting challenge that the Verkís design team will learn a lot from.
Verkís designs foundations for a new terminal building in Ilulissat, Greenland, as well as providing other consultation to the contractor.
The extension is a two-story front structure and a low-rise building that runs perpendicular to it along the site boundary to the south.
The house is divided into a dormitory on two floors and a meeting room on one floor, and the buildings are connected by a corridor.
Verkís provided a variety of services during the construction of the lagoon and managed the design of the pool system of the lagoon.
These are six sales cottages at Ægisgarður for which Verkís' lighting team was responsible for designing the lighting.
The multifunctioning sports hall in Garðabær will accommodate a full-size football field.
There will be an artificial turf pitch and facilities for the practice indoor track and field in the north end of the building.
The kindergarten Álfaborg is located in Reykholt in Biskupstungur, next to a sport center, swimming pool and the elementary school of the area.
In the first phase there is half a football field and facilities for indoor track. The project is carried out according to the BIM methodology.
The patient hotel is the first phase in the overall development of the New Landspítali at Hringbraut, Iceland.
New Sólvangur is a four-storey building as well as basement. Verkís was responsible for construction supervision, site supervision of concrete constructions and landscaping.
The school, which will serve both pre-primanary and elementari school students, has room for 1.200 students.
The house will undergo some layout changes. The main change is that the walls of the house will be straightened out.
Stapaskóli is a comprehensive school, i.e. kindergarten, elementary school, music school, leisure school and social center.
Straumsvík started production in 1970 and there has been continuous ongoing work in the plant to improve production capacity.
Fjarðaál was built after an international design competition in the spring of 2003. Verkís is a leading parter in the design team.
Norðurál includes alumina unloading, handling and storage facilities at the harbor, including vacuum ship unloader and harbor silos.
Kubal, the project scope included conversion of the aluminum smelter, Plant 2, from Söderberg pot technology to pre-baked anode technology.
Elkem Iceland (former Icelandic Alloys Ltd.) was established in 1975 by the Icelandic government in cooperation with Union Carbide.
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