Iceland Geothermal Power — Reykjanes Steam Fields
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The Reykjanes geothermal power station complex photographed from 300 metres — the multiple steam separation towers and cooling towers producing simultaneous plumes of steam and hot water vapour against the black lava field background.
Description
Iceland’s geothermal power industry is concentrated on the Reykjanes Peninsula, where the Mid-Atlantic Ridge system provides a continuous heat source close to the capital Reykjavik. The Hellisheiði and Reykjanes geothermal power stations present an industrial aerial landscape of extraordinary visual character — multiple steam separation towers, turbine halls, and cooling towers producing simultaneous steam plumes that merge at altitude into a common weather system above the station. This photograph was made at 300 metres on a cold November morning when the steam plumes are at their most voluminous, each of the 12 visible steam columns fully condensed within 30 metres of its release point and rising to 200 metres before dispersing into the broader steam cloud. The black lava field of the Reykjanes Peninsula provides maximum contrast with the white steam plumes. The pipeline network connecting wellheads across the lava field creates an industrial geometry visible from altitude.
