News & Updates
Reykjavík Geothermal completes successful consulting project with BBA//Fjaldco Law Firm, Verkís Engineering and Iceland Geosurvey
In the end of 2018, Reykjavík Geothermal began a collaborative consulting project with the Icelandic companies BBA//Fjeldco law firm, Verkís Engineering and Iceland Geosurvey on a project based in Djibouti sponsored by the African Development Bank.
BSI Audit of RG Business Management System
BSI carried out the annual audit of the Reykjavik Geothermal QHSE Business Management System on the 29-31 of October 2020. Assessment standards were ISO 14001: 2015, ISO 9001: 2015 and ISO 45001: 2018. Three opportunities for improvement were observed.
The Iceland Renewable Energy Cluster
The Iceland Geothermal Cluster was founded in 2010 to strengthen competitiveness, innovation and increase value creation within the Icelandic geothermal energy industry.
Abaya Geothermal Exploration Licenses
Reykjavík Geothermal's Abaya and Tulu Moye concessions have up until now been covered by the same exploration license. The Abaya concession is located in the SNNPR (Southern Nations and Nationalities People's Region) region, and Tulu Moye in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. The work has now been completed to split this exploration license into separate licenses for each region.
National Plan for Land Protection & Energy: Bolaalda
Early February 2020, the Bolaalda project was approved by the Icelandic National Energy Authority (Orkustofnun) and sent to the steering committee of the National Plan for Land Protection and Energy Development (verndar- og orkunýtingaráætlun, rammaáæltun) – for assessment in terms of land protection or energy development.
Indicative findings from MT resistivity studies in Bolaalda, Iceland
Reykjavík Geothermal's team of geoscientists carried out MT (magnetotelluric) measurements of the Bolaalda area in Ölfus, Iceland, in late 2020. Tentative findings indicate a high temperature reservoir in Bolaalda that is located deeper than in the adjacent areas of Hengill and Hellisheiði.