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Svartsengi power station: Iceland’s pioneering mix of energy and hot water

Since 1976, the Svartsengi power station has heated homes and generated electricity across southwest Iceland. Its innovations and resilience have become an essential part of daily life on the Reykjanes Peninsula.

13 July 20262 min read

Volcanoes & Nature

Blue Lagoon’s milky waters reflect Iceland’s geothermal ingenuity and resilience

Fed by a power plant and shaped by volcanic forces, the Blue Lagoon is both a symbol of Iceland’s resourcefulness and a site of geological drama.

27 March 2026

Volcanoes & Nature

Sundhnúkur and its craters: a new era of eruptions on the Reykjanes Peninsula

Sundhnúkur, a volcanic hill on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, became the centre of major volcanic activity from 2023 with a series of significant eruptions and geological changes.

14 December 2025