Reykjavik Energy of Iceland recently placed a large order with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) for machinery to use in the construction of geothermal power plants. According to RenewableEnergyWorld.com, five geothermal power plants of 45-megawatts each were ordered and be delivered between October 2010 and February 2012.

MHI’s Nagaskai Shipyard ad Machinery Works will manufacture the steam turbines which will be used in the suburbs of Iceland’s capital. In addition, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation will provide the project with generators and Blacke-Durr will manufacture the power plant’s cooling equipment.

The geothermal field currently being developed is located just 30 kilometres east of Reykjavik.

Iceland uses renewable energy sources for the majority of its electrical needs. An estimated 80 per cent of the country’s electricity is generated by hydropower, with the rest coming mostly from geothermal sources.

MHI has supplied geothermal power plants to locations outside Japan, giving machines with a total capacity of over 2,700 megawatts to other geothermal projects.

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