{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Energy Markets Daily","title":"Geographic Feature: Iceland","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/1c47cad8\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":135,"description":"Thursday, September 24, 2026. Iceland: global geothermal leader, ~65% primary energy, ~30% electricity, ~90% heat district. Installed capacity ~785-808 MW nine plants (>0.5 MW), +22 MW Svartsengi end-2025. Major plants: Hellisheiði ~303 MW (ON Power/Reykjavík), Nesjavellir 120 MW (ON Power), Reykjanes 100-130 MW (HS Orka), Þeistareykir 90 MW (Landsvirkjun), Svartsengi ~76 MW (HS Orka), Krafla 60 MW (Landsvirkjun), Bjarnarflag ~5 MW. Electricity ~6 TWh/yr (6,000 GWh 2023, 5,651 GWh 2025) ~30% national. Aug 2026 99.4% renewable: hydro 58% (record 11-yr high), wind 28%, biomass 11.7%, solar 1.7%, fossil 0.6%. Direct-use heat 90% homes district heating ~36,335 TJ (~10,093 GWh_th) 2023, households/services/fish/aquaculture/industrial. Geothermal 65% primary energy, per-capita global leader (9th total worldwide). Expansions: Bolaalda 100 MW_e +133 MW_th s. Iceland parliament approval mid-2026. IDDP-3 superhot Nesjavellir Q4 2026 target >400°C, 20-50 MW per well (vs conventional 2-7 MW). Hellisheiði expansion Nordic Investment Bank 2025-27, toward 345 MW_th, new well ~5 MW_e, drilling/infra. Laugarnes/Engjateigur production wells 2026-27 district heating. 2025 Ísor resource assessment 1,860-6,520 MWe key fields 50-yr potential. Gross inland consumption forecast ~193,040 TJ 2026. Reinjection ~70% Hengill major fields (sustainable). Combined heat/power (CHP) standard. Icelandic companies (Iceland Drilling, Reykjavík Geothermal) active internationally. Global sector growth 20-25% 2030. National Master Plan (Rammaáætlun) geothermal utilization categories. Superhot/corrosion-resistant tech focus. Iceland geothermal ~65% primary, ~30% electricity, 99%+ renewable grid, 90% heat, nearly pure renewable supreme global leader.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/U36G3q8LRcUNVnqsKxxoyD29VrpCUp_hS1pTIecj8QA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kNzMw/ZTFlZDQ2NTZmYTAw/YzVkZDJiYzQyNTQw/ODQ5MS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}