Sunday, August 17, 2025

Iceland Carbfix Tour

In July 2025 we took a tour of the Geothermal Exhibition at Hellisheiưarvirkjun in Iceland, all about Geothermal power. My spouse is a Professional Geologist, for whom this was an especially interesting tour.

We took a slightly more extensive version of the tour which included the CarbFix plant, a carbon capture and sequestration project where carbon dioxide is injected deep underground to mineralize.

Near the Carbfix injection site is the Climeworks Mammoth plant, a direct air carbon capture facility. We didn't get to go inside, we could only see it from a distance.

large steam pipes running over a low hill and across the field
Steam pipes from the geothermal vents back to the power plant.
steam pipes within the power plant
Steam pipes within the power plant.
turbine within the power plant
Turbine within the power plant.
Building with a very large number of fans to pull air through
Climeworks Direct Air Capture facility.
Carbfix piping driving H2S and CO2 deep underground
Carbfix H2S+CO2 pumping facility.
Carbfix H2S and CO2 meters
Carbfix H2S+CO2 meters.