The need for new hydropower capacity in Iceland
How the Fjalla Power Project — 800 MW and 4,000 GWh/year — fits Iceland's electricity system and the coming energy transition.
Read the article →The Fjallapower series makes the case for new hydropower in Iceland. Below it, the full archive of engineer Skúli Jóhannsson's analysis — on hydropower, transmission, geothermal, wind, and the electricity market. Most reports can now be read here on the site; each also links to its original PDF.
How the Fjalla Power Project — 800 MW and 4,000 GWh/year — fits Iceland's electricity system and the coming energy transition.
Read the article →A comparison that puts the scale of Iceland's glacial rivers in perspective — and shows how the waterfall can be protected.
Read the article →The proposal for the Fjalla Power Project, addressed directly to Iceland's energy leadership.
Read the article →The full foundational report behind the proposal: concept, assumptions, and technical basis, updated to Draft #18.
Read the article →The complete body of work, newest first. Reports tagged Íslenska are in Icelandic; a few older scanned documents open as PDF only.