Reykjavík city council has voted to go ahead with plans to create two new geothermally heated beaches in the city. The beaches would use excess water from geothermal boreholes to heat up the icy seawater, making it warm enough to bathe in. Reykjavík already has one geothermally heated beach, Nauthólsvík beach, which is usually packed full of people on warm summer days.
Read more: Reykjavík: A city powered by geothermal energy
The two new beaches would be located on the northern coast of the city, by Skarfaklettur rock at the eastern end of the north shore sculpture and scenic walk, by Sundahöfn harbour and in a recreational area in the suburb of Grafarvogur (see map).
The beaches would use excess geothermal water produced by the Reykjavík power utility. During the summer months the power utility currently dumps huge quantities of geothermal water during the summer months, when demand is low. Rather than dumping this water the city wants to use it to heat up the sea at the two sites.
Reykjavík city council has voted to go ahead with plans to create two new geothermally heated beaches in the city. The beaches would use excess water from geothermal boreholes to heat up the icy seawater, making it warm enough to bathe in. Reykjavík already has one geothermally heated beach, Nauthólsvík beach, which is usually packed full of people on warm summer days.
Read more: Reykjavík: A city powered by geothermal energy
The two new beaches would be located on the northern coast of the city, by Skarfaklettur rock at the eastern end of the north shore sculpture and scenic walk, by Sundahöfn harbour and in a recreational area in the suburb of Grafarvogur (see map).
The beaches would use excess geothermal water produced by the Reykjavík power utility. During the summer months the power utility currently dumps huge quantities of geothermal water during the summer months, when demand is low. Rather than dumping this water the city wants to use it to heat up the sea at the two sites.
