The 1937 Ljósafoss Power Station catches the outflow of lake Úlfljótsvatn and turns it into electricity. The elaborate state-of-the-art multimedia exhibition shows the principles of electricity, hydropower, and geothermal and renewable energy to life.
Ljósafoss Power Station
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