Ljósafoss Power Station

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The 1937 Ljósafoss Power Station catches the outflow of lake Úlfljótsvatn and turns it into electricity. In 2016, an elaborate state-of-the-art multimedia exhibition called Powering the Future opened, bringing the principles of electricity, hydropower, and geothermal and renewable energy to life.

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