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ÍSOR maps fractures and dikes at Patreksfjörður using a drone

ÍSOR staff were carrying out magnetic measurements with a drone at Patreksfjörður and its immediate surroundings before the weekend. The aim of the measurements was to obtain a clearer picture of the position of dikes and fractures in the area, in addition to the little that has been mapped at the…

26 May 2026 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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ÍSOR participant at the GeoTHERM expo & congress in Offenburg, where low-temperature geothermal energy was in focus

The geologists Auður Agla Óladóttir and Sveinborg Hlíf Gunnarsdóttir were ÍSOR's representatives at the GeoTHERM expo & congress conference, held in Offenburg, Germany, at the end of February. This is one of Europe's foremost events for geothermal professionals and a true forum for sharing…

5 March 2026 · ÍSOR · 2 min read

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International Day of Women and Girls in Science – 11 February 2026

Today, 11 February, is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. On this occasion, we at ÍSOR wish to shine a light on the wonderful women who work among us and contribute to research and play a key role in monitoring and the sustainable utilization in the field of geosciences and…

11 February 2026 · ÍSOR · 2 min read

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Alexandra K. Hafsteinsdóttir receives the President of Iceland's Innovation Award and Hugo Alejandro Arteaga Vivas a special recognition for projects carried out at ÍSOR

Alexandra K. Hafsteinsdóttir, a student in the master's program in geology at the University of Iceland and an employee of ÍSOR, received the President of Iceland's Innovation Award for her project Mapping of groundwater on the Reykjanes Peninsula. In addition, Hugo Alejandro Arteaga Vivas, a…

21 January 2026 · ÍSOR · 4 min read

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ÍSOR's involvement in a 10 MW steam power plant supports the energy transition in Dominica in the Caribbean

ÍSOR and HD ehf. have signed an agreement with DGDC Ltd. (Dominica Geothermal Development Company Ltd.) on supervision of the commissioning and operation of a 10 MW steam power plant in Dominica in the Caribbean. The agreement also covers the compilation and processing of data on the geothermal…

9 January 2026 · ÍSOR · 2 min read

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New high-temperature deep sampler – a step forward with innovation in research and utilization of geothermal energy

Since its founding, ÍSOR has placed strong emphasis on research, innovation and the development of economical solutions to meet the challenges associated with the utilization of geothermal energy.

6 January 2026 · ÍSOR · 2 min read

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ÍSOR at the EMODnet Open Conference 2025

An important professional field that ÍSOR attends to is ÍSOR's geoscientific seabed research, which is used, among other things, for the study of natural resources and to support the protection of seabed areas. ÍSOR provides services and research for authorities and institutions as well as for…

27 November 2025 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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Open meeting on 5 November hosted by the GRÓ Centre for Knowledge on Development Cooperation, the Geothermal Training Programme and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the Institute of International Affairs at the University of Iceland.

At this open meeting, students of the Geothermal Training Programme will share their experience and vision of geothermal education and geothermal utilization for sustainable development in energy matters.

4 November 2025 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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Magnetic measurements with a drone

This year ÍSOR invested in a new drone and magnetometer that offers even greater advances. The first measurements with the new equipment took place in Eyjafjörður last week, where measurements were made in the geothermal areas at Botn and at Hjalteyri. 380 km were flown over two days and about 6…

22 October 2025 · ÍSOR · 2 min read

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ÍSOR and Arctic Green Engineering Services (AGEN) begin cooperation

ÍSOR, which in addition to its diverse activities in Iceland provides scientific and technical consulting in the field of geosciences on the international market, and AGEN (Arctic Green Engineering Services), an international consulting company based in Hungary in the field of geosciences…

30 September 2025 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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Updated geothermal assessment. Unique conditions in Iceland for geothermal utilization.

The report "Geothermal assessment. Assessment of heat reserves, heat flow and the future of geothermal utilization in Iceland" has been published, and Steinunn Hauksdóttir, director of resource research and international relations at ÍSOR, presented the main findings at a press conference at the…

25 September 2025 · ÍSOR · 2 min read

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Hot water found in a new borehole at Patreksfjörður

In recent weeks, Orkubú Vestfjarða has been conducting the drilling of a new production well at Patreksfjörður, in addition to the one that was drilled in the autumn of 2024. The drilling rig Freyja from Ræktunarsamband Flóa og Skeiða is being used for the work, but ÍSOR experts located the…

28 August 2025 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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EMODnet conference and workshop on seabed geology held in Iceland 3–6 June 2025

Íslenskar orkurannsóknir (ÍSOR), in cooperation with the University of Iceland and the Geological Society of Iceland, will hold a conference and workshop of the EMODnet-Geology project, for the first time in Iceland. In the first week of June, 55 geoscientists from 26 European geological…

2 June 2025 · ÍSOR · 3 min read

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On water protection and forestry

On water protection and forestry in Heiðmörk

27 May 2025 · ÍSOR · 3 min read

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Iceland's continental shelf rights confirmed on the Reykjanes Ridge

On 14 March, the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf approved the proposals for the outer limits of Iceland's continental shelf on the western, southern and southeastern parts of the Reykjanes Ridge. With that, a long process to this point came to an end; Iceland's…

21 March 2025 · ÍSOR · 3 min read

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The flexible couplings are in the well!

So-called flexible couplings (Flexible Couplings) have been in development at ÍSOR for the past ten years; they are a new solution intended to solve a problem that occurs in boreholes when they heat up, as the casings in the wells can be damaged due to thermal expansion. Recently a major milestone…

26 February 2025 · ÍSOR · 3 min read

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ÍSOR nominated for a European innovation award

ÍSOR's flexible coupling (Flexible Coupling) received a nomination from the European Geothermal Energy Council for the Ruggero Bertani EGIAward 2025 innovation award. In total, five companies are nominated, and the winner will be announced at the GeoTHERM conference, held in Offenburg, Germany, on…

3 February 2025 · ÍSOR · 2 min read

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ÍSORÐ – the 8th event that ÍSOR offers.

A recording from the meeting can be seen Here

9 December 2024 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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Information meeting on the good results of geothermal exploration

This week, Guðlaugur Þ. Þórðarson, Minister of the Environment, Energy and Climate, called an information meeting on the good results of geothermal exploration in recent months and seasons. There, Árni Magnússon, CEO of ÍSOR, presented, among other things, the results of research on the…

12 September 2024 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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Conference and cooperation of Íslenskar orkurannsóknir and the University of Akureyri with scientists from Expedition 396 within the International Ocean Discovery Program.

Íslenskar orkurannsóknir and the University of Akureyri held a conference in June about their research with scientists from Expedition 396 within The International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP), together with a two-day field trip in Northeast Iceland. The conference took place on 17–21 June at the…

2 September 2024 · ÍSOR · 2 min read

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Director of the Geothermal Training Programme

Bjarni is a geothermal specialist with over 25 years' experience and has worked at ÍSOR since its founding. Before that he was in the Research Division of the National Energy Authority. He has also…

6 August 2024 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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ÍSORÐ – the 7th event that ÍSOR offers.

A recording from the meeting can be seen HERE

25 June 2024 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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Great interest in cooperation with Icelanders

This past week, Íslandsstofa (Business Iceland), in cooperation with the embassy in Washington and the state government of Colorado, held a successful conference on possible cooperation in the field of green energy.

24 June 2024 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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ÍSOR wins the IGC Innovation Award

The successful conference of the Icelandic energy cluster, the Iceland Geothermal Conference, concluded at Harpa yesterday. In total, nearly 600 participants attended the conference, from 54 countries.

31 May 2024 · ÍSOR · 2 min read

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Could be of enormous significance for Ísafjörður

Not forgetting the understanding and support of the authorities for the continued use of the precious resource that geothermal energy is for the Icelandic nation.

31 May 2024 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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Course of the Geothermal Training Programme and the geothermal company LaGeo in El Salvador

A successful two-week course of the Geothermal Training Programme (Jarðhitaskólinn) and the geothermal company LaGeo in El Salvador concluded on Sunday. The course was held at LaGeo's headquarters in Santa Tecla near the capital San Salvador, and it was attended by guests from the geothermal…

13 February 2024 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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These days ÍSOR is working on a review of data from two geothermal areas in El Salvador

These days ÍSOR is working on a review of data from two geothermal areas in El Salvador. These are projects in East Ahuachapan and in Conchagua. The project is carried out for the Directorate for International Development Cooperation of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and is in cooperation with…

25 January 2024 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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Volcanic eruptions on the Svartsengi–Sundhnúkur eruptive fissure after the Ice Age

In light of the recent events on the Reykjanes Peninsula, there is reason to recall what is known about the eruptive history of the Sundhnúkur eruptive fissure. The Svartsengi system is about 30 km long and 6-7 km wide. After the glaciers of the Ice Age melted some fifteen thousand years ago…

18 January 2024 · ÍSOR · 4 min read

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Examining whether magmatic gas causes uplift

"In our minds, it matters considerably to know, if possible, whether magma is accumulating directly beneath Svartsengi, or whether magmatic gas is possibly accumulating there from magma upflow farther away, possibly from an independent magma upflow beneath the Sundhnúkur crater row.

9 January 2024 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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ÍSORÐ – the 6th event that ÍSOR offers.

This time, the topic will be how ÍSOR's activities align with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. By working toward the Sustainable Development Goals, ÍSOR contributes, among other things, its part toward Iceland achieving its goals in climate matters.

12 December 2023 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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Submarine lava and craters by Grindavík

Earthquakes and uplift in the vicinity of the mountain Þorbjörn above Grindavík have put people on alert for volcanic eruptions in the vicinity. For that reason, people have also scrutinized geological data and old accounts of eruptions in these areas.

12 November 2023 · ÍSOR · 2 min read

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Recognition of the Equality Scale (Jafnvægisvogin)

We at ÍSOR are proud recipients of the Jafnvægisvogin recognition, presented at a ceremonial event broadcast live on RÚV's website yesterday.

13 October 2023 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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ÍSORÐ – the fifth event that ÍSOR offers.

We at ÍSOR want to invite you to take part in ÍSORÐ, on Wednesday, 27 September

25 September 2023 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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Geological resources

Geological resources are among the most important resources of humankind, but Iceland lags far behind neighboring countries when it comes to mapping them. This was discussed in the news of Stöð 2 this week, where Árni Magnússon, CEO of ÍSOR, answered questions.

21 September 2023 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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Iceland's delegation presented a revised submission to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf of the United Nations

Representatives of ÍSOR recently took part in the Icelandic delegation's presentation to a subcommittee of the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in New York, concerning…

12 August 2023 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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ÍSOR establishes itself in geothermal energy in India

"We have been working on a project with a large Indian oil company called the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, ONGC, which is a state oil company in India, and provided consultancy aimed at locating and designing boreholes, as well as monitoring drilling and the like," says Daði Þorbjörnsson…

11 August 2023 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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Eruption at Litli-Hrútur and earthquake monitoring at ÍSOR

ÍSOR has worked with the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague since 2013, and the academy has operated 17 seismometers on the Reykjanes Peninsula in cooperation with ÍSOR. The seismometer network, which is called REYKJANET, covers the peninsula fairly well all the way to Geitafell in the east, see…

11 July 2023 · ÍSOR · 2 min read

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Projects of ÍSOR and its partners in India

As has been mentioned before, ÍSOR, together with its partners Verkís and Techon India, has been working on projects recently in India ( https://isor.is/isor-og-verkis-toku-thatt-i-ferd-utanrikisraduneytisins-til-indlands/ ). One of ÍSOR's clients in India is one of India's largest oil companies…

10 July 2023 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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ÍSOR continues in unchanged form

Over the past year, an examination has been carried out into whether, and if so in what manner, certain agencies under the Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate could be merged.

4 July 2023 · ÍSOR · 2 min read

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ÍSOR celebrates 20th anniversary

On 1 July 2023, ÍSOR celebrated its 20th anniversary. It was on that day in 2003 that new legislation took effect on Iceland GeoSurvey (Íslenskar orkurannsóknir) and a new agency took over projects that for decades had been in the hands of the National Energy Authority (Orkustofnun) and, from 1997…

3 July 2023 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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Extensive research on Iceland's crust and geothermal exploration

This August, extensive research on the crust beneath Iceland begins. A group from the China University of Geosciences in Wuhan, China (CUG) is coming to the country. Measurements are to be made of resistivity/conductivity deep in the earth beneath Northeast Iceland (green pins in the accompanying…

28 June 2023 · ÍSOR · 2 min read

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Offshore wind energy

Report of the Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate on offshore wind energy (2023): 2023_URN_Vindorka_a_hafi.pdf

13 June 2023 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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Technician in borehole logging

In light of increasing activity, ÍSOR is looking for an ambitious individual for the position of technician in borehole logging.

26 May 2023 · ÍSOR · 2 min read

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ÍSORÐ – the fourth event that ÍSOR offers.

It is time for the next ÍSORÐ, the series of events that ÍSOR launched in 2022.

26 May 2023 · ÍSOR · 2 min read

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Geothermal activity beneath the ring road

Increased geothermal activity has been noticed beneath the national road in Hveradalabrekka by Skíðaskálinn in Hveradalir. Because of ÍSOR's expertise and experience in mapping geothermal energy and experience in environmental monitoring, we were engaged to provide consultancy for the Icelandic…

15 May 2023 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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ÍSOR's review of the status of district heating utilities

At Samorka's professional conference held in Selfoss, ÍSOR specialists presented the findings of a report prepared for the Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate. The report is titled "District heating utilities in Iceland – a review of the status of district heating utilities and the use…

5 May 2023 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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ÍSOR is seeking a specialist in geothermal reservoir engineering

Specialist in geothermal reservoir engineering

31 March 2023 · ÍSOR · 2 min read

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Research is the prerequisite for sustainable utilisation of geothermal energy

30 March 2023 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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ÍSOR and Verkís took part in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs' trip to India

ÍSOR and Verkís took part in a trip to India on 1–5 March last. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs organised the trip together with the Embassy of Iceland in Delhi. Haukur Þór Haraldsson, business development manager, took part in the trip on behalf of Verkís and Daði Þórbjörnsson on behalf of ÍSOR…

29 March 2023 · ÍSOR · 2 min read

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Article in Bloomberg about geothermal energy

Bloomberg, in an article published today, discusses geothermal energy in Iceland and how large a role it has played in the advancement of the country and the nation. Likewise, it discusses what other nations can learn from Icelanders about the utilisation of the valuable resource that geothermal…

1 March 2023 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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Summer job in the field of engineering 2023

We are looking for an ambitious university student for a job in the field of engineering this summer. The job involves work on varied projects related to geothermal energy. Applicants must have completed at least two years of university study in engineering.

22 February 2023 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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Summer jobs in the field of geology 2023

We are looking for ambitious university students for jobs in the field of geology this summer. The main tasks are geoscientific research and data processing. The tasks may involve various measurements and research out in the field and participation in professional research projects. Applicants must…

22 February 2023 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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Mergers of institutions: The aim is to ensure that ÍSOR can continue to provide services and advice to the energy industry and public parties in its field.

Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, Minister of the Environment, Energy and Climate, presented at a Cabinet meeting yesterday the plans to merge ten of the ministry's institutions into three powerful institutions — the Nature Conservation and Heritage Agency, the Natural Science Institute and the Climate…

1 February 2023 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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ÍSORÐ – the third event that ÍSOR offers.

ÍSOR specialists discuss specific topics relating to the energy and resources of the earth. The events are broadcast online and everyone is invited to participate, the public, the media and the academic community.

2 December 2022 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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ÍSOR and Dominica

ÍSOR has been working on interesting geothermal projects in the Caribbean Sea, including in Dominica, ever since 2011. Now drilling has started up again on this paradise island, where Jarðboranir are now drilling two new wells. ÍSOR and Mannvit are advisers to the Dominican authorities in…

21 November 2022 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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Increasing energy security for the future

The following article appeared in Fréttablaðið on 17 November 2022

17 November 2022 · ÍSOR · 6 min read

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Vacancies at ÍSOR in light of growing activity

In light of growing activity, ÍSOR is seeking ambitious individuals to join the team. The motto of ÍSOR's policy is sustainability in action, and the core of ÍSOR's policy and operations is to provide advice on the sustainable utilisation of earth resources and to support the authorities' policy in…

14 November 2022 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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The President of Iceland on a visit to Cornell University in Ithaca, New York State, together with GRP Iceland, ÍSOR and the Iceland Geothermal cluster.

Cornell University has long been among the foremost universities in the United States and has been in cooperation with GRP Iceland (Geothermal Resource Park), the Iceland Geothermal cluster, Reykjavík University and the Icelandic authorities, and has worked on various projects relating to renewable…

11 November 2022 · ÍSOR · 2 min read

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Renewal of membership in the association of 37 geological institutions in Europe, EuroGeoSurveys.

ÍSOR has renewed its membership in the association of 37 geological institutions in Europe, EuroGeoSurveys, and thus strengthens Iceland's position in the community of European research parties in geosciences. In addition, ÍSOR is a member of EERA - European Energy Research Alliance…

31 October 2022 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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From the Canaries to Kashmir

In an article in Morgunblaðið today (27 November 2022), Bjarni Richter, geologist and director of business development and marketing at ÍSOR, is interviewed about the foreign projects ÍSOR is working on. Among other things, projects in the Canary Islands and in Kashmir in India are discussed. The…

27 October 2022 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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ÍSOR takes part in geothermal research in the Canary Islands

ÍSOR recently signed an agreement with the Spanish energy and oil company Repsol S.A. on a geothermal review of three of the Canary Islands, that is to say La Palma, Tenerife and Gran Canaria. A considerable amount of geoscientific research has been carried out on the three islands in recent years…

10 October 2022 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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ÍSORÐ 27 September – ÍSOR's series of meetings about the energy and resources of the earth.

ÍSORÐ – ÍSOR's series of meetings about the energy and resources of the earth.

23 September 2022 · ÍSOR · 2 min read

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Scientific articles by Icelandic geoscientists in the journal Nature

In the journal Nature, two articles by Icelandic geoscientists appeared recently, both of which deal with the upheavals at Fagradalsfjall in 2021. One of the articles is geophysical and ÍSOR was a participant in it, while the other is geochemical. It is extremely rare for two scientific articles by…

19 September 2022 · ÍSOR · 3 min read

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Environmental monitoring for Landsvirkjun

Toward the end of August, three ÍSOR staff members went north to carry out environmental monitoring for Landsvirkjun in their utilisation areas at Krafla, Námafjall and at Þeistareykir. For the past decade ÍSOR has performed the task of monitoring changes at these geothermal areas. Changes in…

14 September 2022 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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A new optical borehole televiewer added to ÍSOR's borehole measurement collection

The optical borehole camera has been introduced in accordance with ÍSOR's certified procedures (ISO 9001:2015), and on that occasion two of the Road Administration's boreholes were imaged with good…

12 September 2022 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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Borehole measurements on Terceira island

The Azores are a cluster of nine volcanic islands in the middle of the Atlantic, due west of Portugal. Despite the voyages of various adventurers down the ages, the archipelago is not thought to have…

12 September 2022 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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Magnetic measurements with a drone

7 September 2022 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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ÍSOR has concluded an agreement with ONGC

ÍSOR has concluded an agreement with ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Company – www.ongcindia.com), one of the largest oil companies in India, regarding the preparation of a geothermal power plant in the Puga valley in Ladakh, in the Kashmir region.

5 August 2022 · ÍSOR · 2 min read

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An eruption has begun anew – Fagradalsfjall Fires?

Magnús Á. Sigurgeirsson, geologist at ÍSOR – Iceland GeoSurvey, has for decades researched the eruption history of the Reykjanes peninsula. Here he describes how it gives us a better understanding of what is likely ahead – the Fagradalsfjall Fires.

4 August 2022 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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Energy and the Earth's resources – lecture

Today ÍSOR launched a series of events under the name ÍSORÐ.

29 June 2022 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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Coverage of geothermal energy in the magazine Energy Global

In the latest edition of the magazine Energy Global there is extensive coverage of geothermal energy and what role it could play in the effort to increase the share of renewable energy with regard to climate matters. Furthermore, in light of the importance of Europe increasing its independence in…

27 June 2022 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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Energy and the Earth's resources – ÍSORÐ

On Tuesday 28 June ÍSOR launches a series of events in the fields of energy and the Earth's resources, where these matters will be addressed from the institution's perspective.

24 June 2022 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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Position at the chemistry laboratory

In light of growing activity, ÍSOR is now seeking an ambitious individual for a position at the chemistry laboratory. The chemistry laboratory handles analyses of liquid and gas samples, especially in connection with groundwater and geothermal research.

23 June 2022 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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Visit from Indonesia

ÍSOR has in recent years taken part in several projects in the field of geothermal energy in Indonesia, in collaboration with other Icelandic companies, such as the engineering firms Mannvit and Verkís, the drilling contractor North Tech Energy, and others.

20 June 2022 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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Open house at ÍSOR's new headquarters at Urðarhvarf 8

Open house at ÍSOR's new headquarters at Urðarhvarf 8

20 June 2022 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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ÍSOR annual overview

ÍSOR's annual overview has been published. It is now for the first time published only on ÍSOR's website.

15 June 2022 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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Drilling on Dominica

Dominica is an island in the Caribbean that has had to rely on imported fossil fuels to meet its energy needs.

14 June 2022 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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Structure of the oceanic crust and rift belts

Anett Blischke, structural geologist and specialist in seabed research at ÍSOR, and her colleagues are the authors of a recent scientific article on the structure and rift history of the sea area north of Iceland and west of Jan Mayen. The article, which is the product of a collaborative project of…

24 May 2022 · ÍSOR · 2 min read

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Carbfix and ÍSOR sign an agreement on carbon disposal

Carbfix and ÍSOR today signed an agreement on further collaboration in the field of carbon disposal, including abroad, but the companies have in recent years had good cooperation on it in Iceland.

5 May 2022 · ÍSOR · 2 min read

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Precursors of the eruption at Fagradalsfjall

On 2 May 2022 an article appeared in one of the world's most respected geoscience journals, Nature Geoscience, on the results of research on the unrest episode that began at Svartsengi early in 2020 and was a precursor of the eruption at Fagradalsfjall. The article, for which Ólafur G. Flóvenz…

3 May 2022 · ÍSOR · 4 min read

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Geological and geohazard mapping of coastal areas in Seyðisfjörður and Norðfjörður

Last year ÍSOR – Iceland GeoSurvey received a grant from the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration's Research Fund to work on geological and geohazard mapping of coastal areas in Seyðisfjörður and Norðfjörður. The main goal of the project is to shed light on the size and extent of submarine…

19 April 2022 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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Minister's visit

Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, Minister of the Environment, Energy and Climate, along with his entourage, came recently on a visit to ÍSOR's new premises at Urðarhvarf 8 in Kópavogur. Along with viewing the facilities of ÍSOR's headquarters, the laboratory and the premises of the GRÓ Geothermal Training…

19 March 2022 · ÍSOR · 2 min read

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GEOENVI – Assessment and handling of environmental impacts of geothermal utilization in Europe

ÍSOR took part in the project GEOENVI, which was carried out under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research programme in the years 2018-2021. The project was led by EGEC (European Geothermal Energy Council), while other participants came from Belgium, Italy, France, Hungary and Turkey, as well as…

17 February 2022 · ÍSOR · 2 min read

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New geological map of the country's Western Volcanic Zone

A new geological map of the country's Western Volcanic Zone at the scale 1:100,000 has been published. It covers the lava areas north of Þingvallavatn and all the way north over Langjökull. To the west it extends over Arnarvatnsheiði and to the east over Hreppafjöll. Here one can access a pdf…

14 February 2022 · ÍSOR · 2 min read

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ÍSOR moves to Urðarhvarf 8

ÍSOR, Iceland GeoSurvey, is now moving its operations to Kópavogur, and regular operations begin there on Monday 17 January.

11 January 2022 · ÍSOR · 1 min read

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Basic research is the prerequisite for applied research and sustainable resource utilization on the seabed

At ÍSOR there is unique professional knowledge and experience of specialists in the geoscientific processing of research data on the seabed around Iceland. Collaboration of institutions and ministries in recent years has been crucial so that research data collected by foreign and domestic parties…

19 August 2021 · ÍSOR · 2 min read

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Eruption period on the Reykjanes peninsula 1900-2500 years ago – an overview

The second-to-last eruption period on the Reykjanes peninsula, which lasted 1900-2500 years ago, was not very different from the last one, which lasted from 800 to 1240 AD. The main difference lies in the fact that then the Hengill system became active, whereas in modern times eruptive activity…

20 June 2021 · ÍSOR · 3 min read

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Where and how do earthquakes form?

Where and how do earthquakes form? What effect do geothermal utilization, fluid flow and crustal movements have on seismic activity? These are questions that, among other things, it is hoped will be answerable in a research project that recently got under way at ÍSOR. The results of the project…

17 May 2021 · ÍSOR · 5 min read