The Foreign Ministers of the Benelux countries visited the Hellisheiði Power Plant

The Foreign Ministers of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg visited the Hellisheiði Power Plant yesterday morning, where they learned about the utilization of geothermal energy in Iceland and the Carbfix technology for permanent carbon dioxide sequestration in rock.

Maxime Prévot, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium, Tom Berendsen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, and Xavier Bettel, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg, are in the country in connection with their meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir.

Sævar Freyr Þráinsson, CEO of Reykjavík Energy, the parent company of ON, welcomed the group at Hellisheiði and presented the operations of Orkuveitan and its companies.

Árni Hrannar Haraldsson, Managing Director of ON Power, discussed geothermal utilization in Iceland and the company's operations at Hellisheiði, and Edda Sif Aradóttir, Managing Director of Carbfix, presented the Carbfix technology. Following the presentations, the ministers went on a field trip at Hellisheiði with Edda Sif to learn more about the operations.

"Interest in geothermal energy and Icelandic knowledge of its utilization is growing worldwide. Visits like this give us the opportunity to share our experience with geothermal utilization and the solutions that have been developed here at Hellisheiði," said Árni Hrannar regarding the visit, which was part of the Foreign Ministers' schedule in the country, during which they also met with Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir.