Research Projects and Publications
Supercritical CO2 Coaxial Heat Exchanger for Geothermal Well Conversion with ECO2G Technology
Author: Lauren Hillis
Year: 2017
Supervisors: María Sigríður Guðjónsdóttir, Sverrir Þórhallsson, & Joseph Scherer
Geothermal Surface Mapping and Chemical Sampling in Krýsuvík at: Seltún, Trölladyngja, and Austurengjar
Author: Julianna Hogenson
Year: 2017
Supervisors: Juliet Newson, Sigurður Garðar Kristinsson & Finnbogi Óskarsso
Exploring Electric Vehicle Participation in the Icelandic Balancing Market as Virtual Power Plant
Author: Fritz Steingrube
Year: 2017
Supervisors: Ewa L. Carlson, Hlynur Stefánsson & Samuel Perkin
Reykjavik Harbor System Analysis: Shore Side Electricity Connections for Containerships in the Eimskip Terminal
Author: Alfonso Barrernchea
Year: 2017
Supervisors: David C. Finger & Hlynur Stefánsson
Leigjendavandinn: The Tenant Problem in Geothermal Leasing
Author: Christopher Mathews
Year: 2017
Supervisors: Guðni A. Jóhannesson & Eiríkur Elís Þorláksson
Estimating the Data Reliability of Magnetotelluric Measurements
Author: D. Keith Smithson
Year: 2017
Supervisors: Hlynur Stefánsson, Egill Júlíusson & Samuel Perkin
Life-Cycle Assessment of Sour Gas Abatement at Hellisheiði compared to Conventional Carbon and Sulphur Abatement Projects
Author: Selma-Penna Utonih
Year: 2017
Supervisors: Einar Jón Ásbjörnsson, David C. Finger & Edda Sif Aradóttir
Geothermal Energy: Silica Precipitation and Utilization
Author: Aníta Hauksdóttir
Year: 2016
Supervisors: Einar Jón Ásbjörnsson & Kristín Vala Matthíasdóttir
Small Scale Electricity Production From Low Temperature Geothermal Resources Using Organic Rankine Cycle
Author: Emilía Valdimarsdóttir
Year: 2017
Supervisors: María Sigríður Guðjónsdóttir & Jón Matthíasson
Wind Power Integration in Iceland: Impacts on the Icelandic Regulation Power Market
Author: Felix Michel
Year: 2017
Supervisors: Ewa Lazarczyk & Samuel Perkin
Algorithm for Optimal Well Placement in Geothermal Systems Based on TOUGH2 Models
Author: Dagur Helgason
Year: 2017
Supervisors: Ágúst Valfells & Egill Júlíusson
Risk Assessment and Risk Modelling in Geothermal Drilling
Author: Lilian Aketch Okwiri
Year: 2016
Supervisors: María Sigríður Guðjónsdóttir & Sverrir Þórhallsson
The Viability of Supplying an Industrial Park with Thermal Energy from Menengai Geothermal Field
Author: Jack Muthomi Kiruja
Year: 2016
Supervisors: Páll Jensson & Páll Valdimarsson
An Onshore Wind Resource Assessment for Iceland Using HARMONIE Reanalysis Data with Consideration to Hydrological Reservoir Flows
Author: Danielle Preziuso
Year: 2016
Supervisors: Stefán Kári Sveinbjörnsson & Ármann Gylfason
Strategies, Structures and Process for Owning and Operating an Energy Resource Park
Author: Shaun Tudor
Year: 2016
Supervisor: Viðar Helgason & Einar Jón Ásbjörnsson
Effect of experimental parameters on the voltage output of a sediment microbial fuel cell
Author: Ana Iris Correa Muler
Year: 2016
Supervisor: María Sigríður Guðjónsdóttir & Ásdís Helgadóttir
Hydraulic Well Stimulation in Low-Temperature Geothermal Areas for Direct Use
Author: Cari Debra Covell
Year: 2016
Supervisor: María Sigríður Guðjónsdóttir & Sverrir Þórhallsson
Casing Coupling for Extreme Temperature Setting
Author: Haraldur Orri Björnsson
Year: 2016
Supervisor: Einar Jón Ásbjörnsson
Analysing Geothermal Project Life Cycle by Using the Design Structure Matrix
Author: Magnus de Witt
Year: 2016
Supervisor: Helgi Þór Ingason & Gréta María Grétarsdóttir
Maniupulation of Lipid Content in Algae Biomass at the Blue Lagoon R&D Center
Author: Máté Osvald
Year: 2016
Supervisor: Halldór Guðfinnur Svavarsson & Hrönn Arnardóttir
Tracer testing in the Svartsengi geothermal field in 2015
Author: Sigrún Brá Sverrisdóttir
Year: 2016
Supervisor: Guðni Axelsson & Ágúst Valfells
Numerical modeling of the Hágögnur Geothermal Reservoir in Central Iceland
Author: Ximena Guardia Muguruza
Year: 2016
Supervisor: Ágúst Valfells & Egill Júlíusson
Thermoeconomic analysis of geothermal power cycles for IDDP-1 chloride mitigation
Author: Alberto Mereto
Year: 2016
Supervisor: María Sigríður Guðjónsdóttir & Vijay Chauhan
Optimal Well Placement in the Theistareykir Geothermal Field for the Next Well in Succession
Author: Basil Alexander Jefferies
Year: 2016
Supervisor: Ágúst Valfells & Egill Júlíusson
Economic Modeling of Cost Effective Hydrogen Production From Water Electrolysis by Utilizing Iceland's Regulartoy Power Market
Author: Jeffrey David Jacobs
Year: 2016
Supervisor: Einar Jón Ásbjörnsson & Guðmundur Gunnarsson
Direct Utilization of Geothermal Energy for Space Cooling in Nicaragua
Author: Jón Sigurður Pétursson
Year: 2016
Supervisor: Einar Jón Ásbjörnsson
Hydroelectric power station - Nigerleq
Author: Mads Uhrenholt Lauritsen
Year: 2016
Supervisor: Einar Jón Ásbjörnsson
Macro-Scale Multi Criteria Site Assessment for Wind Resource Development in Iceland
Author: Michael Stephen Doheny
Year: 2016
Supervisor: Páll Jensson, Samuel Perkin & Margrét Arnardóttir
Preliminary Technical and Economic Feasibiltiy Study of Binary Power Plant for Chiweta Geothermal Field, Malawi
Author: Tufwane Mwagomba
Year: 2016
Supervisor: Einar Jón Ásbjörnsson
Economic and Operational Feasibility Study: Convesion to Electric Bus for Gray Line's Airport Route
Author: Kimberly Ann Carpico
Year: 2016
Supervisor: Hlynur Stefánsson & Gisli Gislason
Wind Turbine Reliability Modeling
Author: Símon Einarsson
Year: 2016
Supervisor: Samuel Perkin & Páll Jensson
Offshore Wind Potential in North Carolina and Potential Configurations
Author: Richard Francis Smith
Year: 2016
Supervisor: Ármann Gylfason
A review of mineral scaling and its mechanisms in Hveragerði geothermal district heating system
Author: Almar Barja
Year: 2015
Supervisor: Einar Jón Ásbjörnsson & Vigdís Harðardóttir
Implementation of a new energy storage system for a high altitude long endurance aircraft
Author: Stefanie Dagner
Year: 2015
Supervisor: Ágúst Valfells
The Role of Uncertainty for Lumped Parameter Modeling and Opimization of Low Temperature Geothermal Resources
Author: Sven Klaus Scholtysik
Year: 2015
Supervisor: Ágúst Valfells, Hlynur Stefánsson & Halldór Pálsson
Improving Geothermal Steam Purity for a Wellhead Geothermal Power Plant
Author: Lárus Guðmundsson
Year: 2015
Supervisor: Einar Jón Ásbjörnsson
Review of H2S Abatement in Geothermal Plants and Laboratory Scale Design of Tray Plate Distillation Tower
Author: Esteban Jose Rodríguez Pineda
Year: 2014
Supervisor: Einar Jón Ásbjörnsson & William Scott Harvey
Electrifying Strætó: How to Make it Happen
Author: Nina Victoria Rangel Ortiz
Year: 2014
Supervisor: Ágúst Valfells
Wind Turbine Selection: A case-study for Búrfell, Iceland
Author: Samuel Perkin
Year: 2014
Supervisor: Páll Jensson, Margrét Arnardóttir & Deon Garrett
Optimization and Profitability of Hydro Power combined with Wind Power
Author: Egill Skúlason
Year: 2014
Supervisor: Páll Jensson, Sölvi R. Sólbergsson & Einar Sveinbjörnsson
Reykjanes Grey Lagoon: Precipitate chemistry and implications for metal rich scale precipitation, submarine hydrothermal vents, and environmental impact
Author: Sarah Kezia Sternbergh
Year: 2016
Supervisor: Vigdís Harðardóttir
Evaluation of Energy Demand and Energy Use of an Existing Single Family Building with a Special Emphasis on Energy Efficiency of Heat Exchanger in Ventilation
Author: Daniel Axelsen
Year: 2016
Supervisor: Jónas Þór Snæbjörnsson & Björn Marteinsson
Financial benefit of implementing Environmental Managament System ISO14001 in Icelandic Companies
Author: Erla Björk Sigurgeirsdóttir
Year: 2014
Supervisor: Þórður Víkingur Friðgeirsson & Svala Rún Sigurðardóttir
Iceland-UK Interconnector: Strategy for Macroeconomic and Legal Feasibility
Author: Randall Morgan Greene
Year: 2014
Supervisor: Jónas Hlynur Hallgrímsson
Exploration techniques for locating offshore geothermal resources
Author: Darren Thomas Atkins
Year: 2013
Supervisor: Haraldur Auðunsson
Economic Comparison between a Wellhead Geothermal Power Plant and a Traditional Geothermal Power Plant
Author: Carlos Atli Córdova Geirdal
Year: 2013
Supervisor: María Sigríður Guðjónsdóttir & Páll Valdimarsson
Utilization of Offshore Geothermal Resources for Power Production
Author: Baldur Kárason
Year: 2013
Supervisors: María Sigríður Guðjónsdóttir & Páll Valdimarsson
Feasibility research of biodiesel production in Iceland made of Icelandic feedstock with a comparison with other European countries
Author: Sævar Birgisson
Year: 2013
Supervisor: Páll Jensson
Feasibility study of utilizing surplus energy from Landsvirkjun for the production of Substitute Natural Gas
Author: Vignir Bjarnason
Year: 2013
Supervisor: Páll Jensson