Ljosafoss Power Station, South Region, Iceland
4.5 (54 reviews) Monday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #5 in Selfoss Speciality Museums • Science Museums • History Museums
Educational and fascinating
Powering the Future is an energy exhibition on the diverse nature of electrical energy. The exhibition puts an emphasis on play and experience where the nature and characteristics of electricity are shown in multiple forms and guests are led through the world of electricity in new and creative ways. Guests are also introduced to the renewable and sustainable energy generation methods used by Landsvirkjun such as hydropower, geothermal energy and wind energy.
Address
Ljosafoss, Selfoss 801 Iceland
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Website
http://www.landsvirkjun.com/visitus/
Working hours
Monday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Monday, May 13, 2024, 1:38
User Ratings
4.5 based on (54 reviews)
Reviews
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5Pete T 5:00 PM Feb 23, 2018
An 'energising' visit - and it's free!
By a fortunate coincidence, our hotel (the Borealis Hotel) was less than a mile away so we took a stroll to this exhibition (interestingly we experienced gale force winds, then warm sunshine, then a hailstorm during the 20 minute walk!). We had the exhibition to ourselves and spent a happy hour pressing buttons and turning wheels in a manner most unbefitting a couple in their early sixties. But it's that kind of place: it excites curiosity at the same time as encouraging one to realise just how much humanity has mastered its environment. Then, fortified by the free hot chocolate, it was back into Iceland's wonderful weather (four seasons in one hour) to be reminded that nature still has the upper hand in so many ways...
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4RIchard035 5:00 PM Oct 17, 2022
Interesting visitors centre
This is a working hydro-electric power station with a smallish free museum/visitors center which provides an introduction to some of the technical principles of generating electricity and explains how the power station works. A bit like a mini science museum. Good for adults and children alike but probably only for a quite short visit. There are toilets on site and a free hot drinks machine (when it works).
