The Hellisheiði Power Station

Just outside of the hot spring haven of Hveragerði is the Hellisheiði geothermal power station. If you want to visit, don’t worry about accidentally driving by. This is the world’s largest geothermal plant, spouting giant columns of steam high into the atmosphere, and it’s unmistakable.

The plant was completed in 2006, just before the financial crash, and Iceland was still filthy rich. So, no expense was spared: Hellisheiði is state of the art, and beautiful to look at. As a fan of industrial...