{"id":423672,"date":"2026-03-06T15:42:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/?p=423672"},"modified":"2026-03-06T15:43:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:43:05","slug":"orkuboltinn-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/is\/orkuboltinn-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Orkuboltinn \u00cdsland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Orkunotkun \u00cdslendinga\u00a0er einst\u00f6k, \u00fear sem 80% af okkar orkunotkun er endurn\u00fdjanleg, fr\u00e1 jar\u00f0varma og\u00a0vatnsafli. Fimmtungur kemur fr\u00e1 jar\u00f0efnaeldsneyti sem kn\u00fdr \u00e1fram skip, flugv\u00e9lar og bifrei\u00f0ar. \u00a0\u00cd \u00f6rf\u00e1um k\u00f6ldum bygg\u00f0arl\u00f6gum sem hafa ekki a\u00f0gang a\u00f0 heitu vatni, e\u00f0a reka lo\u00f0uverksmi\u00f0jur \u00e1 fullum afk\u00f6stum \u00ed \u00f6rf\u00e1ar vikur \u00ed vorbyrjun, er nota\u00f0\u00a0jar\u00f0efnaeldsneyti\u00a0. \u00dea\u00f0 m\u00e1 segja a\u00f0 \u00ed heimunum fyrir utan \u00cdsland, s\u00e9u hlutf\u00f6llin akk\u00farat \u00f6fug. Jar\u00f0efnaeldsneyti var \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0asta \u00e1ri 76,5% af\u00a0orkunotkun jar\u00f0arb\u00faa, 19,7% var endurn\u00fdjanleg orka, me\u00f0an kjarnorka var 3,7%. \u00cdsland framlei\u00f0ir miki\u00f0 af orku, 20TWh, sem er \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0eins 1\/1.500 heildarnotkun \u00ed heiminum, en setur okkur \u00ed fyrsta s\u00e6ti \u00ed raforkuframlei\u00f0slu \u00e1 mann, s\u00e6ti \u00e1 undan fr\u00e6ndum vorum Nor\u00f0m\u00f6nnum. \u00c1rnar okkar, sumar beisla\u00f0ar gefa okkur \u00f3m\u00e6lda orku, sem er seld til st\u00f3ri\u00f0ju, \u00ed gagnaver, og til l\u00fdsa upp h\u00fdb\u00fdlin \u00ed\u00a0skammdeginu. H\u00e9r koma nokkrar myndir af \u00e1m, v\u00ed\u00f0s vegar um \u00cdsland, \u00e1r sem gefa okkur b\u00e6\u00f0i fegur\u00f0, gle\u00f0i, og hreina orku. J\u00e1 \u00cdsland, \u00cdslendingar eru\u2026 sannkalla\u00f0ir orkuboltar.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC5816-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-423673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC5816-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC5816-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC5816-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC5816-360x240.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC5816-720x480.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC5816-770x514.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC5816.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption 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srcset=\"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC00712-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC00712-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC00712-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC00712-1-360x240.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC00712-1-720x480.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC00712-1-770x514.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC00712-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">H\u00edt\u00e1r\u00e1 \u00e1 Sn\u00e6fellsnesi, ein besta vei\u00f0i\u00e1 landsins, Eldborg \u00ed bakgrunni<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC06402-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-423679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC06402-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC06402-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC06402-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC06402-360x240.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC06402-720x480.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC06402-770x514.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC06402.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hv\u00edt\u00e1rvatn, uppt\u00f6k Hv\u00edt\u00e1r, sem s\u00ed\u00f0an sameinast Sogi, og til ver\u00f0ur\u00a0\u00d6lfus\u00e1. \u00cd Hv\u00edt\u00e1 er Gullfoss, einn mest s\u00f3ti fer\u00f0amannasta\u00f0ur landsins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lj\u00f3smyndir &amp; texti : P\u00e1ll Stef\u00e1nsson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00cdsland : 03\/03\/2026 : RX1R II, A7R IV &#8211; 2.035mmZ, FE 1.2\/50mm GM, FE 2.8\/100mm GM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orkunotkun \u00cdslendinga\u00a0er einst\u00f6k, \u00fear sem 80% af okkar orkunotkun er endurn\u00fdjanleg, fr\u00e1 jar\u00f0varma og\u00a0vatnsafli. Fimmtungur kemur fr\u00e1 jar\u00f0efnaeldsneyti sem kn\u00fdr \u00e1fram skip, flugv\u00e9lar og bifrei\u00f0ar. \u00a0\u00cd \u00f6rf\u00e1um k\u00f6ldum bygg\u00f0arl\u00f6gum sem hafa ekki a\u00f0gang a\u00f0 heitu vatni, e\u00f0a reka lo\u00f0uverksmi\u00f0jur \u00e1 fullum afk\u00f6stum \u00ed \u00f6rf\u00e1ar vikur \u00ed vorbyrjun, er nota\u00f0\u00a0jar\u00f0efnaeldsneyti\u00a0. \u00dea\u00f0 m\u00e1 segja a\u00f0 \u00ed heimunum fyrir utan \u00cdsland, s\u00e9u hlutf\u00f6llin akk\u00farat \u00f6fug. 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