Preliminary
Pre- & post-conference tours
Information will be continuously updated
Preliminary
Information will be continuously updated
The study tour to Iceland is a 4-day trip, that take place after the conference. The study tour will start with a flight to Reykjavik, during the first day we will explore the capital of Iceland and visit the famous Hallgrimskirkja. During the next days we will visit several hydropower plants owned by Landsvirkjun. Our visits will include Kárahnjukar dam, the largest dam in Iceland, located in the east highlands with a vast desert wilderness. The hydropower plant, with a capacity of 690 MW, started operating in 2009. We will also visit the buttressdam Ljósafoss, one of the oldest dams in Iceland, taken into operation 1937.
As well as seeing several dams we will also experience spectacular nature with magnificent views, as we drive by volcanos, stop by waterfalls and the beautiful mountains. We will drive through the famous natural park of Thingvellir, a World Heritage Site since 2004. This is where the first parliament, called Althing, was held in Iceland in 930. The study tour will also allow an extraordinary experience of the midnight sun, a natural phenomenon only seen in the Arctic or Antarctic regions.
The trip to Norway and Sweden is a 5-day study tour that will take place after the conference. We will start off by going to Norway by bus and visit both modern and historical hydropower plants as well as spending some time in Oslo. After two days in Norway, we will travel back to the Swedish mountainous regions and visit the highest dam in Sweden, a rock-fill dam called Trängslet. The dam is currently under re-construction and being retrofitted with new bottom outlet.
There we will get the opportunity to see the work under construction. We will stay one night in Sälen which is a resort popular for skiing during wintertime and hiking during summer. On our way back to Gothenburg we will have several interesting stops including Höljes hydropower plant and the recently constructed flood protection dams and levees in Arvika.