Geosilica Iceland - Vík

Founded in 2012 by Fida Abu Libdeh, Burkni Pálsson, and Agnir ehf, geoSilica was created as a result of Fida and Burkni completing their thesis on energy and environmental engineering technology at the University of Iceland. In late 2012, geoSilica was awarded a project grant from the Icelandic Technology Development Fund to begin product development and the following year, they began operations at the Hellisheidi Power Plant in collaboration with ON Energy.

geoSilica has created a two-step process to produce their product. Firstly, the silica concentration of the separated geothermal water is increased without changing its composition. Secondly, the geothermal water is replaced with clean ground water from the area while maintaining the silica concentration. The end result is highly  

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pure silica in the form of small particles in clean ground water. No chemicals are used in their production.

In late 2014, geoSilica released their first product, a liquid silica supplement made from 100% natural silica. The company continues to develop new products to expand their range.