Mannvit Engineering
Mannvit Engineering was an engineering firm in Iceland. Mannvit offers engineering, consulting, management, operational and EPCM services to projects all over the world. Mannvit core activities include: geothermal and hydroelectric power development, geothermal district heating, infrastructure and transportation, buildings, renewable energy and climate, environmental consulting, power transmission, industry, IT and telecommunications. Company headquarters were in Kópavogur, Iceland.
History
Founded in 2008, Mannvit is the result of the merger of three long-established engineering companies that were all founded in the 1960s: Hönnun hf., VGK hf. and Rafhönnun hf.The word 'Mannvit' is an ancient Nordic word, from the Icelandic Sagas meaning Wisdom.
In 2023 Mannvit was bought by the international consulting group COWI A/S
Services
Mannvit Engineering is a consulting engineering firm that specializes in geothermal, geothermal district heating, hydroelectric, power transmission as well as other renewable energies such as wind power and environmentally-friendly processes, such as hydrogen, biofuels and biogas, anaerobic digestion, waste management, CO2 sequestration, carbon dioxide to methanol, and large scale composting. highly specialized technical expertise to service the primary aluminum industry. Additionally, in Iceland the company is involved in infrastructure projects in all fields of design and construction. These include buildings, transportation infrastructure, traffic and planning, environmental studies issues, hydrography measurements, land surveys, geology and acoustics. The company has extensive knowledge in the design of utility systems such, heating, water, data systems or sewage system. Services to these projects include planning, engineering, environmental services, procurement, construction management, project management and EPCM.Mannvit is a leading consultant in Environmental Impact Assessment in Iceland for various industries and projects types, ranging from power to industry. These EIA projects include renewable energy projects, transmission, industrial- and Power-to-X projects.