Engineering:Puertollano Solar Thermal Power Plant

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Puertollano Solar Thermal Power Plant
CountrySpain
Locationnear Guadix, Granada
StatusOperational
Project commissioningMay 8, 2009
Owner(s)Iberdrola, IDEA
Solar farm
TypeCSP
CSP technologyParabolic trough
Collectors120,000
Site area150 hectares (371 acres)
Power generation
Nameplate capacity50 MW

The Puertollano Solar Thermal Power Plant is a 50-megawatt (MW) concentrated solar thermal power station using parabolic trough, located near Puertollano in the Province of Ciudad Real, Spain . It is owned 90% by Iberdrola and 10% by IDEA. It uses 352 parabolic-cylinder collectors, with 120,000 parabolic mirrors and 13,000 absorber tubes.[1]

Three additional sections are planned for operation beginning in 2013, Puertollano 2, 72 MW,[2] Puertollano 3, 12.4 MW,[3] and Puertollano 4, 50 MW.[4]

See also

  • List of solar thermal power stations
  • Renewable energy in the European Union
  • Solar power in Spain
  • Solar thermal energy
  • Wind power in Spain

References