Engineering:Solnova Solar Power Station
| Solnova Solar Power Station | |
|---|---|
 The first three units of Solnova. I (right) III (left, front) and IV (left rear). The two towers in the background are the PS10 and PS20 solar power stations. | |
| Country | Spain |
| Location | Sanlúcar la Mayor |
| Status | Operational |
| Project commissioning | 2010 |
| Owner(s) | Abengoa Solar |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | CSP |
| CSP technology | Parabolic trough |
| Site resource | 2,012 kWh/m2/yr |
| Site area | 1.15 km2 (280 acres) |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 150 MW 250 MW (planned) |
The Solnova Solar Power Station is a large CSP power station made up of five separate units of 50 MW each. The facility is part of the Solucar Complex, in Sanlúcar la Mayor, in Spain , the same area where the PS20 solar power tower is also located.[citation needed] With the commissioning of the third 50 MW unit, the Solnova-IV in August 2010, the power station ranks as one of the largest CSP power stations in the world.
Solnova-I, Solnova-III, and Solnova-IV[1] were commissioned in mid-2010 and are all rated at 50 MWe in installed capacity each.[citation needed] All five plants are built, owned and operated by Abengoa Solar, a Spanish solar power company.
All five power stations, the three commissioned and two under development, will be utilizing parabolic troughs, a technology to use concentrated solar power. The three commissioned power stations are also equipped to support natural gas as its secondary fuel source for power generation.[citation needed]
See also
- List of power stations in Spain
- List of solar thermal power stations
References
- ↑ "Abengoa solar reaches total of 193 MW operating". https://www.power-technology.com/projects/solnova-solar-power-station/. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
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