Puertollano Solar Thermal Power Plant Explained

Puertollano Solar Thermal Power Plant
Country:Spain
Location:near Guadix, Granada
Status:O
Commissioned:May 8, 2009
Owner:Iberdrola, IDEA
Solar Type:CSP
Solar Csp Technology:P
Solar Collectors:120,000
Ps Site Area:150ha
Ps Units Operational:1
Ps Electrical Capacity:50 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Quarterly Report . 2012-04-20 . 2011-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110915083359/http://www.iberdrola.es/webibd/gc/prod/en/doc/folleto_1T11.pdf . dead .
  2. http://en.renovalia.com/solar-thermal-power/puertollano-2/ Puertollano 2
  3. http://en.renovalia.com/solar-thermal-power/puertollano-3/ Puertollano 3
  4. http://en.renovalia.com/solar-thermal-power/puertollano-4/ Puertollano 4