List of solar thermal power stations explained

List of solar thermal power stations should not be confused with List of photovoltaic power stations.

This is a list of the largest facilities generating electricity through the use of solar thermal power, specifically concentrated solar power.

Operational

Notes and references
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park Phase IV United Arab EmiratesDubai24.7547°N 55.365°W700 2023Parabolic trough,
solar tower
15600 MW parabolic trough and 100MW solar tower commissioned.[1] [2] [3]
Ghassate (Ouarzazate province) 30.9944°N -6.8633°W 510Parabolic trough and solar power tower (Phase 3)3 / 7 / 7.5160 MW Phase 1 with 3 hours heat storage.[4] [5] 200 MW phase 2 with 7 hours heat storage is online from January 2018.[6] [7] 150 MW (Phase 3) with 7.5 hours storage is online from November 2018[8] [9]
35.5667°N -143°W 3922014Solar power towerCompleted on February 13, 2014[10] [11] [12]
35.0111°N -117.325°W 280 Parabolic troughCompleted December 2014. Gross capacity of 280 MW corresponds to net capacity of 250 MW[13] [14] [15]
32.9167°N -170°W280October 2013Parabolic trough6[16] [17]
33.6438°N -114.988°W 280 24 April 2014Parabolic trough[18] [19] [20]
Solaben Solar Power Station[21] 39.2247°N -5.3906°W 200June 2012Parabolic troughSolaben 3 completed June 2012
Solaben 2 completed October 2012
Solaben 1 and 6 completed September 2013[22]
Solar Energy Generating Systems (SEGS) 35.0317°N -117.3481°W1601984Parabolic troughOriginally collection of 9 units 1984–1990[23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] with 354 MW. Seven units were decommissioned and replaced by solar PV.
37.4167°N -6.2889°W150May 2010Parabolic troughSolnova 1 completed May 2010
Solnova 3 completed May 2010
Solnova 4 completed August 2010[32] [33] [34] [35] [36]
37.2285°N -3.0685°W150 2008Parabolic trough7.5Completed: Andasol 1 (2008), Andasol 2 (2009), Andasol 3 (2011). Each equipped with a 7.5 hour thermal energy storage.[37] [38]
Spain38.65°N -50°W1502010Parabolic trough7.5Completed: Extresol 1 and 2 (2010), Extresol 3 (2012). Each equipped with a 7.5-hour thermal energy storage.[39] [40] [41]
Dhursar 26.7858°N 72.0083°W 125 November 2014Fresnel reflector[42] [43] [44] [45]
Ashalim Power Station (Negev Energy) 30.95°N 76°W 121 Parabolic trough4.54.5h heat storage. Completed August 2019 and located in Negev desert[46]
Megalim Power Station (Negev Energy) 30.9333°N 77°W 121 Solar power towerCompleted April 2019 and located in Negev desert[47] [48] [49]
Crescent Dunes Solar Energy ProjectNye County, Nevada 38.2333°N -139°W 110 Solar power tower10With 10h heat storage; commercial operation began September 2015,[50] [51] mothballed since May 2019[52]
Cerro Dominador Solar Thermal Plant (Atacama 1) 110 Solar power tower 17.5 Completed April 2021, with 17.5h heat storage[53] [54]
Shouhang Dunhuang Dunhuang (Gansu Province) 40.0925°N 94.6654°W 110Solar power tower15 / 7.5Phase I compleded in 2016,[55] Phase II with 7.5h heat storage. Operational since end of December 2018[56]
-27.5332°N 23.1363°W 100Parabolic trough4.5Completed February 2018, with 4.5h heat storage[57] [58] [59] [60] [61]
-28.8946°N 19.5982°W 100 Parabolic trough2.5With 2.5h heat storage[62]
-28.8946°N 19.5982°W 100 Parabolic trough5.5Commissioned in September 2017 with 5.5h heat storage[63]
Spain39.1833°N -21°W 100Parabolic trough7.5Manchasol 1 and 2 completed in 2011, each with 7.5h heat storage
Spain36.65°N -55°W 100Parabolic trough7.5Completed December 2011, with 7.5h heat storage[64]
37.5786°N -5.1567°W 100Parabolic troughHelioenergy 1 completed September 2011[65] [66]
Helioenergy 2 completed January 2012
Spain39.1728°N -3.2661°W 100Parabolic trough8Aste 1A Completed January 2012, with 8h heat storage
Aste 1B Completed January 2012, with 8h heat storage
Spain37.915°N -4.5025°W 100Parabolic troughSolacor 1 completed February 2012
Solacor 2 completed March 2012[67]
Helios Solar Power Station Spain39.24°N -3.47°W 100Parabolic troughHelios 1 completed May 2012
Helios 2 completed August 2012
23.5667°N 95°W100Parabolic troughShams 1 completed March 2013 [68] [69]
Spain100Parabolic troughBoth Termosol 1 and 2 completed in 2013
Palma del Río I & II Spain37.6452°N -5.2581°W 100Parabolic troughPalma del Rio 2 completed December 2010
Palma del Rio 1 completed July 2011
Ilanga 1 Northern Cape (Upington) -28.4905°N 21.5409°W 100Parabolic trough5With 5h heat storage. Operational since 2018[70]
CSNP Royal Tech Urat CSP Urat Middle Banner, Inner Mongolia 100Parabolic trough 10 Completed in January 2020 with 10 hours of thermal storage [71] [72]
Indiantown, Florida 27.0531°N -80.55°W75ISCC with parabolic troughCompleted December 2010[73]
Nevada Solar OneBoulder City, Nevada 35.8°N -172.6°W75Parabolic troughOperational since 2007
Dacheng Dunhuang CSP Dunhuang, Gansu Province 60Fresnel reflector 16 / 15 10 MW Phase 1 completed in 2016,[74]
50 MW Phase 2 in December 2019 with 15 hours of thermal storage
Supcon Solar Delingha 37.3703°N 97.2822°W 60Solar power tower2 / 710 MW Phase 1 completed in 2013, Phase 2 completed in December 2018 with 7 hours of thermal energy storage[75] [76]
Guzmán Spain37.6333°N -20°W 50Parabolic troughCompleted July 2012
-28.5501°N 21.0848°W 50 Solar power tower2Completed Feb 2016
With 2h heat storage[77] [78]
-28.7242°N 21.993°W 50 Parabolic trough9With 9h heat storage[79] [80]
38.65°N -61°W50 Parabolic troughCompleted May 2009[81]
SpainBadajoz38.8269°N -6.8261°W 50Parabolic troughCompleted July 2009[82] [83] [84]
La Florida SpainAlvarado (Badajoz)50Parabolic troughCompleted July 2010[85]
Arenales PS SpainMorón de la Frontera (Seville)50Parabolic trough[86] 2013
Casablanca Spain50Parabolic trough2013
Majadas de Tiétar SpainCaceres39.9694°N -5.7422°W 50Parabolic troughCompleted August 2010[87]
La Dehesa SpainLa Garrovilla (Badajoz)38.9597°N -6.4639°W 50Parabolic troughCompleted November 2010
Lebrija-1 SpainLebrija50Parabolic troughCompleted July 2011[88]
Astexol 2 SpainBadajoz38.8117°N -7.06°W 50Parabolic trough7.5Completed November 2011, with 7.5h thermal energy storage[89]
Morón Spain37.1198°N -5.564°W 50Parabolic troughCompleted May 2012
La Africana Spain50Parabolic trough7.5Completed July 2012, with 7.5h thermal energy storage
Olivenza 1 SpainOlivenza38.7552°N -7.1446°W 50Parabolic troughCompleted July 2012
Orellana Spain39.0216°N -5.5326°W 50Parabolic troughCompleted August 2012
Godawari Green Energy Limited Nokh Village, Rajasthan 27.6003°N 72.2236°W 50Parabolic trough2013[90] [91] [92]
Enerstar Villena Power Plant 38.7282°N -0.9217°W 50Parabolic troughCompleted 2013[93]
Megha Solar Plant 14.9464°N 77.6875°W 50Parabolic troughCompleted 2014[94] [95]
Delingha Solar Plant 37.3703°N 97.2822°W 50Parabolic trough9Completed July 2018 with 9 hours of thermal energy storage[96]
Shagaya CSP Shagaya 29.2281°N 47.0625°W 50Parabolic trough10Commercial operation started in February 2019, 10 hours thermal storage[97] [98]
Waad Al Shamal ISCC Plant Waad Al Shamal 31.6603°N 38.8581°W 50ISCC with parabolic troughCommercial operation started in 2018, 1,390 MW plant with 50 MW solar[99]
Qinghai Gonghe CSP Gonghe, Qinghai Province 36.1022°N 100.625°W50Solar power tower6Completed in September 2019, with 6 h heat storage.[100]
Luneng Haixi CSP Haixi Zhou, Qinghai Sheng 50Solar power tower 12 Completed in September 2019 with 12 hours of thermal energy storage
Hami CSP Hami, Xinjiang Autonomous Region 50Solar power tower 13 Completed in September 2019 with 13 hours of thermal energy storage
Yumen Xinneng CSP Yumen, Gansu Province 502020Beam down tower9 [101] [102]

Under construction

Notes
Golmud CSP Golmud, Qinghai province 200Power tower [103]
Shouhang Yumen CSP ChinaYumen, Gansu Province100Solar power tower[104] [105]
-28.2981°N 23.3656°W 1002023 Solar power tower12h heat storage[106] [107] [108] [109]
Erdos Solar Power Plant 50Parabolic trough [110]
Gansu Akesai CSP Akesai, Gansu Province 50? Parabolic trough 15h storage[111]
Rayspower Yumen CSP Yumen, Gansu Province 50? Parabolic trough [112]

Announced

Solar thermal power stations announced
NameCountryLocationCoordinatesElectrical capacity (MW) TechnologyNotes
32.6808°N -4.7331°W 230 [113]
32.6808°N -4.7331°W 200 Hybrid solar power with combination of 600 MW solar PV and 200 MW solar thermal with 5h heat storage [114] [115]
450 Three solar power towers with 13h heat storage [116]
  390 Three solar power towers with 13h heat storage[117]
260 Solar power tower PV integrated. With 14h heat storage [118]
Solnova 2, 4–5 37.4167°N -6.2889°W 100 Parabolic trough with heat storage [119]
Gulang CSP Wuwei, Gansu Province 100 Parabolic trough
Golden Tower CSP Jinta, Gansu Province 100 Power tower
Mashhad solar-thermal power station 72Parabolic dish with tracer system [120]
Chabei CSP Chabei, Hebei Province 64 Parabolic trough
Al-Abdaliya ?? 60 Parabolic trough [121]
AZ 20 50 Solar power tower
Shangyi CSP Shangyi, Hebei Province 50 Power tower
Zhangjiakou CSP Zhangbei, Hebei Province 50 Fresnel reflector

Cancelled

Solar thermal power stations cancelled
NameCountryLocationCoordinatesElectrical capacity (MW) TechnologyNotes
Nye County, Nevada 37.9°N -116.7°W 1,600 solar power tower 8 units with 10h heat storage[122]
Blythe, California 1,000 Parabolic trough 4 units, converted to 485 MW PV[123]
San Bernardino County, California 850 converted to 618 MW PV, license terminated 27 August 2013[124]
Imperial County, California 750 Dish Stirling converted to 594 MW PV[125]
Palen Solar Power Project Riverside County, California 500 Parabolic trough 2 units, certification expired 15 December 2015[126]
Ridgecrest Solar Power Project Kern County, California 250 Parabolic trough 2 units, license terminated 22 April 2014[127]
San Bernardino County, California 160 Parabolic trough license expired 22 September 1989[128]
-32.2°N 137.6°W 150 solar power tower [129]
El Reboso 2+3 SpainLa Puebla del Rio (Seville)100Parabolic trough[130] [131]
Johnson Valley, California 100 Solar power tower license expired 1983[132]
Diwakar 100Parabolic trough 2014, Parabolic trough with 3h heat storage[133]
KVK Energy Solar Project 100Parabolic trough 2014, Parabolic trough with 4h heat storage[134]

Decommissioned

Largest plants by technology

Largest operational Solar Thermal Power Stations by technology
Technology typeNameCountryLocationCoordinatesCapacity MWNotes and references
without thermal storage Ivanpah Solar Power FacilitySan Bernardino County, California 35.5667°N -143°W392Completed on February 13, 2014 The station uses natural gas as supplementary fuel.
with thermal storage Ouarzazate Solar Power Station MoroccoGhassate (Ouarzazate province) 30.9944°N -6.8633°W510
without thermal storage Solar Energy Generating Systems (SEGS)Mojave Desert, California35.0317°N -117.3481°W310 Collection of 9 units The station has gas firing facility to run the units during night time.
with thermal storage Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park United Arab EmiratesDubai 24.7547°N 55.365°W60015 hours heat storage. The biggest solar thermal power station with total capacity 700 MW. 600 MW parabolic trough and 100MW solar tower power station.
ISCC with parabolic trough Martin Next Generation Solar Energy CenterIndiantown, Florida 27.0531°N -80.55°W75Completed December 2010 Basically combined cycle power plant running on natural gas. Solar energy is supplemented to reduce the natural gas consumption for the same station output.
Fresnel reflector without thermal storage Dhursar IndiaDhursar, Jaisalmer district26.7833°N 72°W100 Completed November 2014, referred as 125 MW is some sources
No utility scale installastions currently operational, 1.5MW Maricopa Solar was largest

See also

Further reading

External links

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