Puertollano Solar Thermal Power Plant

Solar Thermal Power Plant
38°39′N 3°58′W / 38.65°N 3.97°W / 38.65; -3.97StatusOperationalCommission dateMay 8, 2009Owner(s)Iberdrola, IDEASolar farmTypeCSPCSP technologyParabolic troughCollectors120,000Site area150 hectares (371 acres)Power generation Units operational1Nameplate capacity50 MW
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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

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References

  1. ^ "Quarterly Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-15. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  2. ^ Puertollano 2 Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Puertollano 3 Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Puertollano 4 Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
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