Andasol Solar Power Station: Concentrated solar thermal power station in Spain
Andasol Solar Power Station is a large solar thermal power plant, near Guadix in Andalusia, in the province of Granada, one of the sunniest regions in Spain.
The plant will cost 310 million euros and is currently under construction.
| Andasol Solar Power Station | |
|---|---|
 Andasol Solar Power Station | |
| Country | Spain |
| Location | near Guadix, Granada |
| Coordinates | 37°13′42.70″N 3°4′6.73″W / 37.2285278°N 3.0685361°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 2009 |
| Owner(s) | Cubico Sustainable Investments (Andasol 1&2) Stadtwerke München MAN Ferrostaal Innogy |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | CSP |
| CSP technology | Parabolic trough |
| Site resource | 2,136 kWh/m2/yr |
| Site area | 600 hectares (1,483 acres) |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 149.7 MW |
| Capacity factor | 37.7% |
| Annual net output | 495 GWh |
| Storage capacity | 1,123 MW·he |
| External links | |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Andasol will have a generating capacity of 50 megawatts and liquid salt heat storage will allow for electricity to be generated for seven hours after the sun has gone down. Annual electricity production will be 179 gigawatt hours which will cover the electricity demands of 50,000 households or 200,000 people.
Andasol should be completed in mid-2008 and a second plant, Andasol 2, is planned.
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