Andasol solar power station
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The Andasol solar power station is a 150-megawatt (MW) concentrated solar power station and Europe's first commercial plant to use parabolic troughs. It is located near Guadix in Andalusia, Spain, and its name is a portmanteau of Andalusia and Sol (Sun in Spanish). The Andasol plant uses tanks of molten salt as thermal energy storage to continue generating electricity, irrespective of whether the sun is shining or not.
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Andasol solar power station | |
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Official name | Central Termosolar Andasol |
Country | Spain |
Location | near Guadix, Granada |
Coordinates | 37°13′23″N 3°03′37″W |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | 2009 |
Owner(s) | Cubico Sustainable Investments (Andasol 1 and 2)[1] Stadtwerke München MAN Ferrostaal Innogy |
Solar farm | |
Type | CSP |
CSP technology | Parabolic trough |
Site resource | 2,136 kWh/m2/yr[2] |
Site area | 600 hectares (1,483 acres) |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 149.7 MW |
Capacity factor | 37.7%[3] |
Annual net output | 495 GWh[4] |
Storage capacity | 1,123 MW·he |
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