Puertollano Solar Thermal Power Plant

Puertollano Solar Thermal Power Plant
Location of Puertollano Solar Thermal Power Plant in Spain
Country Spain
Location near Guadix, Granada
Coordinates 38°39′0″N 3°58′6″W / 38.65000°N 3.96833°W / 38.65000; -3.96833Coordinates: 38°39′0″N 3°58′6″W / 38.65000°N 3.96833°W / 38.65000; -3.96833
Status Operational
Commission date May 8, 2009
Owner(s) Iberdrola, IDEA
Solar field
Type CSP
CSP technology Parabolic trough
Collectors 120,000
Site area 150 hectares (371 acres)
Power generation
Units operational 1
Nameplate 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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