Puertollano Solar Thermal Power Plant
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]
| Puertollano Solar Thermal Power Plant | |
|---|---|
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| Country | Spain | 
| Location | near Guadix, Granada | 
| Coordinates | 38°39′0″N 3°58′6″W | 
| Status | Operational | 
| Commission date | May 8, 2009 | 
| Owner(s) | Iberdrola, IDEA | 
| Solar farm | |
| Type | CSP | 
| CSP technology | Parabolic trough | 
| Collectors | 120,000 | 
| Site area | 150 hectares (371 acres) | 
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1 | 
| Nameplate capacity | 50 MW | 
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
    
References
    
- Quarterly Report
 - Puertollano 2 Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
 - Puertollano 3 Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
 - Puertollano 4 Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
 
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