Solar Power Plants in Spain - Andalusia

Benahadux Location:Almería Operator: GA-Solar SA Configuration: 10.6 MW Operation: 2008 System supplier: ?? EPC: GA-Solar Quick facts: This installation was completed from Sep 2007 to Jun 2008. Photograph courtesy of GA-Solar Posted 30 Jan 2010	Darro Location: Granada Operator: AES Solar Energy Ltd Configuration: 5.9 MWp PV Operation: 2008 System supplier: First Solar EPC: Belectric Quick facts: This project is built on a 17ha plot and went online in Sep 2008. Photograph courtesy of Belectric Posted 19 Mar 2011	Espejo Location: Cordoba Operator: T-Solar Configuration: 1.29 MWp Operation: 2008 System supplier: T-Solar EPC: T-Solar Photograph courtesy of Grupo T-Solar Posted 13 Mar 2009
Isla Major Location: Sevilla Operator: Solarpack Corp Tecnologica SL Configuration: 8.4 MWp Operation: 2007 System supplier: Sun Power Corp, Sharp, Powerligt, Evergreen EPC: Sun Power Corp Quick facts: This project has 41,694 solar panels using ege horizontal tracking systems. Photograph courtesy of Solarpack Corp Tecnologica SL Posted 21 Nov 2009	La Poza Location: Cordoba Operator: Montealto Energia Configuration: 3.46 MWp Operation: 2008 System supplier: T-Solar EPC: Montealto Energia Photograph courtesy of Grupo T-Solar Posted 13 Mar 2009	Lebrija-1 Location: Sevilla Operator: Soleval Configuration: 49.9 MW Operation: 2010 T/G supplier: Siemens EPC: Soleval Renovables Quick facts: This is the first of three concentrating solar power blocks planned on a 188ha site. The project development company is owned 50:50 by Solel Solar Systems Ltd and Valoriza Energía SL. Solel also supplied 756, 95m long solar collector assemblies and 18,000 heat collector elements. Photograph courtesy of Siemens Posted 17 Oct 2009
PS10 Location: Sevilla Operator: Abengoa Solar Configuration: 11 MW Operation: 2007 T/G supplier: Thermodyn EPC: Abengoa Quick facts: The PS10 solar tower project in Sanlúcar la Mayor is designed to generate around 24.3 GWh/yr. All project activities were undertaken by subsidiaries of Abengoa Group with assistance from many different organizations including Ciemat, University of Seville Department of Energy-Thermodynamics Engineering, DLR, and Fichtner Solar. Groundbreaking was on 28 June 2004. The solar field has 624, two-axis tracking heliostats that concentrate solar radiation on a receiver placed on top of a 120m tower. There, solar energy is transferred to the working fluid, generating steam that is sent to a steam turbine. Photograph courtesy of Solucar Energia SA Posted 9 Mar 2007	PS20 Location: Sevilla Operator: Abengoa Solar Configuration: 20 MW Operation: 2007 T/G supplier: Thermodyn EPC: Abengoa Quick facts: PS20 uses a solar field with 1,255 mirrored heliostats. Each heliostat reflects the solar radiation onto a receiver at the top of a 165m tower, producing steam to supply a T/G set. The plant went into operation on 27 Apr 2009 as the world's largest installation of its kind. Photograph courtesy of Abengoa Posted 6 May 2009	Solnova-1 Location: Sevilla Operator: Abengoa Solar Configuration: 50 MW Operation: 2010 T/G supplier: Siemens EPC: Abengoa Quick facts: Abengoa brought Solnova-1 into commercial operation on 4 May 2010 at the Solúcar Platform following 3 days of testing. The new plant, the first of three new blocks planned for service in 2010, uses Abengoa’s ASTRO parabolic trough collector which ensures superior precision and efficiency thanks to an exclusive design and construction process. The system will be used in two 280-MW CSP plants planned for construction in the USA. Solnova-1 has 300,000m² of mirrors on a 115ha site. Solar radiation heats a working fluid in heat-absorbing pipes and this goes to a heat exchanger producing steam for a specially-designed turboset. Photograph courtesy of Abengoa Posted 6 May 2009
	Valle Location: Cadiz Operator: Torresol Energy Investments SA Configuration: 2 X 50 MW Operation: 2012 T/G supplier: Siemens EPC: Sener Quick facts: Torresol Energy is a JV of Masdar and Sener. Valle I & II utilize and can store enough heat to continue operating seven and a half hours after sundown. Construction began in Dec 2009 and was completed in Dec 2011. The plants were connect in Jan 2011. Roughly 4,500 people worked over 2.7mn hours to build the twin projects. Each plant is expected to product 160 GWh/yr. The twin projects were financed through seven Spanish commercial banks in 2009 for a total financing of €540mn. Photograph courtesy of Torresol Energy Investments SA Re-posted 22 Feb 2012

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