Puertollano Solar Thermal Power Plant

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Puertollano Solar Thermal Power Plant
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CountrySpain
Locationnear Guadix, Granada
Coordinates38°39′N 3°58′W / 38.65°N 3.97°W / 38.65; -3.97
StatusOperational
Commission dateMay 8, 2009
Owner(s)Iberdrola, IDEA
Solar farm
TypeCSP
CSP technologyParabolic trough
Collectors120,000
Site area150 hectares (371 acres)
Power generation
Units operational1
Nameplate capacity50 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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  1. ^ "Quarterly Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-15. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  2. ^ Puertollano 2 Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Puertollano 3 Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Puertollano 4 Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine