The Solar Electric Generating Station IV power plant in California consists of many parallel rows of parabolic trough collectors that track the sun. The cooling towers can be seen with the water plume rising into the air, and white water tanks are in the background.
Credit: Sandia National Laboratory / PIX 14955
Parabolic Trough Projects
Concentrating solar power (CSP) projects that use parabolic trough systems are listed below—alphabetically by project name. You can browse a project profile by clicking on the project name. You can also find related information on parabolic trough principles and research and development.
- Abhijeet Solar Project
- Agua Prieta II
- Airlight Energy Ait Baha Plant
- Andasol-1 (AS-1)
- Andasol-2 (AS-2)
- Andasol-3 (AS-3)
- Archimede
- Arcosol 50 (Valle 1)
- Arenales
- Aste 1A
- Aste 1B
- Astexol II
- Bokpoort
- Borges Termosolar
- Caceres
- Casablanca
- Colorado Integrated Solar Project (Cameo)
- Diwakar
- Enerstar (Villena)
- Extresol-1 (EX-1)
- Extresol-2 (EX-2)
- Extresol-3 (EX-3)
- Genesis Solar Energy Project
- Godawari Solar Project
- Gujarat Solar One
- Guzmán
- Helioenergy 1
- Helioenergy 2
- Helios I (Helios I)
- Helios II (Helios II)
- Holaniku at Keahole Point
- Ibersol Ciudad Real (Puertollano)
- ISCC Ain Beni Mathar
- ISCC Hassi R'mel (ISCC Hassi R'mel)
- ISCC Kuraymat (ISCC Kuraymat)
- KaXu Solar One
- KVK Energy Solar Project
- La Africana
- La Dehesa
- La Florida
- La Risca (Alvarado I)
- Lebrija 1 (LE-1)
- Majadas I
- Manchasol-1 (MS-1)
- Manchasol-2 (MS-2)
- Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center (MNGSEC)
- Megha Solar Plant
- Mojave Solar Project
- Morón
- Nevada Solar One (NSO)
- Olivenza 1
- Orellana
- Ouarzazate (Phase I)
- Palma del Río I
- Palma del Río II
- Palmdale Hybrid Power Plant (PHPP)
- Pedro de Valdivia
- Saguaro Power Plant
- Shams 1 (Shams 1)
- Solaben 1
- Solaben 2
- Solaben 3
- Solaben 6
- Solacor 1
- Solacor 2
- Solana Generating Station (Solana)
- Solar Electric Generating Station I (SEGS I)
- Solar Electric Generating Station II (SEGS II)
- Solar Electric Generating Station III (SEGS III)
- Solar Electric Generating Station IV (SEGS IV)
- Solar Electric Generating Station V (SEGS V)
- Solar Electric Generating Station VI (SEGS VI)
- Solar Electric Generating Station VII (SEGS VII)
- Solar Electric Generating Station VIII (SEGS VIII)
- Solar Electric Generating Station IX (SEGS IX)
- Solnova 1
- Solnova 3
- Solnova 4
- Termesol 50 (Valle 2)
- Termosol 1
- Termosol 2
- Thai Solar Energy 1 (TSE1)
- Victorville 2 Hybrid Power Plant
You can also access information on projects using other CSP technologies.
