| Project Overview |
| Project Name: |
Aste 1A |
| Country: |
Spain |
| Location: |
Alcázar de San Juan
(Ciudad Real) |
| Owner(s): |
Elecnor/Aries/ABM AMRO
(100%)
|
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Turbine Capacity: |
Net: 50.0 MW
Gross: 50.0 MW |
| Status: |
Operational |
| Start Year: |
2012
|
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Aste 1A
This page provides information on Aste 1A, a concentrating solar power (CSP) project, with data organized by background, participants, and power plant configuration.
| Status Date: |
January 25, 2013
|
Background
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Status: |
Operational |
| Country: |
Spain |
| City: |
Alcázar de San Juan |
| Region: |
Ciudad Real |
| Lat/Long Location: |
39°10′
34.0″
North,
3°14′
4.0″
West |
| Land Area: |
180 hectares |
| Solar Resource: |
2,019 kWh/m2/yr
|
| Electricity Generation: |
170,000 MWh/yr
(Expected/Planned)
|
| Contact(s): |
Ezequiel Ferrer |
| Start Production: |
January 2012 |
| Construction Job-Years: |
500 |
| Annual O&M Jobs: |
50 |
| PPA/Tariff Type: |
Real Decreto 661/2007 |
| PPA/Tariff Rate: |
27.0 Euro cents per kWh |
| PPA/Tariff Period: |
25 years
|
| Project Type: |
Commercial |
Participants
| Developer(s): |
Elecnor/Aries/ABM AMRO |
| Owner(s) (%): |
Elecnor/Aries/ABM AMRO
(100%)
|
| EPC Contractor: |
Sener |
Plant Configuration
Solar Field
| Solar-Field Aperture Area: |
510,120 m² |
| # of Solar Collector Assemblies (SCAs): |
624 |
| # of Loops: |
156 |
| # of SCAs per Loop: |
4 |
| SCA Aperture Area: |
817 m² |
| SCA Length: |
150 m |
| # of Modules per SCA: |
12 |
| SCA Manufacturer (Model): |
Sener
(SenerTrough)
|
| Mirror Manufacturer (Model): |
Flabeg (RP3)
|
| # of Heat Collector Elements (HCEs): |
22,464 |
|
HCE Manufacturer (Model): |
Siemens (UVAC 2010) |
| Heat-Transfer Fluid Type: |
Dowtherm A |
| Solar-Field Inlet Temp: |
293°C |
| Solar-Field Outlet Temp: |
393°C |
| Solar-Field Temp Difference: |
100°C |
Power Block
| Turbine Capacity (Gross): |
50.0 MW
|
| Turbine Capacity (Net): |
50.0 MW |
| Output Type: |
Steam Rankine |
| Power Cycle Pressure: |
100.0 bar |
| Cooling Method: |
Wet cooling |
| Cooling Method Description: |
Cooling Towers |
| Annual Solar-to-Electricity Efficiency (Gross): |
15%
|
| Fossil Backup Type: |
HTF Boiler |
| Backup Percentage: |
12%
|
Thermal Storage
| Storage Type: |
2-tank indirect |
| Storage Capacity: |
8 Hours |
| Thermal Storage Description: |
Molten salts; 60% Sodium Nitrate, 40% Potassium Nitrate |
