| Project Overview |
| Project Name: |
Arenales |
| Country: |
Spain |
| Location: |
Morón de la Frontera
(Sevilla) |
| Owner(s): |
RREF/OHL
(100%)
|
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Turbine Capacity: |
Net: 50.0 MW
Gross: 50.0 MW |
| Status: |
Under construction |
| Start Year: |
2013
|
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Arenales
This page provides information on Arenales, a concentrating solar power (CSP) project, with data organized by background, participants, and power plant configuration.
| Status Date: |
March 4, 2013
|
Background
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Status: |
Under construction |
| Country: |
Spain |
| City: |
Morón de la Frontera |
| Region: |
Sevilla |
| Lat/Long Location: |
37°9′
43.0″
North,
5°32′
54.0″
West |
| Land Area: |
220 hectares |
| Electricity Generation: |
166,000 MWh/yr
(Estimated)
|
| Contact(s): |
SolarPACES |
| Break Ground: |
November 2011 |
| Start Production: |
October 2013 |
| PPA/Tariff Type: |
Real Decreto 661/2007 |
| PPA/Tariff Rate: |
27.0 Euro cents per kWh |
| PPA/Tariff Period: |
25 years
|
| PPA/Tariff Information: |
Feed-in Tariff |
| Project Type: |
Commercial |
Participants
| Developer(s): |
RREF/OHL |
| Owner(s) (%): |
RREF/OHL
(100%)
|
| EPC Contractor: |
Ecolaire España |
| Operator(s): |
OHL |
Plant Configuration
Solar Field
| Solar-Field Aperture Area: |
510,120 m² |
| # of Solar Collector Assemblies (SCAs): |
936 |
| # of Loops: |
156 |
| # of SCAs per Loop: |
6 |
| SCA Aperture Area: |
545 m² |
| SCA Length: |
96 m |
| SCA Manufacturer (Model): |
Siemens
(SunField 6)
|
| # of Heat Collector Elements (HCEs): |
22,464 |
|
HCE Manufacturer (Model): |
Siemens (UVAC 2010) |
| HCE Type (Length): |
Evacuated (4 m)
|
| HTF Company: |
Thermal Oil |
| Solar-Field Inlet Temp: |
293°C |
| Solar-Field Outlet Temp: |
393°C |
Power Block
| Turbine Capacity (Gross): |
50.0 MW
|
| Turbine Capacity (Net): |
50.0 MW |
| Turbine Manufacturer: |
GE |
| Output Type: |
Steam Rankine |
| Cooling Method: |
Wet cooling |
| Fossil Backup Type: |
HTF Boiler |
| Backup Percentage: |
12%
|
Thermal Storage
| Storage Type: |
2-tank indirect |
| Storage Capacity: |
7 hours |
| Thermal Storage Description: |
Molten salts; 60% Sodium Nitrate, 40% Potassium Nitrate. |
