| Project Overview |
| Project Name: |
Borges Termosolar |
| Country: |
Spain |
| Location: |
Les Borges Blanques
(Lleida) |
| Owner(s): |
Abantia
(50%)
Comsa EMTE
(50%)
|
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Turbine Capacity: |
Net: 22.5 MW
Gross: 25.0 MW |
| Status: |
Operational |
| Start Year: |
2012
|
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Borges Termosolar
The Borges Termosolar project is a 22.5 MW hybrid CSP-Biomass plant being built in the north-east of Spain and it’s the first commercial plant of its kind. The CSP plant is hybridized with two biomass units (2 x 22 MW thermal) that supply the required thermal energy to the power block enabling the electrical production with low or with absence of solar irradiation, increasing the overall efficiency, allowing a continuous operation of the steam turbine (by avoiding daily start-up’s and shut downs) and therefore, making possible a better use of the thermal block as well as the electrical infrastructure of the plant. The plant is able to produce electricity around-the-clock in a dispatchable way by the use of renewable sources (solar and biomass). The plant uses a combination of waste forest biomass (main fuel) and energy crops.
| Status Date: |
March 4, 2013
|
Background
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Status: |
Operational |
| Country: |
Spain |
| City: |
Les Borges Blanques |
| Region: |
Lleida |
| Lat/Long Location: |
41°31′
44.0″
North,
0°48′
16.0″
West |
| Land Area: |
96 hectares |
| Electricity Generation: |
98,000 MWh/yr
(Estimated)
|
| Contact(s): |
David Morell |
| Company: |
Abantia |
| Break Ground: |
March 2011 |
| Start Production: |
December 2012 |
| Cost (approx): |
153,000,000 Euros |
| Annual O&M Jobs: |
30 |
| 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): |
Abantia |
| Owner(s) (%): |
Abantia
(50%)
Comsa EMTE
(50%)
|
| EPC Contractor: |
Abantia & Comsa EMTE |
Plant Configuration
Solar Field
| Solar-Field Aperture Area: |
183,120 m² |
| # of Solar Collector Assemblies (SCAs): |
336 |
| # of Loops: |
56 |
| # of SCAs per Loop: |
6 |
| SCA Aperture Area: |
545 m² |
| SCA Length: |
96 m |
| # of Modules per SCA: |
8 |
| SCA Manufacturer (Model): |
Siemens
(SunField 6)
|
| # of Heat Collector Elements (HCEs): |
8,064 |
|
HCE Manufacturer (Model): |
Siemens (UVAC 2010) |
| HCE Type (Length): |
Evacuated (4 m)
|
| Heat-Transfer Fluid Type: |
Thermal Oil |
| Solar-Field Inlet Temp: |
293°C |
| Solar-Field Outlet Temp: |
393°C |
Power Block
| Turbine Capacity (Gross): |
25.0 MW
|
| Turbine Capacity (Net): |
22.5 MW |
| Output Type: |
Steam Rankine |
| Cooling Method: |
Wet cooling |
| Cooling Method Description: |
Cooling Tower |
| Turbine Efficiency: |
37% @ full load
|
| Fossil Backup Type: |
Biomass (2x22MWt) |
Thermal Storage
