| Project Overview |
| Project Name: |
KaXu Solar One |
| Country: |
South Africa |
| Location: |
Poffader
(Northern Cape) |
| Owner(s): |
Abengoa Solar
(51%)
IDC
(49%)
|
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Turbine Capacity: |
Net: 100.0 MW
Gross: 100.0 MW |
| Status: |
Under construction |
| Start Year: |
2014
|
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KaXu Solar One
This page provides information on KaXu Solar One, a concentrating solar power (CSP) project, with data organized by background, parcipants and power plant configuration.
| Status Date: |
January 24, 2013
|
Background
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Status: |
Under construction |
| Country: |
South Africa |
| City: |
Poffader |
| Region: |
Northern Cape |
| Lat/Long Location: |
29°7′
46.0″
South,
19°23′
37.0″
East |
| Electricity Generation: |
320,000 MWh/yr
|
| Contact(s): |
SolarPACES |
| Company: |
Abengoa Solar |
| Break Ground: |
November 2012 |
| Start Production: |
June 2014 |
| Project Type: |
Commercial |
Participants
| Developer(s): |
Abengoa Solar - IDC |
| Owner(s) (%): |
Abengoa Solar
(51%)
IDC
(49%)
|
| EPC Contractor: |
Abener - Teyma |
| Generation Offtaker(s): |
Eskom |
Plant Configuration
Solar Field
| Solar-Field Aperture Area: |
800,000 m² |
| SCA Manufacturer (Model): |
Abengoa Solar
(E2)
|
| Mirror Manufacturer: |
Rioglass |
|
HCE Manufacturer (Model): |
Schott (PTR70) |
| HCE Type (Length): |
Evacuated (4 m)
|
| Heat-Transfer Fluid Type: |
Therminol VP-1 |
Power Block
| Turbine Capacity (Gross): |
100.0 MW
|
| Turbine Capacity (Net): |
100.0 MW |
| Output Type: |
Steam Rankine |
| Cooling Method: |
Dry cooling |
Thermal Storage
| Storage Type: |
2-tank indirect |
| Storage Capacity: |
3 hours |
| Thermal Storage Description: |
Molten salts |
