| Project Overview |
| Project Name: |
Jülich Solar Tower |
| Country: |
Germany |
| Location: |
Jülich
(Rhineland) |
| Owner(s): |
DLR
(100%)
|
| Technology: |
Power tower |
| Turbine Capacity: |
Net: 1.5 MW
Gross: 1.5 MW |
| Status: |
Operational |
| Start Year: |
2008
|
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Jülich Solar Tower
This page provides information on Jülich Solar Tower, a concentrating solar power (CSP) project, with data organized by background, participants, and power plant configuration.
| Status Date: |
February 12, 2013
|
Background
| Technology: |
Power tower |
| Status: |
Operational |
| Country: |
Germany |
| City: |
Jülich |
| Region: |
Rhineland |
| Lat/Long Location: |
50°54′
54.0″
North,
6°23′
16.0″
East |
| Land Area: |
17 hectares |
| Solar Resource: |
902 kWh/m2/yr
|
| Source of Solar Resource: |
DLR |
| Contact(s): |
SolarPACES |
| Break Ground: |
July 31,
2007 |
| Start Production: |
December 2008 |
| Project Type: |
Demonstration |
Participants
| Developer(s): |
Kraftanlagen München
; German Aerospace Center, Solar-Institute Jülich |
| Owner(s) (%): |
DLR
(100%)
|
| EPC Contractor: |
Kraftanlagen München |
| Operator(s): |
DLR |
Plant Configuration
Solar Field
| Heliostat Solar-Field Aperture Area: |
17,650 m² |
| # of Heliostats: |
2,153 |
| Heliostat Aperture Area: |
8.2 m² |
| Tower Height: |
60 m |
| Receiver Manufacturer: |
Kraftanlagen München |
| Heat-Transfer Fluid Type: |
Air |
| Receiver Outlet Temp: |
680C |
Power Block
| Turbine Capacity (Gross): |
1.5 MW
|
| Turbine Capacity (Net): |
1.5 MW |
| Turbine Manufacturer: |
Siemens |
| Cooling Method: |
Dry cooling |
Thermal Storage
| Storage Type: |
Other |
| Storage Capacity: |
1.5 hours |
| Thermal Storage Description: |
Ceramic heat sink |
