| Project Overview |
| Project Name: |
Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center
(MNGSEC)
|
| Country: |
United States |
| Location: |
Indiantown, Florida
(South Florida) |
| Owner(s): |
Florida Power & Light Co.
(100%)
|
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Turbine Capacity: |
Net: 75.0 MW
Gross: 75.0 MW |
| Status: |
Operational |
| Start Year: |
2010
|
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Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center
The Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center is the second largest solar facility in the world and the largest solar plant of any kind outside of California. The facility is the first hybrid facility in the world to connect a solar facility to an existing combined-cycle power plant, providing 75 megawatts of solar thermal capacity in an innovative way that directly displaces fossil fuel usage. The project consists of up to about 200,000 mirrors over about 500 acres at the existing FPL Martin Plant site.
| Status Date: |
January 25, 2013
|
Background
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Status: |
Operational |
| Country: |
United States |
| City: |
Indiantown |
| State: |
Florida |
| County: |
Martin |
| Region: |
South Florida |
| Lat/Long Location: |
27°3′
13.0″
North,
80°33′
46.0″
West |
| Land Area: |
500 acres |
| Electricity Generation: |
155,000 MWh/yr
(Estimated)
|
| Contact(s): |
John Gnecco; Cindy Tindell |
| Company: |
Florida Power & Light Company |
| Key References: |
Web site
Web site
|
| Break Ground: |
January 2009 |
| Start Production: |
December 2010 |
| Cost (approx): |
476,300,000 USD |
| Cost Info Source: |
FPSC filing |
Participants
| Developer(s): |
Florida Power & Light Co. |
| Owner(s) (%): |
Florida Power & Light Co.
(100%)
|
| EPC Contractor: |
Lauren Engineers & Constructors |
| Operator(s): |
Florida Power & Light Co. |
| Generation Offtaker(s): |
Florida Power & Light Co. |
Plant Configuration
Solar Field
| Solar-Field Aperture Area: |
464,908 m² |
| # of Solar Collector Assemblies (SCAs): |
1,136 |
| # of Loops: |
142 |
| # of SCAs per Loop: |
8 |
| SCA Length: |
72 m |
| # of Modules per SCA: |
6 |
| SCA Manufacturer (Model): |
Gossamer Space Frames
(LAT 1)
|
|
HCE Manufacturer (Model): |
Solel (UVAC 2008) |
| Heat-Transfer Fluid Type: |
Dowtherm A |
Power Block
| Turbine Capacity (Gross): |
75.0 MW
|
| Turbine Capacity (Net): |
75.0 MW |
| Output Type: |
Steam Rankine |
| Cooling Method: |
Wet cooling |
Thermal Storage
