| Project Overview |
| Project Name: |
Alvarado I |
| Country: |
Spain |
| Location: |
Alvarado
(Badajoz) |
| Owner(s): |
Acciona Energía
(100%)
|
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Turbine Capacity: |
Gross: 50.0 MW |
| Status: |
Operational |
| Start Year: |
2009
|
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Alvarado I
This page provides information on Alvarado I, a concentrating solar power (CSP) project, with data organized by background, participants, and power plant configuration.
| Status Date: |
December 3, 2010
|
Background
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Status: |
Operational |
| Country: |
Spain |
| City: |
Alvarado |
| Region: |
Badajoz |
| Lat/Long Location: |
38°49′
37.0″
North,
6°49′
34.0″
West |
| Land Area: |
135 hectares |
| Solar Resource: |
2,174 kWh/m2/yr
|
| Electricity Generation: |
105,200 MWh/yr
(Estimated)
|
| Contact(s): |
Asun Padrós |
| Company: |
Acciona Energía |
| Break Ground: |
December 1,
2007 |
| Start Production: |
June 1,
2009 |
| Construction Job-Years: |
350 |
| Annual O&M Jobs: |
31 |
| PPA/Tariff Date: |
January 1,
2010 |
| PPA/Tariff Rate: |
27.0 Euro cents per kWh |
| PPA/Tariff Period: |
25 years
|
Participants
| Developer(s): |
Acciona Energía |
| Owner(s) (%): |
Acciona Energía
(100%)
|
| EPC Contractor: |
Acciona Energía |
| Operator(s): |
Acciona Energía |
Plant Configuration
Solar Field
| # of Solar Collector Assemblies (SCAs): |
768 |
| SCA Manufacturer: |
Acciona Solar Power |
| Heat-Transfer Fluid Type: |
Biphenyl/Diphenyl oxide |
| Solar-Field Outlet Temp: |
393°C |
Power Block
| Turbine Capacity (Gross): |
50.0 MW
|
| Output Type: |
Steam Rankine |
| Cooling Method: |
Wet cooling |
