| Project Overview |
| Project Name: |
Shams 1
(Shams 1)
|
| Country: |
United Arab Emirates |
| Location: |
Madinat Zayed
(120 km southwest of Abu Dhabi) |
| Owner(s): |
Abengoa Solar
(20%)
Masdar
(60%)
Total
(20%)
|
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Turbine Capacity: |
Net: 100.0 MW
Gross: 100.0 MW |
| Status: |
Operational |
| Start Year: |
2013
|
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Shams 1
This page provides information on Shams 1, a concentrating solar power (CSP) project, with data organized by background, participants, and power plant configuration.
| Status Date: |
March 18, 2013
|
Background
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Status: |
Operational |
| Country: |
United Arab Emirates |
| City: |
Madinat Zayed |
| Region: |
120 km southwest of Abu Dhabi |
| Lat/Long Location: |
23°34′
13.0″
North,
53°42′
56.0″
East |
| Land Area: |
250 hectares |
| Solar Resource: |
1,934 kWh/m2/yr
|
| Electricity Generation: |
210,000 MWh/yr
|
| Contact(s): |
SolarPACES |
| Key References: |
Web site
|
| Break Ground: |
July 2010 |
| Start Production: |
March 17,
2013 |
| Cost (approx): |
600,000,000 USD |
| PPA/Tariff Type: |
Private PPA |
| PPA/Tariff Period: |
25 years
|
| Project Type: |
Commercial |
Participants
| Developer(s): |
Masdar/Total/Abengoa Solar |
| Owner(s) (%): |
Abengoa Solar
(20%)
Masdar
(60%)
Total
(20%)
|
| EPC Contractor: |
Abener/Teyma |
| Generation Offtaker(s): |
ADWEC |
Plant Configuration
Solar Field
| Solar-Field Aperture Area: |
627,840 m² |
| # of Solar Collector Assemblies (SCAs): |
768 |
| # of Loops: |
192 |
| # of SCAs per Loop: |
8 |
| SCA Length: |
150 m |
| # of Modules per SCA: |
12 |
| SCA Manufacturer (Model): |
Abengoa Solar
(ASTRO)
|
| Mirror Manufacturer (Model): |
Flabeg (RP3)
|
| # of Heat Collector Elements (HCEs): |
27,648 |
|
HCE Manufacturer (Model): |
Schott (PTR 70) |
| Heat-Transfer Fluid Type: |
Therminol VP-1 |
| HTF Company: |
Solutia |
| Solar-Field Inlet Temp: |
300° |
| Solar-Field Outlet Temp: |
400° |
Power Block
| Turbine Capacity (Gross): |
100.0 MW
|
| Turbine Capacity (Net): |
100.0 MW |
| Turbine Manufacturer: |
Man |
| Output Type: |
Steam Rankine |
| Cooling Method: |
Dry cooling |
| Fossil Backup Type: |
Natural Gas Boiler |
Thermal Storage
