Colorado Integrated Solar Project
The Colorado Integrated Solar Project was a hybrid CSP/coal plant approach using parabolic-trough solar technology. A parabolic trough solar field provided thermal energy to produce supplemental steam for power generation at Xcel Energy's Cameo Station's Unit 2 (approximately 2 MWe equivalent) in order to decrease the overall consumption of coal, reduce emissions from the plant, improve plant efficiency, and test the commercial viability of concentrating solar integration. The plant was used for testing purposes until the coal plant was retired and the CSP plant was decommissioned.
| Status Date: |
November 21, 2013
|
| Project Overview |
| Project Name: |
Colorado Integrated Solar Project
(Cameo)
|
| Country: |
United States |
| Location: |
Palisade, Colorado |
| Owner(s): |
Xcel Energy
(100%)
|
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Turbine Capacity: |
Net: 2.0 MW
Gross: 2.0 MW
|
| Status: |
Currently Non-Operational |
| Start Year: |
2010
|
Do you have more information, corrections, or comments?
Background
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Status: |
Currently Non-Operational |
| Country: |
United States |
| City: |
Palisade |
| State: |
Colorado |
| Lat/Long Location: |
39°8′
54.96″
North,
108°19′
5.1234″
West |
| Land Area: |
6 acres |
| Contact(s): |
Marty Smith |
| Company: |
Xcel Energy |
| Start Production: |
January 2010 |
| Cost (approx): |
4,500,000 dollars |
| Project Type: |
Demonstration |
Participants
| Developer(s): |
Xcel Energy
; Abengoa Solar |
| Owner(s) (%): |
Xcel Energy
(100%)
|
| EPC Contractor: |
Abengoa Solar |
| Operator(s): |
Xcel Energy |
Plant Configuration
Solar Field
| Solar-Field Aperture Area: |
6,540 m² |
| # of Solar Collector Assemblies (SCAs): |
8 |
| # of Loops: |
4 |
| # of SCAs per Loop: |
2 |
| SCA Aperture Area: |
817 m² |
| SCA Length: |
150 m |
| Heat-Transfer Fluid Type: |
Xceltherm® 600 |
| Solar-Field Inlet Temp: |
190°C |
| Solar-Field Outlet Temp: |
300°C |
Power Block
| Turbine Capacity (Gross): |
2.0 MW
|
| Turbine Capacity (Net): |
2.0 MW |
| Output Type: |
Solar hybrid |
| Cooling Method: |
Wet cooling |
Thermal Storage