| Project Overview | |
| Power Station: | Arenales |
| Location: | Morón de la Frontera, Sevilla, Andalusia Spain |
| Owners (%): | RREF, OHL |
| Technology | Parabolic Trough |
| Solar Resource: | 2064 |
| Nominal Capacity: | 50 MW |
| Status | Operational |
| Start Year: | 2013 |
| Status Date | October 21, 2022 |
| Background | |
| Break Ground Date | 2011 |
| Expected Generation (GWh/year) | 166 |
| Lat/Long Location | 37.162,-5.548 |
| Total Power Station Land Area (km²) | 2.2 |
| Participants | |
| Developer | Solar millennium, OHL, Deutsche Bank, Germany |
| EPC | Ecolair España, Spain |
| Operator | OHL |
| Costs | |
| Total Construction Cost (2013) | € 313.50 million |
| Total Cost USD (2020) | $450.01 million |
| Specific Cost/kW USD (2020) | 9000.3 |
| LCOE USD/kWh (2020) | 0.23 |
| Levelised cost of electricity with 5% weighted average cost of capital and a 25 year payback period, capacity dependent O&M (1.5% of investment cost per year), deflated from Year_operational using the Worldbank’s GDP deflator; if station under development or construction then not deflated (assumed cost year 2020) | |
| Remuneration EUR/kWh | 0.27 |
| Remuneration Start Year | 2013 |
| Remuneration USD/kWh Deflated (2020) | 0.39 |
| PPA or Tariff Period (Years) | 25 |
| Support Scheme Type | FIT |
| Policy Support Scheme | Real Decreto 661/2007 |
| Plant Configuration | |
| Solar Field | |
| Solar Field Aperture Area (m²) | 510120 |
| # of Solar Collector Assemblies (SCAs) | 936 |
| # of Loops | 156 |
| # of SCAs per Loop | 6 |
| SCA Aperture Area (m²) | 545 |
| SCA Length (m) | 96 |
| Collector/Heliostat Manufacturer | Siemens |
| Collector/Heliostat Engineering or IP Owner | Solel, Israel |
| Collector/Heliostat Model | SunField 6 |
| Solar Field (Receiver) | |
| Receiver Working Fluid | Biphenyl/Diphenyl oxide: Diphyl |
| Receiver Working Fluid Category | Thermal oil/organics |
| Working Fluid Manufacturer | Lanxess |
| # of Heat Collector Elements (HCEs) | 22464 |
| Solar Field or Receiver Inlet Temperture (C) | 293°C |
| Solar Field or Receiver Outlet Temperture (C) | 393°C |
| Receiver Manufacturer | Siemens |
| Receiver Model | UVAC-2010 |
| Power Block | |
| Nominal Turbine or Power Cycle Capacity | 50 MW |
| Turbine Manufacturer | GE, USA |
| Power Cycle | Steam Rankine |
| Cooling Type | Wet |
| Thermal Energy Storage | |
| Storage Type | 2-tank indirect |
| Storage Capacity (Hours) | 7 |
| Storage Description | Molten salts; 60% Sodium Nitrate, 40% Potassium Nitrate. |
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