| Project Overview | |
| Power Station: | Solnova 3 |
| Location: | Sanlúcar la Mayor |
| Sevilla | |
| Andalusia Spain | |
| Owners (%): | Abengoa |
| Technology | Parabolic Trough |
| Solar Resource: | 2076 |
| Nominal Capacity: | 50 MW |
| Status | Operational |
| Start Year: | 2009 |
| Status Date | October 21, 2022 |
| Background | |
| Break Ground Date | 2007 |
| Expected Generation (GWh/year) | 113.52 |
| Lat/Long Location | 37.442,-6.25 |
| Total Power Station Land Area (km²) | 1.15 |
| Participants | |
| Developer | Abengoa |
| Spain | |
| EPC | Abener |
| Spain | |
| Operator | Abengoa |
| Electricity Generation Offtaker | Electrical Market (Pool), Endesa Distribution (FIT) |
| Costs | |
| Total Construction Cost (2009) | € 250.00 million |
| Total Cost USD (2020) | $402.74 million |
| Specific Cost/kW USD (2020) | 8054.8 |
| LCOE USD/kWh (2020) | 0.3 |
| 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 | 2009 |
| Remuneration USD/kWh Deflated (2020) | 0.43 |
| PPA or Tariff Period (Years) | 25 |
| Support Scheme Type | FIT |
| Policy Support Scheme | Royal Decree 661/2007 |
| Concessional Funding or Other Support | EIB for Solnova 1 and 3: €129 million |
| Plant Configuration | |
| Solar Field | |
| Solar Field Aperture Area (m²) | 300000 |
| # of Solar Collector Assemblies (SCAs) | 360 |
| # of Loops | 90 |
| # of SCAs per Loop | 4 |
| SCA Aperture Area (m²) | 833 |
| SCA Length (m) | 150 |
| Collector/Heliostat Manufacturer | Abengoa |
| Spain | |
| Collector/Heliostat Engineering or IP Owner | Abengoa |
| Spain | |
| Collector/Heliostat Model | Astro (ET-150) |
| Mirror Manufacturer | Rioglass |
| Spain | |
| Solar Field (Receiver) | |
| Receiver Working Fluid | Thermal oil |
| Receiver Working Fluid Category | Thermal oil/organics |
| # of Heat Collector Elements (HCEs) | 12960 |
| Solar Field or Receiver Outlet Temperture (C) | 393°C |
| Receiver Manufacturer | Schott |
| Germany | |
| Power Block | |
| Nominal Turbine or Power Cycle Capacity | 50 MW |
| Power Cycle | Steam Rankine |
| Power Cycle Pressure (Bar) | 100 |
| Cooling Type | Wet |
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