| Project Overview | |
| Power Station: | Termesol 50 |
| Location: | San José del Valle |
| Cádiz | |
| Andalusia Spain | |
| Owners (%): | Torresol (Sener, Masdar) |
| Technology | Parabolic Trough |
| Solar Resource: | 2007 |
| Nominal Capacity: | 50 MW |
| Status | Operational |
| Start Year: | 2011 |
| Status Date | October 21, 2022 |
| Background | |
| Break Ground Date | 2009 |
| Expected Generation (GWh/year) | 175 |
| Lat/Long Location | 36.661,-5.847 |
| Total Power Station Land Area (km²) | 2.3 |
| Participants | |
| Developer | Torresol |
| Spain, UAE | |
| EPC | Sener |
| Spain | |
| Operator | Torresol |
| Construction Job Years | 900 |
| Annual Operations Jobs | 45 |
| Costs | |
| Total Construction Cost (2011) | € 270.00 million |
| Total Cost USD (2020) | $420.48 million |
| Specific Cost/kW USD (2020) | 8409.6 |
| LCOE USD/kWh (2020) | 0.21 |
| 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 | 2011 |
| Remuneration USD/kWh Deflated (2020) | 0.42 |
| PPA or Tariff Period (Years) | 25 |
| Support Scheme Type | FIT |
| Plant Configuration | |
| Solar Field | |
| Solar Field Aperture Area (m²) | 510120 |
| # of Solar Collector Assemblies (SCAs) | 624 |
| # of Loops | 156 |
| # of SCAs per Loop | 4 |
| SCA Aperture Area (m²) | 817 |
| Collector/Heliostat Manufacturer | Sener |
| Spain | |
| Collector/Heliostat Engineering or IP Owner | Sener |
| Spain | |
| Collector/Heliostat Model | SenerTrough2 |
| Mirror Manufacturer | Flabeg |
| Germany | |
| Mirror Model | RP3 |
| Solar Field (Receiver) | |
| Receiver Working Fluid | Biphenyl/Diphenyl oxide |
| Receiver Working Fluid Category | Thermal oil/organics |
| Solar Field or Receiver Inlet Temperture (C) | 293°C |
| 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 |
| Turbine Efficiency Percent | 38.1 |
| Cooling Type | Wet |
| Thermal Energy Storage | |
| Storage Type | 2-tank indirect |
| Storage Capacity (Hours) | 7.5 |
| Storage Description | 28,500 tons of molten salt. 60% sodium nitrate, 40% potassium nitrate. |
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