The Solnova Solar Power Station is a large
CSP power station made up of five separate units of each. The facility is part of the
Solucar Complex, in
Sanlúcar la Mayor Sanlúcar la Mayor is a municipality in the province of Seville, southern Spain
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, in
Spain
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, the same area where the
PS20 solar power tower
The PS20 solar power plant (PS20) solar power plant is a solar thermal energy plant in Sanlucar la Mayor near Seville in Andalusia, Spain. It was the world's most powerful solar power tower until the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility in California b ...
is also located. With the commissioning of the third unit, the Solnova-IV in August 2010, the power station ranks as one of the
largest CSP power stations in the world.
Solnova-I, Solnova-III, and Solnova-IV
were commissioned in mid-2010 and are all rated at 50 MWe in installed capacity each. All five plants are built, owned and operated by
Abengoa Solar, a Spanish solar power company.
All five power stations, the three commissioned and two under development, will be utilizing
parabolic trough
A parabolic trough is a type of solar thermal collector that is straight in one dimension and curved as a parabola in the other two, lined with a polished metal mirror. The sunlight which enters the mirror parallel to its plane of symmetry is ...
s, a technology to use concentrated solar power. The three commissioned power stations are also equipped to support
natural gas
Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbon d ...
as its secondary fuel source for power generation.
See also
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List of power stations in Spain
This is a list of power stations in Spain.
Hydroelectric
Nuclear
Solar
Wind
Fossil fuels
See also
* Energy policy of the European Union
* List of power stations in Europe
* List of largest power stations in the world
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List of solar thermal power stations
This is a list of the largest facilities generating electricity through the use of solar thermal power, specifically concentrated solar power.
Operational
Under construction
Announced
Cancelled
Decommissioned
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References
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Solar power stations in Spain
Solar thermal energy