The Extresol Solar Power Station is a 150
megawatt
The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of Power (physics), power or radiant flux in the International System of Units, International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3. It is used to quantification (science), ...
(MW) commercial
concentrated solar thermal power
Concentrated solar power (CSP, also known as concentrating solar power, concentrated solar thermal) systems generate solar power by using mirrors or lenses to concentrate a large area of sunlight into a receiver. Electricity is generated when ...
plant, located in
Torre de Miguel Sesmero
Torre de Miguel Sesmero is a municipality located in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain (Europe).
Currently being built in a large area of the municipality, the second solar-thermal plant biggest in Europe, so that these people contribut ...
in the
province of Badajoz
The province of Badajoz () is a province of western Spain located in the autonomous community of Extremadura. It was formed in 1833. It is bordered by the provinces of Cáceres in the north, Toledo, Ciudad Real in the east, Córdoba in the so ...
,
Extremadura
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,
Spain
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The power station consists of three different systems, Extresol 1,
[(]NREL
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Extresol-1
/ref> Extresol 2[(NREL]
Extresol-2
/ref> and Extresol 3,[(NREL]
Extresol-3
/ref> of 50 MW each, due to the power limitation of 50 MW per plant established by the Spanish legislation. Extresol uses 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 foc ...
and has a thermal energy storage
Thermal energy storage (TES) is achieved with widely different technologies. Depending on the specific technology, it allows excess thermal energy to be stored and used hours, days, months later, at scales ranging from the individual process, ...
system, which absorbs part of the heat produced in the solar field during the day and stores it in molten salts.
See also
*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
* Eurelios pi ...
*List of energy storage projects
This is a list of energy storage power plants worldwide, other than pumped hydro storage.
Many individual energy storage plants augment electrical grids by capturing excess electrical energy during periods of low demand and storing it in oth ...
*Renewable energy in the European Union
Renewable energy plays an important and growing role in the energy system of the European Union. The Europe 2020 strategy included a target of reaching 20% of gross final energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020, and at least 32% by 203 ...
*Sener Aeronáutica
Sener Aeronáutica is the aerospace arm of the Spanish company Grupo SENER. Since its formation in 1956, the group has developed expertise a number of fields including Marine, Power Systems, and Space. The group has links with a number of Spa ...
*Solar power in Spain
Spain is one of the first countries to deploy large-scale solar photovoltaics, and is the world leader in concentrated solar power (CSP) production.
In 2018, the cumulative total solar power installed was 7,011 MW, of which 4,707 MW were solar ...
*Solar thermal energy
Solar thermal energy (STE) is a form of energy and a technology for harnessing solar energy to generate thermal energy for use in industry, and in the residential and commercial sectors.
Solar thermal collectors are classified by the United St ...
*Wind power in Spain
Spain is one of the countries with the largest wind power capacity installed, with over 27 GW in 2020.
History
Spain was an early leader in development of wind power, ranking second after Germany by installed capacity until 2006, when it was ...
References
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Solar power stations in Spain
Solar thermal energy
Energy in Extremadura