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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 The Solucar Complex is a complex in Sanlúcar la Mayor, Spain, used primarily for solar power developments. The complex includes: * PS10 Solar Power Plant * PS20 Solar Power Plant * Solnova Solar Power Station Plans PS10 is the first of a ...
, in
Sanlúcar la Mayor Sanlúcar la Mayor is a municipality in the province of Seville, southern Spain. The municipality is the location of the Solucar Complex. Gaspar de Guzmán, Count of Olivares was created Duke of Sanlúcar la Mayor Duke of Sanlúcar la Mayor ( ...
, in
Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...
, 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 ...
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 Abengoa Solar (formerly Solúcar Energía) is a subsidiary of Abengoa. Its primary activities include designing, promotion, financing attainment, construction and operation of solar power stations that use photovoltaics, concentrated photovoltaic ...
, 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 foc ...
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 carbo ...
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 * El ...
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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 * Eurelios p ...


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