List of solar thermal power stations

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The first three units of Solnova in the foreground, with the two towers of the PS10 and PS20 solar power stations in the background.

This is a list of solar thermal power stations. These include the 354 megawatt (MW) Solar Energy Generating Systems power installation in the USA, Solnova Solar Power Station (Spain, 150 MW), Andasol solar power station (Spain, 100 MW), Nevada Solar One (USA, 64 MW), PS20 solar power tower (Spain, 20 MW), and the PS10 solar power tower (Spain, 11 MW). The 370 MW Ivanpah Solar Power Facility, located in California's Mojave Desert, is the world’s largest solar thermal power plant project currently under construction.[1]

The solar thermal power industry is growing rapidly with 1.2 GW under construction as of April 2009 and another 13.9 GW announced globally through 2014. Spain is the epicenter of solar thermal power development with 22 projects for 1,037 MW under construction, all of which are projected to come online by the end of 2010.[2] In the United States, 5,600 MW of solar thermal power projects have been announced.[3] In developing countries, three World Bank projects for integrated solar thermal/combined-cycle gas-turbine power plants in Egypt, Mexico, and Morocco have been approved.[4]

Operational

Operational Solar Thermal Power Stations
Capacity
(MW)
Name Country Location Technology type Notes
354 Solar Energy Generating Systems  USA Mojave Desert California parabolic trough Collection of 9 units
150 Solnova  Spain Seville parabolic trough Solnova 1 completed May 2010
Solnova 3 completed May 2010
Solnova 4 completed August 2010 [5][6][7][8][9]
100 Andasol solar power station  Spain Granada parabolic trough Andasol 1 completed, 2008
Andasol 2 completed, 2009

[10][11]

64 Nevada Solar One  USA Boulder City, Nevada parabolic trough
50 Ibersol Ciudad Real  Spain Puertollano, Ciudad Real parabolic trough Completed May 2009[12]
50 Alvarado I  Spain Badajoz parabolic trough Completed July 2009[13][14][15]
50 Extresol 1  Spain Torre de Miguel Sesmero (Badajoz) parabolic trough Completed February 2010 [16][17][18]
50 La Florida  Spain Alvarado (Badajoz) parabolic trough completed July 2010 [16][19]
20 PS20 solar power tower  Spain Seville solar power tower Completed April 2009
17 Yazd integrated solar combined cycle power station  Iran Yazd parabolic trough World's first solar combined cycle power plant
11 PS10 solar power tower  Spain Seville solar power tower World's first
commercial solar tower
5 Kimberlina Solar Thermal Energy Plant  USA Bakersfield, California fresnel reflector AREVA Solar, formerly Ausra demonstration
plant[20]
5 Sierra SunTower  USA Lancaster,  California solar power tower eSolar commercial power plant, North America's only operating solar tower, completed August 2009 [21][22][23]
5 Archimede solar power plant  Italy near Siracusa, Sicily parabolic trough ISCC with heat storage
Completed July 2010 [24][25]
2 Liddell Power Station Solar Steam Generator  Australia New South Wales fresnel reflector electrical equivalent steam boost for coal station[26][27]
1.5 Maricopa Solar  USA Peoria, Arizona dish stirling Stirling Energy Systems / Tessera Solar's first commercial-scale Dish Stirling power plant. Completed January 2010[28]
1.5 Jülich Solar Tower  Germany Jülich solar power tower Completed December 2008[29]
1.4 Puerto Errado 1  Spain Murcia fresnel reflector Completed April 2009[30]
1 Saguaro Solar Power Station  USA Red Rock Arizona parabolic trough [31]
2 Keahole Solar Power  USA Hawaii parabolic trough [32][33]
0.25 Shiraz solar power plant  Iran Shiraz CSP Iran's first solar power plant
940.65 Overall operational capacity - - -

Under Construction

Solar Thermal Power Stations under construction
Capacity (MW) Name Country Location Technology Notes
370 Ivanpah Solar Power Facility USA San Bernardino County, California power tower [34][35]
100 Extresol 2-3  Spain Torre de Miguel Sesmero (Badajoz) parabolic trough with 7.5h heat storage[16][17]
100 Andasol 3–4  Spain Granada parabolic trough with 7.5h heat storage[16][36][37][38]
100 Palma del Rio 1, 2  Spain Cordoba parabolic trough [16][39][40]
100 Helioenergy 1, 2  Spain Ecija parabolic trough with heat storage[16][41][42]
100 Solaben 1, 2  Spain Logrosan parabolic trough [43]
100 Valle Solar Power Station  Spain Cadiz parabolic trough with 7.5h heat storage[44]
100 Termosol 1+2  Spain Navalvillar de Pela (Badajoz) parabolic trough [16]
100 Helios 1+2  Spain Ciudad Real parabolic trough [16]
75 Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center  USA Florida ISCC steam input into a combined cycle [45]
50 Majadas de Tiétar  Spain Caceres parabolic trough [40]
50 Lebrija-1  Spain Lebrija parabolic trough [46]
50 Manchasol-1  Spain Ciudad Real parabolic trough with heat storage[47]
50 La Dehesa  Spain La Garrovilla (Badajoz) parabolic trough [16]
50 Axtesol 2  Spain Badajoz parabolic trough [16][48]
50 Arenales PS  Spain Moron de la Frontera (Seville) parabolic trough [16][48]
50 Serrezuella Solar 2  Spain Talarrubias (Badajoz) parabolic trough [16]
50 El Reboso 2  Spain El Puebla del Rio (Seville) parabolic trough [16]
50 Moron  Spain Moron de la Frontera (Sevilla) parabolic trough [16]
50 Olivenza 1  Spain Olivenza (Badajoz) parabolic trough [16]
50 Medellin  Spain Medellin (Badajoz) parabolic trough [16]
50 Valdetorres  Spain Valdetorres (Badajoz) parabolic trough [16]
50 Badajoz 2  Spain Talavera la Real (Badajoz) parabolic trough [16]
50 Santa Amalia  Spain Santa Amalia (Badajoz) parabolic trough [16]
50 Torrefresneda  Spain Torrefresneda (Badajoz) parabolic trough [16]
50 La Puebla 2  Spain La Puebla del Rio (Sevilla) parabolic trough [16]
25 Termosolar Borges  Spain Borges Blanques (Lerida) parabolic trough [16]
17 Gemasolar, former Solar Tres Power Tower  Spain Fuentes de Andalucia (Seville) power tower with 15h heat storage[16]
20 Kuraymat Plant  Egypt Kuraymat ISCC [49]
25 Hassi R'mel integrated solar combined cycle power station  Algeria Hassi R'mel ISCC [50]
20 Beni Mathar Plant  Morocco Ain Bni Mathar ISCC [51]
1.4 THEMIS Solar Power Tower  France Pyrénées-Orientales solar power tower Hybrid solar/gas electric power, using solar energy to heat the air entering a gas turbine[52]
1 Renovalia  Spain Albacete dish [16]
1934.4 Overall capacity under construction - - -

Announced — USA

Solar Thermal Power Stations Announced in the USA
MW Name State Location Technology Notes
968 Blythe Solar Power Project California Riverside County solar trough Solar Millennium, Chevron [34]
850 Calico Solar Energy Project
(SES Solar One)
California San Bernardino County stirling engine [34][53]
750 Imperial Valley Solar Project (formerly SES Solar Two) California Imperial County stirling engine [34]
553 Mojave Solar Park California San Bernardino County parabolic trough [54]
500 Fort Irwin California San Bernardino County unnamed solar thermal
technology, military
[55]
500 Amargosa Solar Power Project Nevada Amargosa Desert, Nye County parabolic trough [56]
484 Palen Solar Power Project California Riverside County solar trough Solar Millennium, Chevron [34]
350 Sonoran Solar Project Arizona Maricopa County parabolic trough [57]
340 Hualapai Valley Solar Project Arizona Mohave County parabolic trough [58][59]
300 Unnamed Florida fresnel reflector [60]
290 Agua Caliente Solar Project Arizona Yuma County parabolic trough [61][62]
280 Solana Generating Station Arizona West of Gila Bend, AZ parabolic trough with 6h heat storage[63]
250 Beacon Solar Energy Project California Kern County parabolic trough [34]
250 Harper Lake Solar California San Bernardino County solar trough [34]
250 Genesis Solar Energy Project California Riverside County solar trough [34]
242 Ridgecrest Solar Power Project California Kern County solar trough Solar Millenium[34]
200 Unnamed Kingman solar project Arizona Mohave County parabolic trough [64]
200 Enviromission Australia Arizona solar tower [65]
200 BrightSource PPA5 California Mojave power tower [34]
200 BrightSource PPA6 California Mojave power tower [34]
200 BrightSource PPA7 California Mojave power tower [34]
150 Rice Solar Energy Project California Riverside County power tower with 7h heat storage [34]
107 San Joaquin Solar 1&2 California Fresno County parabolic trough hybrid
with biomass
[66][67]
100 Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project Nevada Nye County power tower with 12h heat storage [68]
92 Suntower New Mexico Doña Ana County solar tower [69][70]
92 Alpine SunTower California Lancaster solar tower [71]
84 eSolar 1 California Los Angeles County solar tower [34]
66 eSolar 2 California Los Angeles County solar tower [34]
62 City of Palmdale Hybrid Power Project California Palmdale parabolic trough steam input for hybrid gas plant [34]
59 Unnamed California Barstow parabolic trough with heat storage [72]
50 Victorville 2 Hybrid Power Project California Victorville parabolic trough steam input for hybrid gas plant [34]
50 Sound Hybrid G Southwest Unannounced hybrid [73]
5 Kalaeloa Solar One MicroCSP Power Project Hawaii Barbers Point Naval Air Station MicroCSP parabolic trough steam input for power generation with thermal storage [74]
9659 Overall capacity announced in the USA - - - -

Announced — Spain

Solar Thermal Power Stations Announced in Spain
MW Name Location Technology Notes
200 Andasol 4–7 Granada parabolic trough with heat storage [17]
50 Manchasol 2 Ciudad Real parabolic trough with heat storage [17]
100 Solnova 2, 4–5 Sevilla parabolic trough with heat storage [75]
50 Termesol 50 Seville parabolic trough with heat storage [76]
50 Arcosol 50 Cadiz parabolic trough with heat storage [76]
50 Ibersol Badajoz Fuente de Cantos parabolic trough [77]
50 Ibersol Valdecaballeros 1–2 Valdecaballeros parabolic trough [77]
50 Ibersol Sevilla Aznalcollar parabolic trough [77]
50 Ibersol Almería Tabernas parabolic trough [77]
50 Ibersol Albacete Almansa parabolic trough [77]
50 Ibersol Murcia Lorca parabolic trough [77]
50 Ibersol Zamora Cubillos parabolic trough [77]
50 Enerstar Villena Power Plant Villena parabolic trough [78]
100 Aste 3, 4 Alcázar de San Juan
(Ciudad Real)
parabolic trough [48]
50 Astexol 1 Extremadura parabolic trough [48]
50 AZ 20 Sevilla power tower [75]
50 Alcázar Solar Thermal Power Project Alcázar de San Juan power tower [79]
20 Almaden Plant Albacete power tower [80]
10 Gotasol Gotarrendura linear fresnel [81]
0.08 Aznalcollar TH Sevilla dish sterling [75]
1080.08 Overall capacity announced in Spain - - -

Announced — other countries

Solar Thermal Power Stations Announced In Other Countries
MW Name Location Technology Notes
2000 Sudan Solar Program Sudan unknown [82]
2000 unknown Mongolian desert, China power tower [83]
2000 unknown Morocco unknown [84]
250 Ashalim power station Negev desert, Israel CSP [85]
250 unknown Australia unknown [86]
100 Shams Abu Dhabi Madinat Zayad, UAE parabolic trough [87]
100 unknown Upington, South Africa power tower [88] (on ice)[89]
12 Alba Nova 1 Corsica Island, France unknown [90]
10 Cloncurry solar power station Cloncurry, Australia power tower with heat storage [91]
10 unknown Nagpur, India unknown
6799.0 Overall capacity announced in other countries - - -

Out of commission

  • Solar One (converted into Solar Two) — USA California, 10 MW, power tower design
  • SES-5 — USSR, 5MW, power tower design, water / Steam, service period 1985-1989[92]

See also

References

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  8. ^ Abengoa Solar begins commercial operation of Solnova 3
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  85. ^ Israel to hold tender for solar energy plants
  86. ^ Selection trials loom for $1.4bn Solar Flagships program
  87. ^ Masdar to build CSP plant worth up to $500 million
  88. ^ 100 MW Solar Thermal Electric Project in South Africa
  89. ^ Power shortages threaten as Eskom puts five projects on ice
  90. ^ Solar Euromed met l'énergie solaire à l'abri des coupures
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