Andasol Solar Power Station

Andasol Solar Power Station is a large solar thermal power plant, near Guadix in Andalusia, in the province of Granada, one of the sunniest regions in Spain. The plant will cost 310 million euros and is currently under construction.^[4]

Andasol Solar Power Station
Andasol Solar Power Station
Country	Spain
Location	near Guadix, Granada
Coordinates	37°13′42.70″N 3°4′6.73″W
Status	Operational
Commission date	2009
Owner(s)	Cubico Sustainable Investments (Andasol 1&2)[1] Stadtwerke München MAN Ferrostaal Innogy
Solar farm
Type	CSP
CSP technology	Parabolic trough
Site resource	2,136 kWh/m2/yr
Site area	600 hectares (1,483 acres)
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	149.7 MW
Capacity factor	37.7%[2]
Annual net output	495 GWh[3]
Storage capacity	1,123 MW·he
External links
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Andasol will have a generating capacity of 50 megawatts and liquid salt heat storage will allow for electricity to be generated for seven hours after the sun has gone down. Annual electricity production will be 179 gigawatt hours which will cover the electricity demands of 50,000 households or 200,000 people.^[4]

Andasol should be completed in mid-2008 and a second plant, Andasol 2, is planned.^[4]

Related pages

• List of Solar thermal power stations
• Renewable energy
• Solar power in Spain