Airlight Energy Ait Baha CSP Plant

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General Info

Owner/s:

Cimar
Italcementi Group

Technology:

Parabolic trough

Country:

Morocco

Status:

Under construction

Purpose:

Demonstration

Usage:

Electricity

Power:

3.00 MW

Construction start date:

February 2012

Start date:

August, 2013

Location:

Ait Baha

Generation:

2.40 GWh

Land area:

24 hectares

Technology

Solar field

Solar Collector Assemblies - Trough:

Airlight Energy

Number of SCAs:

3

Number of loops:

1

Number of SCAs per loop:

3

Number of modules per SCA:

12

SCA aperture area:

2,053 m²

SCA length:

215 m

Reflecting area:

6 159 m²

Heat Collector Element (Tube):

Airlight Energy

Number of HCEs:

108

Heat Transfer Fluid:

Air

HTF Temp in:

250ºC

HTF Temp out:

650ºC

Power block

Storage Y/N:

Yes

Storage type:

Pebble stone

Storage:

12.00 Hours

Power cycle:

Organic Rankine

Turbine:

Turboden

Companies involved

Project developer:

Airlight Energy

O&M:

Cimar
Italcementi Group

Other

Solar resource:

2 400 kWh/m2/yr

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Airlight Energy Ait Baha CSP Plant

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Power block

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Turbine:

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Power block

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