Andasol 3

Group

General Info

Owner/s:

Ferrostaal
RWE
Rhein E
SWM
Solar Millenium

Technology:

Parabolic trough

Country:

Spain

Status:

Operational

Purpose:

Commercial

Usage:

Electricity

Power:

50.00 MW

Construction start date:

March 2008

Start date:

August, 2011

Location:

Aldeire, Granada

Generation:

170.00 GWh

Technology

Solar field

Solar Collector Assemblies - Trough:

Flagsol SKAL - ET 150

Mirrors / Reflective surface:

Flabeg RP3

Number of SCAs:

624

Number of loops:

156

Number of SCAs per loop:

4

Number of modules per SCA:

12

SCA aperture area:

817 m²

SCA length:

150 m

Reflecting area:

510 000 m²

Heat Collector Element (Tube):

Schott PTR70

HTF Temp in:

293ºC

HTF Temp out:

393ºC

Power block

Storage Y/N:

Yes

Storage type:

two tank indirect - molten salts

Storage:

7.50 Hours

Power cycle:

Steam Rankine

Power cycle pressure:

100 bar

Turbine:

MAN Diesel & Turbo - dual casing reheat turbine

Turbine efficiency:

38.1% at full load

Cooling:

Wet

Cooling method:

Cooling tower

Power (gross):

50.00 MW

Power (net):

49.90 MW

Backup:

Yes

Backup type:

Natural gas - 15% max

Companies involved

Project developer:

Ferrostaal

EPC:

Duro Felguera

Key components suppliers:

MAN Diesel & Turbo
Schott

Suppliers details:

MAN Diesel & Turbo (Turbine)

Schott (HCE)

AKO (electrical heat tracing)

IDOM (Complete Basic and Detail engineering of Power Block & HTF System)

Schubert & Salzer - BVALVE (Valves)

Fichtner Solar (Consultancy and/or conceptual design)

Energia Gigjon (Metal sttructures)

Weber-Hydraulik (hydraulic systems)

Drehmo (Actuators)

Ideas en Metal (Pylons, Drive Pylons, HCE supports)

Leser (Valves)

Saidi (Valves)

Esindus (Cooling towers)

Socioeconomics

Generation Offtaker:

Endesa

PPA/Tariff:

27 eurocent per kWh - 25 years (RD661/2007)

Other

Solar resource:

2 200 kWh/m2/yr

Solar resource source:

Meteo station

General comments:

Documents and links:

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