GroupGeneral InfoOwner/s: IDAEIberdrolaTechnology: Parabolic troughCountry: SpainStatus: OperationalPurpose: CommercialUsage: ElectricityPower: 50.00 MWStart date: June, 2009Location: Puertollano, Ciudad RealGeneration: 100.00 GWhLand area: 150 hectares TechnologySolar fieldSolar Collector Assemblies - Trough: Iberdrola (Eurotrough)Mirrors / Reflective surface: RioglassFlabeg RP3Number of SCAs: 352Number of loops: 88Number of SCAs per loop: 4Number of modules per SCA: 12Reflecting area: 287 000 m²Heat Collector Element (Tube): Schott PTR70Solel UVAC2008Number of HCEs: 6,336 eachHeat Transfer Fluid: Dowtherm AHTF Temp in: 304ºCHTF Temp out: 391ºCPower blockStorage Y/N: NoPower cycle: Steam RankinePower cycle pressure: 100 barTurbine: SiemensTurbine efficiency: 38.9% at full loadCooling: WetPower (gross): 50.00 MWPower (net): 49.90 MWBackup: YesBackup type: Natural gas for HTF heating - 15% max Companies involvedProject developer: IberdrolaO&M: IberdrolaKey components suppliers: SiemensSchottSolelDow ChemicalRioglassFlabegSuppliers details: Siemens (Turbine)Schott (receiver tubes)Solel (receiver tubes)Dow Chemical (HTF)Rioglass (Mirrors)Flabeg (Mirrors)Comeval (Valves)Energia Gigjon (Metal sttructures)Ideas en Metal (Torque Box, Torque Transfer System, HCE supports, End Plates)AKO (Electric heat tracing)CCI (Valves)GEA (Condenser)Emerson (Automation)Saidi (Valves) SocioeconomicsCost: €200 millionPPA/Tariff: Spain RD661/2007 Feed-in-Tariff - 25 years - 27 eurocent per kWhConstruction Employment: 200 jobs-yearO&M employment: 60 OtherSolar resource: 2 061 kWh/m2/yrSolar resource source: Meteo station and satellite