Kimberlina STPP

Group

General Info

Owner/s:

Areva

Technology:

Fresnel

Country:

US

Status:

Operational

Purpose:

Demonstration

Usage:

Electricity

Power:

5.00 MW

Thermal power:

25.00 MWth

Construction start date:

March 2008

Start date:

October, 2008

Location:

Bakersfield, California

Technology

Solar field

Solar Collector Assemblies Fresnel:

Ausra Compact Linear Fresnel

Mirrors / Reflective surface:

Ausra

Number of lines:

3

Line length:

385 m

Mirrors width:

2 m

Number of mirrors across line:

10

Reflecting area:

26 000 m²

Receiver type:

Non-evacuated

Receiver:

Ausra

Heat Transfer Fluid:

Water

Power block

Storage Y/N:

No

Power cycle:

Steam Rankine

Power cycle pressure:

40 bar

Companies involved

Project developer:

Ausra

O&M:

Areva

Key components suppliers:

Ausra

Suppliers details:

CCI (Valves)

Ausra (Compact Linear Fresnel Reflector)

Socioeconomics

Generation Offtaker:

PG&E

General comments:

Kimberlina is the first Fresnel type plant in the US. The plant was inititally developed by Ausra, an Australian-US company.

Areva bought Ausra on February, 2010.

Documents and links:

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Kimberlina fact sheet by Areva	180.29 KB
Kimberlina fact sheet by Ausra	232.39 KB

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Solar field

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Mirrors / Reflective surface:

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Line length:

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Receiver type:

Receiver:

Heat Transfer Fluid:

Power block

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