GroupGeneral InfoOwner/s: Minera El TesoroTechnology: Parabolic troughCountry: ChileStatus: OperationalPurpose: CommercialUsage: Process heatingThermal power: 7.00 MWthConstruction start date: July 2011Start date: November, 2012Location: Sierra Gorda, AntofagastaGeneration: 24.00 GWhLand area: 7 hectares TechnologySolar fieldSolar Collector Assemblies - Trough: Abengoa PT-1Mirrors / Reflective surface: RioglassNumber of SCAs: 1 280Reflecting area: 16 742 m² Companies involvedProject developer: Abengoa SolarEPC: Abengoa SolarKey components suppliers: Abengoa SocioeconomicsCost: $14 million
Minera El Tesoro Termosolar is a CSP plant for proces heating. It is used to heat water for a SX-EW process to obtain copper.
Tha plant is expected to generate 24,845 MWh of thermal energy, about a a 55% of annual consumption for the SX-EW process.