Planta Solar Cerro Dominador

Group

General Info

Owner/s:

Abengoa

Technology:

Central receiver (power tower)

Country:

Chile

Status:

Planned

Purpose:

Commercial

Usage:

Electricity

Power:

110.00 MW

Construction start date:

June 2015

Start date:

June, 2018

Location:

Maria Elena, Antofagasta

Land area:

1 400 hectares

Technology

Solar field

Heliostat aperture:

140 m2

Number of heliostats:

10600

Heat Transfer Fluid:

Molten salts - sodium and potassium nitrates

Power block

Storage Y/N:

Yes

Storage type:

two tank direct - Molten salts

Storage:

24.00 Hours

Power cycle:

Steam Rankine

Cooling:

Dry

Companies involved

Project developer:

Abengoa

Socioeconomics

Cost:

$1.3 billion

Generation Offtaker:

SING

Construction Employment:

700 average - peak 2000

Other

Construction length:

3 years

General comments:

This could be the first plant designed to work 24/7.

The project has been filed with the Chilean Environmental Impact Assessment Service on December 6, 2013 by Abengoa Solar Chile SA, an Abengoa subsidiary.

The project is a 'solar park' comprising the 110 MW CSP plant and an adjacent 100 MW PV plant.

Documents and links:

Environmental Impact Statement (Spanish)

Videos:

CSP World

World news about Concentrated Solar Power

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