Solnova Solar Power Station
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The Solnova Solar Power Station is a large CSP power station made up of five separate units of each. The facility is located at the Solar Platform
, in Sanlúcar la Mayor
, in Spain
, the same area where the PS20 solar power tower
is also located. With the commissioning of the third unit, the Solnova-IV in August 2010, the power station currently ranks as the largest CSP power station in the world.
Solnova-I, Solnova-III, and Solnova-IV were commissioned in mid 2010 and are all rated at in installed capacity each. All five plants are built, owned and operated by Abengoa Solar, a Spanish solar power company.
All five power stations, the three commissioned and two under development, will be utilizing parabolic trough
s, a technology to use concentrated solar power. The three commissioned power stations are also equipped to support natural gas
as its secondary fuel source for power generation.
Solar Platform
The Solar Platform is a region in Sanlúcar la Mayor, Spain, used primarily for solar power developments.The region is home to three notable power stations, the PS10 Solar Power Plant, PS20 Solar Power Plant, and the Solnova Solar Power Station....
, in Sanlúcar la Mayor
Sanlúcar la Mayor
Sanlúcar la Mayor is a municipality in the province of Seville, southern Spain. The municipality is also the location of the Solucar solar power plant....
, in Spain
Spain
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, the same area where the PS20 solar power tower
PS20 solar power tower
The Planta Solar 20 solar power plant is a solar thermal energy plant in Sanlucar la Mayor near Seville in Andalusia, Spain. It is the world's most powerful solar power tower. The 20 megawatt solar power tower produces electricity with large movable mirrors called heliostats.Construction of...
is also located. With the commissioning of the third unit, the Solnova-IV in August 2010, the power station currently ranks as the largest CSP power station in the world.
Solnova-I, Solnova-III, and Solnova-IV were commissioned in mid 2010 and are all rated at in installed capacity each. All five plants are built, owned and operated by Abengoa Solar, a Spanish solar power company.
All five power stations, the three commissioned and two under development, will be utilizing parabolic trough
Parabolic trough
A parabolic trough is a type of solar thermal energy collector. It is constructed as a long parabolic mirror with a Dewar tube running its length at the focal point. Sunlight is reflected by the mirror and concentrated on the Dewar tube...
s, a technology to use concentrated solar power. The three commissioned power stations are also equipped to support natural gas
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
as its secondary fuel source for power generation.