Extresol 1 CSP Project
This page provides information on Extresol 1 CSP project, a concentrating solar power (CSP) project, with data organized by background, participants, and power plant configuration.
Project Overview
Power Station: | Extresol 1 |
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Location: | Torre de Miguel Sesmero |
Badajoz | |
Extremadura Spain | |
Owners (%): | FCC Energy |
Technology | Parabolic Trough |
Solar Resource: | 2096 |
Nominal Capacity: | 50 MW |
Status | Operational |
Start Year: | 2010 |
Status Date
Status Date |
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Background
Break Ground Date | 2009 |
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Expected Generation (GWh/year) | 158 |
Lat/Long Location | 38.65,-6.733 |
Total Power Station Land Area (km²) | 2 |
Participants
Developer |
Cobra Spain |
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EPC |
Cobra, Sener Spain |
Operator | Cobra O&M |
Electricity Generation Offtaker | Endesa |
Construction Job Years | 600 |
Annual Operations Jobs | 40 |
Costs
Total Construction Cost (2010) | € 300.00 million | ||
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Total Cost USD (2020) | $454.48 million | ||
Specific Cost/kW USD (2020) | $ 9089.6 | ||
LCOE USD/kWh (2020) | $ 0.25 | ||
Levelised cost of electricity with 5% weighted average cost of capital and a 25 year payback period, capacity dependent O&M (1.5% of investment cost per year), deflated from Year_operational using the Worldbank's GDP deflator; if station under development or construction then not deflated (assumed cost year 2020) | |||
Remuneration EUR/kWh | 0.27 | ||
Remuneration Start Year | 2010 | ||
Remuneration USD/kWh Deflated (2020) | 0.41 | ||
PPA or Tariff Period (Years) | 25 | ||
Support Scheme Type | FIT | ||
Policy Support Scheme | Real Decreto 661/2007 |
Plant Configuration
Solar Field
Solar Field Aperture Area (m²) | 510120 |
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# of Solar Collector Assemblies (SCAs) | 624 |
# of Loops | 156 |
# of SCAs per Loop | 4 |
# of Modules per SCA | 12 |
SCA Aperture Area (m²) | 817 |
SCA Length (m) | 144 |
Collector/Heliostat Manufacturer |
UTE CT Extresol-1: Cobra (80%) and Sener (20% Spain |
Collector/Heliostat Engineering or IP Owner |
Sener Spain |
Collector/Heliostat Model | SenerTrough |
Mirror Manufacturer |
Flabeg Germany |
Mirror Model | RP3 |
Solar Field (Receiver)
Receiver Working Fluid | Biphenyl/Diphenyl oxide |
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Receiver Working Fluid Category | Thermal oil/organics |
# of Heat Collector Elements (HCEs) | 22464 |
Solar Field or Receiver Inlet Temperture (C) | 293°C |
Solar Field or Receiver Outlet Temperture (C) | 393°C |
Receiver Manufacturer |
Schott Germany |
Receiver Model | PTR 70 |
Power Block
Nominal Turbine or Power Cycle Capacity | 50 MW |
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Turbine Manufacturer |
Siemens Germany |
Power Cycle | Steam Rankine |
Power Cycle Pressure (Bar) | 100 |
Turbine Efficiency Percent | 38.1 |
Cooling Type | Wet |
Thermal Energy Storage
Storage Type | 2-tank indirect |
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Storage Capacity (Hours) | 7.5 |
Storage Description | 28,500 tons of molten salt. 60% sodium nitrate, 40% potassium nitrate. 1,010 MWh. Tanks are 14 m high and 36 m in diameter. |