Arcosol 50 (Valle I) CSP Project
This page provides information on Arcosol 50 (Valle I) CSP project, a concentrating solar power (CSP) project, with data organized by background, participants, and power plant configuration.
Project Overview
Power Station: | Arcosol 50 (Valle I) |
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Location: | San José del Valle |
Cádiz | |
Andalusia Spain | |
Owners (%): | Torresol (Sener & Masdar) |
Technology | Parabolic Trough |
Solar Resource: | 2007 |
Nominal Capacity: | 50 MW |
Status | Operational |
Start Year: | 2011 |
Status Date
Status Date |
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Background
Break Ground Date | 2009 |
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Expected Generation (GWh/year) | 175 |
Lat/Long Location | 36.661,-5.833 |
Total Power Station Land Area (km²) | 2.3 |
Participants
Developer |
Torresol Spain, UAE |
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EPC |
UTE Valle I Spain |
Operator | Torresol |
Construction Job Years | 900 |
Annual Operations Jobs | 45 |
Costs
Total Construction Cost (2011) | € 270.00 million | ||
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Total Cost USD (2020) | $420.48 million | ||
Specific Cost/kW USD (2020) | $ 8409.6 | ||
LCOE USD/kWh (2020) | $ 0.21 | ||
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 | 2011 | ||
Remuneration USD/kWh Deflated (2020) | 0.42 | ||
PPA or Tariff Period (Years) | 25 | ||
Support Scheme Type | FIT |
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 |
SCA Aperture Area (m²) | 817 |
Collector/Heliostat Manufacturer |
Sener 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 |
Solar Field or Receiver Inlet Temperture (C) | 293°C |
Solar Field or Receiver Outlet Temperture (C) | 393°C |
Receiver Manufacturer |
Sener Spain |
Power Block
Nominal Turbine or Power Cycle Capacity | 50 MW |
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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. |