La Risca - Alvarado I CSP Project
This page provides information on La Risca - Alvarado I CSP project, a concentrating solar power (CSP) project, with data organized by background, participants, and power plant configuration.
Project Overview
| Power Station: | La Risca - Alvarado I |
|---|---|
| Location: | Alvarado |
| Badajoz | |
| Extremadura Spain | |
| Owners (%): | Acciona |
| Technology | Parabolic Trough |
| Solar Resource: | 2085 |
| Nominal Capacity: | 50 MW |
| Status | Operational |
| Start Year: | 2009 |
Status Date
| Status Date |
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Background
| Break Ground Date | 2007 |
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| Expected Generation (GWh/year) | 105 |
| Lat/Long Location | 38.827,-6.826 |
| Total Power Station Land Area (km²) | 1.35 |
Participants
| Developer |
Acciona Spain |
|---|---|
| EPC |
Acciona, IDOM Spain |
| Operator | Acciona Energía |
| Construction Job Years | 350 |
| Annual Operations Jobs | 31 |
Costs
| Total Construction Cost (2009) | € 230.00 million | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Cost USD (2020) | $370.52 million | ||
| Specific Cost/kW USD (2020) | $ 7410.4 | ||
| LCOE USD/kWh (2020) | $ 0.3 | ||
| 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 | 2009 | ||
| Remuneration USD/kWh Deflated (2020) | 0.43 | ||
| 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) | 352854 |
|---|---|
| # of Solar Collector Assemblies (SCAs) | 768 |
| # of Loops | 96 |
| # of SCAs per Loop | 8 |
| Collector/Heliostat Manufacturer |
Acciona Spain |
| Collector/Heliostat Engineering or IP Owner |
Gossamer Space Frames USA |
| Collector/Heliostat Model | SGNX-2 |
| Mirror Manufacturer |
Flabeg Germany |
| Mirror Model | RP2 |
Solar Field (Receiver)
| Receiver Working Fluid | Biphenyl/Diphenyl oxide |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Schott Germany |
Power Block
| Nominal Turbine or Power Cycle Capacity | 50 MW |
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| Turbine Manufacturer |
Siemens Germany |
| Turbine Model | SST-700 |
| Power Cycle | Steam Rankine |
| Power Cycle Pressure (Bar) | 100 |
| Cooling Type | Wet |