Orellana CSP Project
This page provides information on Orellana CSP project, a concentrating solar power (CSP) project, with data organized by background, participants, and power plant configuration.
Project Overview
| Power Station: | Orellana |
|---|---|
| Location: | Orellana |
| Badajoz | |
| Extremadura Spain | |
| Owners (%): | Acciona |
| Technology | Parabolic Trough |
| Solar Resource: | 2074 |
| Nominal Capacity: | 50 MW |
| Status | Operational |
| Start Year: | 2012 |
Status Date
| Status Date |
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Background
| Expected Generation (GWh/year) | 118 |
|---|---|
| Lat/Long Location | 38.992,-5.549 |
| Total Power Station Land Area (km²) | 1.9 |
Participants
| Developer |
Acciona Spain |
|---|---|
| EPC |
Sener Spain |
Costs
| Total Construction Cost (2012) | € 240.00 million | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Cost USD (2020) | $338.8 million | ||
| Specific Cost/kW USD (2020) | $ 6776 | ||
| 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 | 2012 | ||
| Remuneration USD/kWh Deflated (2020) | 0.38 | ||
| 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) | 405500 |
|---|---|
| # of Solar Collector Assemblies (SCAs) | 416 |
| # of Loops | 124 |
| Collector/Heliostat Engineering or IP Owner |
Sener Spain |
| Collector/Heliostat Model | SenerTrough |
| Mirror Manufacturer |
Rioglass Spain |
Solar Field (Receiver)
| Receiver Working Fluid | Thermal Oil |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Turbine Manufacturer |
Siemens Germany |
| Turbine Model | SST-700 i |
| Power Cycle | Steam Rankine |
| Cooling Type | Wet |