Solaben 6 CSP Project
This page provides information on Solaben 6 CSP project, a concentrating solar power (CSP) project, with data organized by background, participants, and power plant configuration.
Project Overview
| Power Station: | Solaben 6 |
|---|---|
| Location: | Logrosán |
| Cáceres | |
| Extremadura Spain | |
| Owners (%): | Abengoa |
| Technology | Parabolic Trough |
| Solar Resource: | 2076 |
| Nominal Capacity: | 50 MW |
| Status | Operational |
| Start Year: | 2013 |
Status Date
| Status Date |
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Background
| Expected Generation (GWh/year) | 100 |
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| Lat/Long Location | 39.225,-5.391 |
| Total Power Station Land Area (km²) | 1.1 |
Participants
| Developer |
Abengoa Spain |
|---|---|
| EPC |
Abener, Teyma Spain |
| Operator | Abengoa |
| Construction Job Years | 700 |
| Annual Operations Jobs | 85 |
Costs
| Total Construction Cost (2013) | € 229.00 million | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Cost USD (2020) | $328.72 million | ||
| Specific Cost/kW USD (2020) | $ 6574.4 | ||
| LCOE USD/kWh (2020) | $ 0.28 | ||
| 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 | 2013 | ||
| Remuneration USD/kWh Deflated (2020) | 0.39 | ||
| PPA or Tariff Period (Years) | 25 | ||
| Support Scheme Type | FIT | ||
| Policy Support Scheme | Real Decreto 661/2007 | ||
| Concessional Funding or Other Support | EIB €100 million (200 million for Solaben 1 and 6) | ||
Plant Configuration
Solar Field
| Solar Field Aperture Area (m²) | 300000 |
|---|---|
| # of Solar Collector Assemblies (SCAs) | 360 |
| # of Loops | 90 |
| # of SCAs per Loop | 4 |
| # of Modules per SCA | 12 |
| SCA Length (m) | 150 |
| Collector/Heliostat Manufacturer |
Abengoa Spain |
| Collector/Heliostat Engineering or IP Owner |
Abengoa Spain |
| Collector/Heliostat Model | Astro (ET-150) |
Solar Field (Receiver)
| Receiver Working Fluid | Thermal Oil |
|---|---|
| Receiver Working Fluid Category | Thermal oil/organics |
| # of Heat Collector Elements (HCEs) | 12960 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Power Cycle | Steam Rankine |
| Power Cycle Pressure (Bar) | 100 |
| Cooling Type | Wet |