SUPCON Delingha 10 MW Tower CSP Project
This page provides information on SUPCON Delingha 10 MW Tower CSP project, a concentrating solar power (CSP) project, with data organized by background, participants, and power plant configuration.
Project Overview
| Power Station: | SUPCON Delingha 10 MW Tower | 
|---|---|
| Location: | Delingha | 
| Haixi | |
| Qinghai China | |
| Owners (%): | SUPCON Solar | 
| Technology | Power Tower | 
| Solar Resource: | 2043 | 
| Nominal Capacity: | 10 MW | 
| Status | Operational | 
| Start Year: | 2013 | 
Status Date
| Status Date | 
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Background
| Break Ground Date | 2010 | 
|---|---|
| Expected Generation (GWh/year) | 24 | 
| Lat/Long Location | 37.366,97.293 | 
Participants
| Developer | 
                          SUPCON Solar China  | 
              
|---|---|
| EPC | 
                          SUPCON solar China  | 
              
| Electricity Generation Offtaker | Qinghai State Grid Electric Power | 
| Annual Operations Jobs | 100 | 
Costs
| Total Construction Cost (2013) | 150.00 million | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Cost USD (2020) | $26.35 million | ||
| Specific Cost/kW USD (2020) | $ 2634.9 | ||
| LCOE USD/kWh (2020) | $ 0.09 | ||
| 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 RMB/kWh | 1.24 | ||
| Remuneration Start Year | 2013 | ||
| Remuneration USD/kWh Deflated (2020) | 0.21 | ||
| PPA or Tariff Period (Years) | 20 | ||
| Support Scheme Type | FIT | ||
Plant Configuration
Solar Field
| Solar Field Aperture Area (m²) | 63000 | 
|---|---|
| # of Heliostats (or dishes for dish systems) | 22500 | 
| Heliostat Aperture Area (m²) (or dish aperature for dish systems) | 2 | 
| Collector/Heliostat Manufacturer | 
                          Supcon China  | 
              
| Collector/Heliostat Engineering or IP Owner | 
                          Supcon China  | 
              
| Collector/Heliostat Model | SUPCON | 
| Mirror Manufacturer | 
                          Taiwan Glass Yueda  Solar Mirror Co., Ltd  China  | 
              
Solar Field (Receiver)
| Receiver Working Fluid | Water | 
|---|---|
| Receiver Working Fluid Category | Water | 
| Working Fluid Manufacturer | 
                          Zhejiang Lianda Chemical Company (supply of Sodium nitrate) | 
              
| Tower Height (m) | 80 | 
| Solar Field or Receiver Inlet Temperture (C) | 310°C | 
| Solar Field or Receiver Outlet Temperture (C) | 565°C | 
| Receiver Manufacturer | 
                          Hangzhou Boiler Group China  | 
              
| Receiver Model | External - cylindrical | 
Power Block
| Nominal Turbine or Power Cycle Capacity | 10 MW | 
|---|---|
| Turbine Manufacturer | 
                          Hangzhou Steam Turbine Company China  | 
              
| Turbine Model | N10-8.83/510 | 
| Power Cycle | Steam Rankine | 
| Power Cycle Pressure (Bar) | 88.3 | 
| Turbine Efficiency Percent | 0.314 | 
| Steam Generator System Manufacturer | 
                          Hangzhou Boiler Group China  | 
              
| Cooling Type | Wet | 
Thermal Energy Storage
| Storage Type | 2-tank direct | 
|---|---|
| Storage Capacity (Hours) | 2 | 
| Storage Description | Molten salt | 
| TES Engineering Company | Bluestar (Beijing) Chemical Machinery Co., Ltd. China |