Extresol Solar Power Station
| Extresol Solar Power Station | |
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| Country | Spain |
| Location | near GWh |
| Storage capacity | 1,123 MW·he |
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The Extresol Solar Power Station is a 150
concentrated solar thermal power plant, located in Torre de Miguel Sesmero in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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The power station consists of three different systems, Extresol 1,[1] Extresol 2[2] and Extresol 3,[3] of 50 MW each, due to the power limitation of 50 MW per plant established by the Spanish legislation. Extresol uses parabolic trough and has a thermal energy storage system, which absorbs part of the heat produced in the solar field during the day and stores it in molten salts.[4] Extresol 1 cost around €300 million and was inaugurated on 25 February 2009.[5] The name of the power station, Extresol, is based on the name of the autonomous community, Extremadura, and the Spanish word for "Sun".
See also
- List of solar thermal power stations
- List of energy storage projects
- Renewable energy in the European Union
- Sener Aeronáutica
- Solar power in Spain
- Solar thermal energy
- Wind power in Spain
References
- NREL) Extresol-1
- ^ (NREL) Extresol-2
- ^ (NREL) Extresol-3
- ^ "Extresol". Estela Solar. Archived from the original on 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
- ^ "Inaugurada Extresol-I, la primera termoeléctrica de ACS en Extremadura" (in Spanish). Energías-Renovables.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2010-02-25.