List of solar thermal power stations
Appearance
This is a list of the largest facilities generating electricity through the use of solar thermal power, specifically concentrated solar power.
Operational
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Name | Country | Location | Coordinates | Electrical capacity (MW) |
Commissioning | Technology type | Storage hours |
Notes and references |
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Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park Phase IV | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 24°45′17″N 55°21′54″E / 24.7547°N 55.365°E | 700 | 2023 | Parabolic trough, solar tower |
15 | 600 MW parabolic trough and 100MW solar tower commissioned.[1][2][3] |
Noor / Ouarzazate Solar Power Station | Morocco | Ghassate (Ouarzazate province) | 30°59′40″N 6°51′48″W / 30.99444°N 6.86333°W | 510 | Parabolic trough and solar power tower (Phase 3) | 3 / 7 / 7.5 | 160 MW Phase 1 with 3 hours heat storage.[4][5] 200 MW phase 2 with 7 hours heat storage is online from January 2018.[6][7] 150 MW (Phase 3) with 7.5 hours storage is online from November 2018[8][9] | |
Ivanpah Solar Power Facility | US | San Bernardino County, California | 35°34′N 115°28′W / 35.567°N 115.467°W | 392 | 2014 | Solar power tower | Completed on February 13, 2014[10][11][12] | |
Mojave Solar Project | US | Barstow, California | 35°00′40″N 117°19′30″W / 35.01111°N 117.32500°W | 280 | Parabolic trough | Completed December 2014. Gross capacity of 280 MW corresponds to net capacity of 250 MW[13][14][15] | ||
Solana Generating Station | US | Gila Bend, Arizona | 32°55′N 112°58′W / 32.917°N 112.967°W | 280 | October 2013 | Parabolic trough | 6 | [16][17] |
Genesis Solar Energy Project | US | Blythe, California | 33°38′37.68″N 114°59′16.8″W / 33.6438000°N 114.988000°W | 280 | 24 April 2014 | Parabolic trough | [18][19][20] | |
Solaben Solar Power Station[21] | Spain | Logrosán | 39°13′29″N 5°23′26″W / 39.22472°N 5.39056°W | 200 | June 2012 | Parabolic trough | Solaben 3 completed June 2012[22] Solaben 2 completed October 2012[22] Solaben 1 and 6 completed September 2013[23] | |
Solar Energy Generating Systems (SEGS) | US | Mojave Desert, California | 35°01′54″N 117°20′53″W / 35.03167°N 117.34806°W | 160 | 1984 | Parabolic trough | Originally collection of 9 units 1984–1990[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32] with 354 MW. Seven units were decommissioned and replaced by solar PV. | |
Solnova Solar Power Station | Spain | Sanlúcar la Mayor | 37°25′00″N 06°17′20″W / 37.41667°N 6.28889°W | 150 | May 2010 | Parabolic trough | Solnova 1 completed May 2010 Solnova 3 completed May 2010 Solnova 4 completed August 2010[33][34][35][36][37] | |
Andasol solar power station | Spain | Guadix | 37°13′42.70″N 3°4′6.73″W / 37.2285278°N 3.0685361°W | 150 | 2008 | Parabolic trough | 7.5 | Completed: Andasol 1 (2008), Andasol 2 (2009), Andasol 3 (2011). Each equipped with a 7.5 hour thermal energy storage.[38][39] |
Extresol Solar Power Station | Spain | Torre de Miguel Sesmero | 38°39′N 6°44′W / 38.650°N 6.733°W | 150 | 2010 | Parabolic trough | 7.5 | Completed: Extresol 1 and 2 (2010), Extresol 3 (2012). Each equipped with a 7.5-hour thermal energy storage.[22][40][41] |
Dhursar | India | Dhursar, Jaisalmer district | 26°47′09″N 72°00′30″E / 26.78583°N 72.00833°E | 125 | November 2014 | Fresnel reflector | [42][43][44][45] | |
Ashalim Power Station (Negev Energy) | Israel | Ashalim | 30°57′N 34°42′E / 30.950°N 34.700°E | 121 | Parabolic trough | 4.5 | 4.5h heat storage. Completed August 2019 and located in Negev desert[46] | |
Megalim Power Station (Negev Energy) | Israel | Ashalim | 30°56′N 34°43′E / 30.933°N 34.717°E | 121 | Solar power tower | Completed April 2019 and located in Negev desert[47][48][49] | ||
Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project | US | Nye County, Nevada | 38°14′N 117°22′W / 38.233°N 117.367°W | 110 | Solar power tower | 10 | With 10h heat storage; commercial operation began September 2015,[50][51] mothballed since May 2019[52] | |
Cerro Dominador Solar Thermal Plant (Atacama 1) | Chile | María Elena, Antofagasta | 22°46′19″S 69°28′48″W / 22.77191°S 69.47994°W | 110 | Solar power tower | 17.5 | Completed April 2021, with 17.5h heat storage[53][54] | |
Shouhang Dunhuang | China | Dunhuang (Gansu Province) | 40°3′41″N 94°25′37″E / 40.06139°N 94.42694°E | 110 | Solar power tower | 15 / 7.5 | Phase I compleded in 2016,[55] Phase II with 7.5h heat storage. Operational since end of December 2018[56] | |
Kathu Solar Park | South Africa | Northern Cape | 27°31′59.67″S 23°8′10.56″E / 27.5332417°S 23.1362667°E | 100 | Parabolic trough | 4.5 | Completed February 2018, with 4.5h heat storage[57][58][59][60][61] | |
KaXu Solar One | South Africa | Pofadder, Northern Cape | 28°53′40.56″S 19°35′53.52″E / 28.8946000°S 19.5982000°E | 100 | Parabolic trough | 2.5 | With 2.5h heat storage[62][63][64] | |
Xina Solar One | South Africa | Pofadder, Northern Cape | 28°53′40.56″S 19°35′53.52″E / 28.8946000°S 19.5982000°E | 100 | Parabolic trough | 5.5 | Commissioned in September 2017 with 5.5h heat storage[65] | |
Manchasol Power Station | Spain | Alcázar de San Juan | 39°11′N 3°18′W / 39.183°N 3.300°W | 100 | Parabolic trough | 7.5 | Manchasol 1 and 2 completed in 2011, each with 7.5h heat storage[22] | |
Valle Solar Power Station | Spain | San José del Valle | 36°39′N 5°50′W / 36.650°N 5.833°W | 100 | Parabolic trough | 7.5 | Completed December 2011, with 7.5h heat storage[22][66] | |
Helioenergy Solar Power Station | Spain | Écija | 37°34′43″N 5°9′24″W / 37.57861°N 5.15667°W | 100 | Parabolic trough | Helioenergy 1 completed September 2011[67][68] Helioenergy 2 completed January 2012[22][67][68] | ||
Aste Solar Power Station | Spain | Alcázar de San Juan | 39°10′22″N 3°15′58″W / 39.17278°N 3.26611°W | 100 | Parabolic trough | 8 | Aste 1A Completed January 2012, with 8h heat storage[22] Aste 1B Completed January 2012, with 8h heat storage[22] | |
Solacor Solar Power Station | Spain | El Carpio | 37°54′54″N 4°30′9″W / 37.91500°N 4.50250°W | 100 | Parabolic trough | Solacor 1 completed February 2012[22] Solacor 2 completed March 2012[22][69] | ||
Helios Solar Power Station | Spain | Puerto Lápice | 39°14′24″N 3°28′12″W / 39.24000°N 3.47000°W | 100 | Parabolic trough | Helios 1 completed May 2012[22] Helios 2 completed August 2012[22] | ||
Shams solar power station | UAE | Abu Dhabi Madinat Zayed | 23°34′N 53°42′E / 23.567°N 53.700°E | 100 | Parabolic trough | Shams 1 completed March 2013 [70][71] | ||
Termosol Solar Power Station | Spain | Navalvillar de Pela | 100 | Parabolic trough | Both Termosol 1 and 2 completed in 2013[22] | |||
Palma del Río I & II | Spain | Palma del Río | 37°38′42.56″N 5°15′29.32″W / 37.6451556°N 5.2581444°W | 100 | Parabolic trough | Palma del Rio 2 completed December 2010[22] Palma del Rio 1 completed July 2011[22] | ||
Ilanga 1 | South Africa | Northern Cape (Upington) | 28°29′25.79″S 21°32′27.13″E / 28.4904972°S 21.5408694°E | 100 | Parabolic trough | 5 | With 5h heat storage. Operational since 2018[72] | |
CSNP Royal Tech Urat CSP | China | Urat Middle Banner, Inner Mongolia | 100 | Parabolic trough | 10 | Completed in January 2020 with 10 hours of thermal storage [73][74][75] | ||
Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center | US | Indiantown, Florida | 27°03′11″N 80°33′00″W / 27.05306°N 80.55000°W | 75 | ISCC with parabolic trough | Completed December 2010[76] | ||
Nevada Solar One | US | Boulder City, Nevada | 35°48.0′N 114°58.6′W / 35.8000°N 114.9767°W | 75 | Parabolic trough | Operational since 2007 | ||
Dacheng Dunhuang CSP | China | Dunhuang, Gansu Province | 60 | Fresnel reflector | 16 / 15 | 10 MW Phase 1 completed in 2016,[77] 50 MW Phase 2 in December 2019 with 15 hours of thermal storage[73][78] | ||
Supcon Solar Delingha | China | Delingha | 37°22′13″N 97°16′56″E / 37.37028°N 97.28222°E | 60 | Solar power tower | 2 / 7 | 10 MW Phase 1 completed in 2013, Phase 2 completed in December 2018 with 7 hours of thermal energy storage[79][78] | |
Guzmán | Spain | Palma del Río | 37°38′N 5°15′W / 37.633°N 5.250°W | 50 | Parabolic trough | Completed July 2012[22] | ||
Khi Solar One | South Africa | Upington | 28°33′0.36″S 21°5′5.28″E / 28.5501000°S 21.0848000°E | 50 | Solar power tower | 2 | Completed Feb 2016 With 2h heat storage[62][63] | |
Bokpoort | South Africa | Groblershoop | 28°43′26.96″S 21°59′34.88″E / 28.7241556°S 21.9930222°E | 50 | Parabolic trough | 9 | With 9h heat storage[80][81] | |
Puertollano Solar Thermal Power Plant | Spain | Puertollano, Ciudad Real | 38°39′N 3°58′W / 38.650°N 3.967°W | 50 | Parabolic trough | Completed May 2009[82] | ||
Alvarado I | Spain | Badajoz | 38°49′37″N 06°49′34″W / 38.82694°N 6.82611°W | 50 | Parabolic trough | Completed July 2009[83][84][85] | ||
La Florida | Spain | Alvarado (Badajoz) | 50 | Parabolic trough | Completed July 2010[22][86] | |||
Arenales PS | Spain | Morón de la Frontera (Seville) | 50 | Parabolic trough[22][87][88] | 2013 | |||
Casablanca | Spain | Talarrubias | 50 | Parabolic trough[22] | 2013 | |||
Majadas de Tiétar | Spain | Caceres | 39°58′10″N 5°44′32″W / 39.96944°N 5.74222°W | 50 | Parabolic trough | Completed August 2010[22][89] | ||
La Dehesa | Spain | La Garrovilla (Badajoz) | 38°57′35″N 6°27′50″W / 38.95972°N 6.46389°W | 50 | Parabolic trough | Completed November 2010[22] | ||
Lebrija-1 | Spain | Lebrija | 50 | Parabolic trough | Completed July 2011[22][90] | |||
Astexol 2 | Spain | Badajoz | 38°48′42″N 7°3′36″W / 38.81167°N 7.06000°W | 50 | Parabolic trough | 7.5 | Completed November 2011, with 7.5h thermal energy storage[22][87] | |
Morón | Spain | Morón de la Frontera | 37°7′11.24″N 5°33′50.45″W / 37.1197889°N 5.5640139°W | 50 | Parabolic trough | Completed May 2012[22] | ||
La Africana | Spain | Posada | 50 | Parabolic trough | 7.5 | Completed July 2012, with 7.5h thermal energy storage[22] | ||
Olivenza 1 | Spain | Olivenza | 38°45′18.73″N 7°8′40.42″W / 38.7552028°N 7.1445611°W | 50 | Parabolic trough | Completed July 2012[22] | ||
Orellana | Spain | Orellana la Vieja | 39°1′17.6″N 5°31′57.4″W / 39.021556°N 5.532611°W | 50 | Parabolic trough | Completed August 2012[22] | ||
Godawari Green Energy Limited | India | Nokh Village, Rajasthan | 27°36′01″N 72°13′25″E / 27.60028°N 72.22361°E | 50 | Parabolic trough | 2013[91][92][93] | ||
Enerstar Villena Power Plant | Spain | Villena | 38°43′41.51″N 0°55′18.23″W / 38.7281972°N 0.9217306°W | 50 | Parabolic trough | Completed 2013[22][94] | ||
Megha Solar Plant | India | Anantapur | 14°56′47″N 77°41′15″E / 14.94639°N 77.68750°E | 50 | Parabolic trough | Completed 2014[95][96] | ||
Delingha Solar Plant | China | Delingha | 37°22′13″N 97°16′56″E / 37.37028°N 97.28222°E | 50 | Parabolic trough | 9 | Completed July 2018 with 9 hours of thermal energy storage[97] | |
Shagaya CSP | Kuwait | Shagaya | 29°13′41″N 47°03′45″E / 29.22806°N 47.06250°E | 50 | Parabolic trough | 10 | Commercial operation started in February 2019, 10 hours thermal storage[98][99] | |
Waad Al Shamal ISCC Plant | Saudi Arabia | Waad Al Shamal | 31°39′37″N 38°51′29″E / 31.66028°N 38.85806°E | 50 | ISCC with parabolic trough | Commercial operation started in 2018, 1,390 MW plant with 50 MW solar[100] | ||
Qinghai Gonghe CSP | China | Gonghe, Qinghai Province | 36°06′08″N 100°37′30″E / 36.10222°N 100.62500°E | 50 | Solar power tower | 6 | Completed in September 2019, with 6 h heat storage.[73][101] | |
Luneng Haixi CSP | China | Haixi Zhou, Qinghai Sheng | 50 | Solar power tower | 12 | Completed in September 2019 with 12 hours of thermal energy storage[73][78] | ||
Hami CSP | China | Hami, Xinjiang Autonomous Region | 50 | Solar power tower | 13 | Completed in September 2019 with 13 hours of thermal energy storage[73][78] | ||
Yumen Xinneng CSP | China | Yumen, Gansu Province | 50 | 2020 | Beam down tower | 9 | [102][103][104] |
Solar thermal power stations
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Part of the 354 MW SEGS solar complex in San Bernardino, California, United States.
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The Ivanpah solar project in San Bernardino, California, United States.
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The Andasol Solar Power Station, Spain, uses a molten salt thermal energy storage to generate electricity, even when the sun isn't shining.
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Parts of the Solnova Solar Power Station in the foreground. The two towers of the PS10 and PS20 solar power stations can be seen in the background.
Under construction
[edit]Name | Country | Location | Co-ordinates | Electrical capacity (MW) |
Expected completion |
Technology | Notes |
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Golmud CSP | China | Golmud, Qinghai province | 200 | Power tower | [73] | ||
Shouhang Yumen CSP | China | Yumen, Gansu Province | 100 | Solar power tower | [105][106] | ||
Redstone Solar Thermal Power | South Africa | Northern Cape | 28°17′53″S 23°21′56″E / 28.29806°S 23.36556°E | 100 | 2023 | Solar power tower | 12h heat storage[107][108][109][110] |
Erdos Solar Power Plant | China | Hanggin Banner | 50 | Parabolic trough | [111] | ||
Gansu Akesai CSP | China | Akesai, Gansu Province | 50 | ? | Parabolic trough | 15h storage[73][112] | |
Rayspower Yumen CSP | China | Yumen, Gansu Province | 50 | ? | Parabolic trough | [102][73] |
Announced
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Name | Country | Location | Coordinates | Electrical capacity (MW) | Technology | Notes |
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Noor Midelt II | Morocco | Morocco | 32°40′51″N 04°43′59″W / 32.68083°N 4.73306°W | 230 | [113] | |
Noor Midelt I | Morocco | Morocco | 32°40′51″N 04°43′59″W / 32.68083°N 4.73306°W | 200 | Hybrid solar power with combination of 600 MW solar PV and 200 MW solar thermal with 5h heat storage | [114][115] |
Tamarugal Solar Project | Chile | Atacama Desert, Chile | 450 | Three solar power towers with 13h heat storage | [116] | |
Likana Solar Project | Chile | Antofagasta | 390 | Three solar power towers with 13h heat storage[117] | ||
Copiapó Solar Project | Chile | Atacama Desert, Chile | 260 | Solar power tower PV integrated. With 14h heat storage | [118] | |
Solnova 2, 4–5 | Spain | Sevilla | 37°25′00″N 06°17′20″W / 37.41667°N 6.28889°W | 100 | Parabolic trough with heat storage | [119] |
Gulang CSP | China | Wuwei, Gansu Province | 100 | Parabolic trough | [73][74] | |
Golden Tower CSP | China | Jinta, Gansu Province | 100 | Power tower | [73] | |
Mashhad solar-thermal power station | Iran | Mashhad, Iran | 72 | Parabolic dish with tracer system | [120] | |
Chabei CSP | China | Chabei, Hebei Province | 64 | Parabolic trough | [73] | |
Al-Abdaliya | Kuwait | ?? | 60 | Parabolic trough | [121] | |
AZ 20 | Spain | Sevilla | 50 | Solar power tower | [119][73] | |
Shangyi CSP | China | Shangyi, Hebei Province | 50 | Power tower | [73] | |
Zhangjiakou CSP | China | Zhangbei, Hebei Province | 50 | Fresnel reflector | [73] |
Cancelled
[edit]Name | Country | Location | Coordinates | Electrical capacity (MW) | Technology | Notes |
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Sandstone Solar Energy Project | US | Nye County, Nevada | 37°54′00″N 116°42′00″W / 37.90000°N 116.70000°W | 1,600 | solar power tower | 8 units with 10h heat storage[122] |
Blythe Solar Power Project | US | Blythe, California | 1,000 | Parabolic trough | 4 units, converted to 485 MW PV[123] | |
Stirling Energy Systems Solar One Project | US | San Bernardino County, California | 850 | Dish Stirling | converted to 618 MW PV, license terminated 27 August 2013[124] | |
Stirling Energy Systems Solar Two Project | US | Imperial County, California | 750 | Dish Stirling | converted to 594 MW PV[125] | |
Palen Solar Power Project | US | Riverside County, California | 500 | Parabolic trough | 2 units, certification expired 15 December 2015[126] | |
Ridgecrest Solar Power Project | US | Kern County, California | 250 | Parabolic trough | 2 units, license terminated 22 April 2014[127] | |
Luz SEGS XI-XII Project | US | San Bernardino County, California | 160 | Parabolic trough | license expired 22 September 1989[128] | |
Aurora Solar Thermal Power Project | Australia | Port Augusta, South Australia | 32°12′S 137°36′E / 32.2°S 137.6°E | 150 | solar power tower | [129] |
El Reboso 2+3 | Spain | La Puebla del Rio (Seville) | 100 | Parabolic trough[130][131] | ||
SCE Solar 100 | US | Johnson Valley, California | 100 | Solar power tower | license expired 1983[132] | |
Diwakar | India | Askandra | 100 | Parabolic trough | 2014, Parabolic trough with 3h heat storage[133] | |
KVK Energy Solar Project | India | Askandra | 100 | Parabolic trough | 2014, Parabolic trough with 4h heat storage[134] |
Decommissioned
[edit]- Eurelios pilot plant, a 1 MW, power tower design in Adrano, Sicily, operational 1981–1987[135]
- Solar One pilot plant, operational 1982–1986; converted into Solar Two, operational 1995–1999; site demolished 2009 – USA California, 10 MW, power tower design
- SES-5 – USSR, 5 MW, power tower design, water / Steam, service period 1985–1989[136]
- Maricopa Solar – USA Peoria, Arizona, 1.5 MW dish stirling SES / Tessera Solar's first commercial-scale Dish Stirling power plant. Completed January 2010,[137] decommissioned September 2011 and sold to CondiSys Solar Technology of China in April 2012.[138][139]
Largest plants by technology
[edit]Technology type | Name | Country | Location | Coordinates | Capacity MW | Notes and references | |
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Solar power tower | without thermal storage | Ivanpah Solar Power Facility | US | San Bernardino County, California | 35°34′N 115°28′W / 35.567°N 115.467°W | 392 | Completed on February 13, 2014[10][11][12] The station uses natural gas as supplementary fuel. |
with thermal storage | Ouarzazate Solar Power Station | Morocco | Ghassate (Ouarzazate province) | 30°59′40″N 6°51′48″W / 30.99444°N 6.86333°W | 510 | ||
Parabolic trough | without thermal storage | Solar Energy Generating Systems (SEGS) | US | Mojave Desert, California | 35°01′54″N 117°20′53″W / 35.03167°N 117.34806°W | 310 | Collection of 9 units[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32] The station has gas firing facility to run the units during night time. |
with thermal storage | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 24°45′17″N 55°21′54″E / 24.7547°N 55.365°E | 600 | 15 hours heat storage. The biggest solar thermal power station with total capacity 700 MW. 600 MW parabolic trough and 100MW solar tower power station.[1] | |
ISCC with parabolic trough | Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center | US | Indiantown, Florida | 27°03′11″N 80°33′00″W / 27.05306°N 80.55000°W | 75 | Completed December 2010[76] Basically combined cycle power plant running on natural gas. Solar energy is supplemented to reduce the natural gas consumption for the same station output. | |
Fresnel reflector without thermal storage | Dhursar | India | Dhursar, Jaisalmer district | 26°47′N 72°00′E / 26.783°N 72.000°E | 100 | Completed November 2014, referred as 125 MW is some sources[42][43][44][45] | |
Dish Stirling | No utility scale installastions currently operational, 1.5MW Maricopa Solar was largest |
See also
[edit]- Concentrated solar power
- List of concentrating solar thermal power companies
- List of energy storage projects
- List of large wind farms
- List of largest power stations in the world
- List of photovoltaic power stations
- Plataforma Solar de Almería
- Renewable energy commercialization
- Renewable energy industry
- Solar power by country
- Solar power in China
- Solar power plants in the Mojave Desert
- Solar thermal energy
- Solar Turbine Plants
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Further reading
[edit]- Clean Tech Nation: How the U.S. Can Lead in the New Global Economy (2012) by Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder
- Deploying Renewables 2011 (2011) by the International Energy Agency
- Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era (2011) by Amory Lovins
- Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation (2011) by the IPCC
- Solar Energy Perspectives (2011) by the International Energy Agency
- Energy Transition in Metropolises, Rural Areas and Deserts (2020) by Wiley