List of solar thermal power stations

The 11 MW PS10 solar power tower near Seville in Spain

This is a list of solar thermal power stations. These include the 354 megawatt (MW) Solar Energy Generating Systems power plant in the USA, Solnova solar power station (Spain, 150 MW), Andasol solar power station (Spain, 100 MW), Nevada Solar One (USA, 64 MW), PS20 solar power tower (Spain, 20 MW), and the PS10 solar power tower (Spain, 11 MW). Many other plants are under construction or planned, mainly in Spain and the USA.[1] In developing countries, three World Bank projects for integrated solar thermal/combined-cycle gas-turbine power plants in Egypt, Mexico, and Morocco have been approved.[1]

Operational

Operational Solar Thermal Power Stations
Capacity
(MW)
Name Country Location Notes
354 Solar Energy Generating Systems   USA Mojave Desert California Collection of 9 units
150 Solnova solar power plant   Spain Seville Completed 2010
[2][3][4][5][6]
100 Andasol solar power station   Spain Granada
Completed 2009
[7][8]
64 Nevada Solar One   USA Boulder City, Nevada
50 Ibersol Ciudad Real   Spain Puertollano, Ciudad Real Completed May 2009 [9]
50 Alvarado I   Spain Badajoz Completed July 2009 [10][11][12]
50 Extresol 1   Spain Torre de Miguel Sesmero (Badajoz) Completed February 2010 [13][14][15]
50 La Florida   Spain Alvarado (Badajoz) completed July 2010 [13][16]
 
Aerial view showing four of the SEGS III-VII plants located at Kramer Junction
 
Solar Towers from left: PS10, PS20.

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References

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  2. Abengoa Rakes in $426M for 4 Solar Power Plants
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  15. "ACS LAUNCHES THE OPERATION PHASE OF ITS THIRD DISPATCHABLE 50 MW THERMAL POWER PLANT IN SPAIN, EXTRESOL-1" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
  16. Spain - A Solar Thermal Powerhouse