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Solar Thermal Power Stations

Since 2004 there has been renewed interest in solar thermal power stations and two plants were completed during 2006/2007: the 64 MW Nevada Solar One and the 11 MW PS10 solar power tower in Spain. Three 50 MW trough plants were under construction in Spain at the end of 2007 with 10 additional 50 MW plants planned. In the United States, utilities in California and Florida have announced plans (or contracted for) at least eight new projects totaling more than 2,000 MW.

In developing countries, three World Bank projects for integrated CSP/combined-cycle gas-turbine power plants in Egypt, Mexico, and Morocco were approved during 2006/2007.

Operational

  • Solar Energy Generating Systems, USA Mojave desert California, total of 354 MW, parabolic trough design
  • Nevada Solar One, USA Nevada, 64 MW, parabolic trough design
  • Liddell Power Station, Australia, 95 MW heat, 35 MW electrical equivalent as steam input for conventional power station, Fresnel reflector design
  • PS10 solar power tower, Spain Seville, 11 MW, power tower design

Under construction

  • Andasol 1 solar power station, Spain, 50 MW with heat storage, parabolic trough design
  • Andasol 2 solar power station, Spain, 50 MW with heat storage, parabolic trough design
  • La Risca 1 solar power station, Spain, 50 MW , parabolic trough design
  • Solnova 1 solar power station, Spain, 50 MW , parabolic trough design
  • Solnova 3 solar power station, Spain, 50 MW , parabolic trough design
  • PS20 solar power tower, Spain Seville, 20 MW, power tower design
  • Beni Mathar Plant, Morocco, 20 MW for hybrid plant, technology unknown
  • Solar Tres Power Tower, Spain, 17 MW with heat storage, power tower design

Announced

  • Ivanpah Solar, USA California, 500 MW + 400 MW optional extension, power tower design
  • Mojave Solar Park, USA California, 553 MW, parabolic trough design
  • Pisgah, USA California near Pisgah north of I-40, 500 MW, dish design
  • Unnamed, USA Florida, 300 MW, Fresnel reflector design
  • Imperial Valley, USA California, 300 MW, dish design
  • Solana solar power plant, USA Arizona southwest of Phoenix, 280 MW, parabolic trough design
  • Beacon Solar Energy Project, USA California, 250 MW, parabolic trough design
  • Negev Desert, Israel, 250 MW, design will be known after tender
  • Antelope Valley , USA California, 245 MW, power tower design
  • Carrizo Solar Farm, USA California near San Luis Obispo, 177 MW, Fresnel reflector design
  • Coalinga, USA California, 107 MW, parabolic trough design, hybrid with biomass
  • Upington, South Africa, 100 MW, power tower design
  • Shams, Abu Dhabi Madinat Zayad, 100 MW, parabolic trough design
  • Yazd Plant, Iran, 67 MW steam input for hybrid gas plant, technology unknown
  • Barstow, USA California, 59 MW with heat storage and back-up, parabolic trough design
  • Victorville 2 Hybrid Power Project, 50 MW steam input for hybrid gas plant, parabolic trough design
  • Kuraymat Plant, Egypt, 40 MW steam input for a gas powered plant, parabolic trough design
  • Hassi R'mel, Algeria, 25 MW steam input for gas powered plant, parabolic trough design
  • Cloncurry solar power station, Australia, 10 MW with heat storage, power tower design
  • Sopogy, Hawaii, 1 MW, MicroCSP design

Out of commission

  • Solar One, USA California, 10MW, power tower design
  • Themis (under rehabilitation), France, 2MW, power tower design