Manchasol-2
This page provides information on Manchasol-2, a concentrating solar power (CSP) project, with data organized by background, participants, and power plant configuration.
Status Date: |
August 14, 2012
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Project Overview |
Project Name: |
Manchasol-2
(MS-2)
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Country: |
Spain |
Location: |
Alcazar de San Juan (Ciudad Real) |
Owner(s): |
ACS/Cobra Group
(100%)
|
Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
Turbine Capacity: |
Net: 50.0 MW
Gross: 50.0 MW
|
Status: |
Operational |
Start Year: |
2011
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Background
Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
Status: |
Operational |
Country: |
Spain |
City: |
Alcazar de San Juan |
Region: |
Ciudad Real |
Lat/Long Location: |
39°10′
55.5″
North,
3°18′
48.96″
West |
Land Area: |
200 hectares |
Solar Resource: |
2,208 kWh/m2/yr
|
Source of Solar Resource: |
Meteo Station |
Electricity Generation: |
158,000 MWh/yr
(Expected/Planned)
|
Contact(s): |
Manuel Cortes; Gonzalo Puerto |
Company: |
ACS/Cobra Group |
Break Ground: |
May 2009 |
Start Production: |
April 2011 |
Construction Job-Years: |
600 |
Annual O&M Jobs: |
40 |
PPA/Tariff Rate: |
27.0 Euro cents per kWh |
PPA/Tariff Period: |
25 years
|
Project Type: |
Commercial |
Participants
Developer(s): |
ACS/Cobra Group |
Owner(s) (%): |
ACS/Cobra Group
(100%)
|
EPC Contractor: |
Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios |
Operator(s): |
Cobra O&M |
Generation Offtaker(s): |
Unión Fenosa |
Plant Configuration
Solar Field
Solar-Field Aperture Area: |
510,120 m² |
# of Solar Collector Assemblies (SCAs): |
624 |
# of Loops: |
156 |
# of SCAs per Loop: |
4 |
SCA Aperture Area: |
817 m² |
SCA Length: |
144 m |
# of Modules per SCA: |
12 |
SCA Manufacturer (Model): |
Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios
(Senertrough)
|
Mirror Manufacturer (Model): |
Flabeg (RP3)
|
# of Heat Collector Elements (HCEs): |
11,232 |
HCE Manufacturer: |
Schott |
# of HCEs: |
11,232 |
HCE Manufacturer: |
Solel |
Heat-Transfer Fluid Type: |
Diphenyl/Diphenyl oxide |
Solar-Field Inlet Temp: |
293°C |
Solar-Field Outlet Temp: |
393°C |
Solar-Field Temp Difference: |
100°C |
Power Block
Turbine Capacity (Gross): |
50.0 MW
|
Turbine Capacity (Net): |
50.0 MW |
Turbine Manufacturer: |
Siemens
(Germany)
|
Power Cycle Pressure: |
100.0 bar |
Cooling Method: |
Wet cooling |
Cooling Method Description: |
Cooling towers |
Turbine Efficiency: |
38.1% @ full load
|
Annual Solar-to-Electricity Efficiency (Gross): |
16%
|
Fossil Backup Type: |
HTF heater |
Backup Percentage: |
12%
|
Thermal Storage
Storage Type: |
2-tank indirect |
Storage Capacity: |
7.5 hour(s) |
Thermal Storage Description: |
28,500 tons of molten salt. 60% sodium nitrate, 40% potassium nitrate. 375 MWh. Tanks are 14 m high and 36 m in diameter. |