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Stillwater GeoSolar Hybrid Plant

Stillwater Solar Geothermal Hybrid Project in Fallon, Nevada is a first of its kind renewable energy power plant. Stillwater integrates 33 MW of geothermal power with 26.4 MW of solar photovoltaic and 2 MW of solar thermal capacity

Status Date: October 21, 2016
Project Overview
Project Name: Stillwater GeoSolar Hybrid Plant
Country: United States
Location: Fallon, Nevada
Owner(s): Enel Green Power
Technology: Parabolic trough
Turbine Capacity: Net: 2.0 MW Gross: 2.0 MW
Status: Operational
Start Year: 2015

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Background

Technology: Parabolic trough
Status: Operational
Country: United States
City: Fallon
State: Nevada
Lat/Long Location: 39°32′ 53.0″ North, 118°33′ 20.0″ West
Land Area: 21 acres
Electricity Generation: 3,000 MWh/yr (Estimated)
Contact(s): Craig Turchi
Company: NREL
Break Ground: April 2014
Start Production: March 2015
PPA/Tariff Period: 20 years

Participants

Developer(s): Enel Green Power
Owner(s) (%): Enel Green Power
EPC Contractor: SkyFuel
Operator(s): Enel Green Power
Generation Offtaker(s): NV Energy

Plant Configuration

Solar Field

SCA Aperture Area: 656 m²
SCA Length: 115 m
# of Modules per SCA: 8
SCA Manufacturer (Model): SkyFuel (SkyTrough®)
Mirror Manufacturer (Model): SkyFuel (ReflecTech®)
HTF Company: Demineralised water

Power Block

Turbine Capacity (Gross): 2.0 MW
Turbine Capacity (Net): 2.0 MW
Turbine Description: Thermal
Output Type: Organic Rankine

Thermal Storage

Storage Type: None