Andasol solar power station facts for kids
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Andasol Solar Power Station
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| Country | Spain |
| Location | near Guadix, Granada |
| Coordinates | 37°13′42.70″N 3°4′6.73″W / 37.2285278°N 3.0685361°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 2009 |
| Owner(s) | ACS Group (Andasol 1,2&3) Solar Millennium MAN Ferrostaal Stadtwerke München RWE Innogy |
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| Type | CSP |
| CSP technology | Parabolic trough |
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| Installed capacity | 150 MW |
| Capacity factor | 0.41 |
| Annual generation | 540 GW·h |
Andasol 1 solar power station is a large solar thermal power plant, near Guadix in Andalusia, in the province of Granada, one of the sunniest regions in Spain. The plant will cost 310 million euros and is currently under construction.
Andasol 1 will have a generating capacity of 50 megawatts and liquid salt heat storage will allow for electricity to be generated for seven hours after the sun has gone down. Annual electricity production will be 179 gigawatt hours which will cover the electricity demands of 50,000 households or 200,000 people.
Andasol 1 should be completed in mid-2008 and a second plant, Andasol 2, is planned.
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Images for kids
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Satellite images of the site.
See also
In Spanish: Andasol para niños
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