Andasol 3 in numbers
LOCATION | |
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Location: | 10 km east of Guadix, Province of Granada in southern Spain |
Municipalities: | Aldeire and La Calahorra |
Elevation: | ~1,100m above sea level |
SOLAR FIELD | |
Number of parabolic mirrors: | ~210,000 |
Numbers of receivers: | ~22,000 pipes, each measuring 4 meters, |
Size of the solar field: | ~500.000 m2 |
HEAT STORAGE CAPACITY | |
Salt tank capacity: | ~29,000 tn. salt |
POWER PLANT CAPACITY | |
Turbine capacity: | 49,9 MW |
Annual operating hours: | ~3,700 peak load hours |
Planned gross energy production: | ~165 GWh |