Gerardo Rodriguez Pagano

Khi Solar One
Khi Solar One (50 MW) will be Abengoa´s third commercial solar tower and its first outside of Spain. This plant represents important technological advances in efficiency as it uses higher temperatures during the generation process and has more than double the capacity than the last tower Abengoa built in Spain. It comes as a result of the latest generation of solar tower technology using superheated steam, which was developed by Abengoa in its R&D centers.

Abengoa Solar… Mostrar más

Khi Solar One
Khi Solar One (50 MW) will be Abengoa´s third commercial solar tower and its first outside of Spain. This plant represents important technological advances in efficiency as it uses higher temperatures during the generation process and has more than double the capacity than the last tower Abengoa built in Spain. It comes as a result of the latest generation of solar tower technology using superheated steam, which was developed by Abengoa in its R&D centers.

Abengoa Solar built a pilot superheated tower plant at the Solucar Platform and has operated it successfully since 2009. The 3 MW facility has a solar field of 35 heliostats and a 50 meter tower which houses the experimental receiver. This plant has achieved producing superheated steam at high temperatures, which significantly improves power generation efficiency.
Project details

The plant will use the technologically advanced dry cooling, which dramatically reduces water consumption by two thirds. The tower plant will be located on a 600 ha site close to Upington, in the Northern Cape Province.

Kaxu Solar One
Abengoa´s solar power project, will not only provide a clean energy future for South Africa, but will also bring economic development to the region. Abengoa will own 51 % of each of the projects. The Industrial Development Corporation is South Africa’s largest development finance institution and has helped build the industrial capacity that fuels the country’s economic growth. This plant uses the technologically advanced dry cooling system.
Project details

KaXu Solar One, 100 MW parabolic trough plant will have storage capability for 3 hours, and will be located near the town of Pofadder in the Northern Cape Province. Mostrar menos

Extremadura Solar Complex
The Extremadura Solar Complex is made up of four 50-MW parabolic trough plants. Two of these plants, Solaben 2 and Solaben 3, are in commercial operation since 2012. Both of them are jointly owned by Abengoa Solar (70%) and Japanese company, Itochu (30%). The last two plants, Solaben 1 and Solaben 6, entered in commercial operation in 2013. Abengoa Solar provides operation and maintenance ( O & M ) services for the entire complex.

Ecija Solar Complex
The Ecija Solar Complex is composed of two 50 MW parabolic trough plants. Both plants are in commercial operation. The first plant, Helioenergy 1, went into operation in September 2011, and the second, Helioenergy 2, in January 2012.
Project details

Helioenergy 1 and Helioenergy 2 are operated together by Abengoa Solar and E.On, who created a partnership in 2009.
The two plants have a total of 121, 000 mirrors installed in the solar field, that concentrate… Mostrar más

Ecija Solar Complex
The Ecija Solar Complex is composed of two 50 MW parabolic trough plants. Both plants are in commercial operation. The first plant, Helioenergy 1, went into operation in September 2011, and the second, Helioenergy 2, in January 2012.
Project details

Helioenergy 1 and Helioenergy 2 are operated together by Abengoa Solar and E.On, who created a partnership in 2009.
The two plants have a total of 121, 000 mirrors installed in the solar field, that concentrate the sunlight to generate steam at temperatures around 400 degrees Celcius. The solar field is over 540 acres, the equilvant of 300 soccer fields.
Environmental – social – economic benefits

Helioenergy 1 and Helioenergy 2 produce the equivalent of the needs of 26,000 households each, while at the same time reducing the use of natural resources and waste. Each plant will prevent 31,400 tons of CO2 emissions annually Mostrar menos

The Ain Beni Mathar Integrated Thermo Solar Combined Cycle Power Plant (also known as ISCC Ain Beni Mathar or Aïn Beni Mathar ISCC) is a integrated solar combined cycle power station in the commune of Ain Bni Mathar, in the Jerada province, Oriental region, Morocco.

The plant site, which has a total area of 160 hectares (395 acres), is characterized by a very large solar field, covering about 88 hectares (217 acres). The total capacity of the plant is 472 MWe of which up to 20 MWe may be… Mostrar más

The Ain Beni Mathar Integrated Thermo Solar Combined Cycle Power Plant (also known as ISCC Ain Beni Mathar or Aïn Beni Mathar ISCC) is a integrated solar combined cycle power station in the commune of Ain Bni Mathar, in the Jerada province, Oriental region, Morocco.

The plant site, which has a total area of 160 hectares (395 acres), is characterized by a very large solar field, covering about 88 hectares (217 acres). The total capacity of the plant is 472 MWe of which up to 20 MWe may be delivered from solar energy, and can generate an average annual energy production of about 3,538 GW·h. The plant uses natural gas as fuel. It is connected via a 12.6 km long pipe to the Maghreb-Europe (GME) pipeline.

The plant consists of two 150.28 Mwe Alstom GT13E gas turbines fueled by natural gas, a 172 Mwe Alstom DKYZ2-1N41B steam turbine, a 183,200 m2 (1,972,000 sq ft) collector surface solar parabolic trough field, a solar heat exchanger and two heat recovery exchangers (recovery boilers), one for each gas turbine. The recovery boiler recovers the gas turbine waste heat. Mostrar menos