Extresol Solar Power Station

The Extresol Solar Power Station is a 150 megawatt (MW) commercial concentrated solar thermal power plant, located in Torre de Miguel Sesmero in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain.

Extresol Solar Power Station
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CountrySpain
Locationnear Torre de Miguel Sesmero, Badajoz
Coordinates38°39′N 6°44′W / 38.65°N 6.74°W / 38.65; -6.74
StatusOperational
Commission date2009
Owner(s)ACS/Cobra Group
Solar farm
TypeCSP
CSP technologyParabolic trough
Site resource2,168 kWh/m2/yr
Site area600 hectares (1,483 acres)
Power generation
Nameplate capacity149.7 MW
Capacity factor37.7%
Annual net output495 GWh
Storage capacity1,123 MW·he

The power station consists of three different systems, Extresol 1,[1] Extresol 2[2] and Extresol 3,[3] of 50 MW each, due to the power limitation of 50 MW per plant established by the Spanish legislation. Extresol uses parabolic trough and has a thermal energy storage system, which absorbs part of the heat produced in the solar field during the day and stores it in molten salts.[4] Extresol 1 cost around €300 million and was inaugurated on 25 February 2009.[5] The name of the power station, Extresol, is based on the name of the autonomous community, Extremadura, and the Spanish word for "Sun".

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  1. ^ (NREL) Extresol-1
  2. ^ (NREL) Extresol-2
  3. ^ (NREL) Extresol-3
  4. ^ "Extresol". Estela Solar. Archived from the original on 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
  5. ^ "Inaugurada Extresol-I, la primera termoeléctrica de ACS en Extremadura" (in Spanish). Energías-Renovables.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2010-02-25.