This is a list of the largest facilities generating electricity through the use of solar thermal power, specifically concentrated solar power.

Operational Edit
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Name | Country | Location | Coordinates | Electrical capacity (MW) |
Commissioning | Technology type | Storage hours |
Notes and references |
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Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park Phase IV | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 24°45′17″N 55°21′54″E / 24.7547°N 55.365°E | 517 | Parabolic trough, solar tower |
15 | 417 MW parabolic trough commissioned out of 600 MW and 100MW solar tower commissioned.[1][2][3] | |
Noor / Ouarzazate Solar Power Station | Morocco | Ghassate (Ouarzazate province) | 30°59′40″N 6°51′48″W / 30.99444°N 6.86333°W | 510 | Parabolic trough and solar power tower (Phase 3) | 3 / 7 / 7.5 | 160 MW Phase 1 with 3 hours heat storage.[4][5] 200 MW phase 2 with 7 hours heat storage is online from January 2018.[6][7] 150 MW (Phase 3) with 7.5 hours storage is online from November 2018[8][9] | |
Ivanpah Solar Power Facility | US | San Bernardino County, California | 35°34′N 115°28′W / 35.567°N 115.467°W | 392 | 2014 | Solar power tower | Completed on February 13, 2014[10][11][12] | |
Mojave Solar Project | US | Barstow, California | 35°00′40″N 117°19′30″W / 35.01111°N 117.32500°W | 280 | Parabolic trough | Completed December 2014. Gross capacity of 280 MW corresponds to net capacity of 250 MW[13][14][15] | ||
Solana Generating Station | US | Gila Bend, Arizona | 32°55′N 112°58′W / 32.917°N 112.967°W | 280 | October 2013 | Parabolic trough | 6 | [16][17] |
Genesis Solar Energy Project | US | Blythe, California | 33°38′37.68″N 114°59′16.8″W / 33.6438000°N 114.988000°W | 280 | 24 April 2014 | Parabolic trough | [18][19][20] | |
Solaben Solar Power Station[21] | Spain | Logrosán | 39°13′29″N 5°23′26″W / 39.22472°N 5.39056°W | 200 | June 2012 | Parabolic trough | Solaben 3 completed June 2012[22] Solaben 2 completed October 2012[22] Solaben 1 and 6 completed September 2013[23] | |
Solar Energy Generating Systems (SEGS) | US | Mojave Desert, California | 35°01′54″N 117°20′53″W / 35.03167°N 117.34806°W | 160 | 1984 | Parabolic trough | Originally collection of 9 units 1984–1990[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32] with 354 MW. Seven units were decommissioned and replaced by solar PV. | |
Solnova Solar Power Station | Spain | Sanlúcar la Mayor | 37°25′00″N 06°17′20″W / 37.41667°N 6.28889°W | 150 | May 2010 | Parabolic trough | Solnova 1 completed May 2010 Solnova 3 completed May 2010 Solnova 4 completed August 2010[33][34][35][36][37] | |
Andasol solar power station | Spain | Guadix | 37°13′42.70″N 3°4′6.73″W / 37.2285278°N 3.0685361°W | 150 | 2008 | Parabolic trough | 7.5 | Completed: Andasol 1 (2008), Andasol 2 (2009), Andasol 3 (2011). Each equipped with a 7.5 hour thermal energy storage.[38][39] |
Extresol Solar Power Station | Spain | Torre de Miguel Sesmero | 38°39′N 6°44′W / 38.650°N 6.733°W | 150 | 2010 | Parabolic trough | 7.5 | Completed: Extresol 1 and 2 (2010), Extresol 3 (2012). Each equipped with a 7.5-hour thermal energy storage.[22][40][41] |
Dhursar | India | Dhursar, Jaisalmer district | 26°47′09″N 72°00′30″E / 26.78583°N 72.00833°E | 125 | November 2014 | Fresnel reflector | [42][43][44][45] | |
Ashalim Power Station (Negev Energy) | Israel | Ashalim | 30°57′N 34°42′E / 30.950°N 34.700°E | 121 | Parabolic trough | 4.5 | 4.5h heat storage. Completed August 2019 and located in Negev desert[46] | |
Megalim Power Station (Negev Energy) | Israel | Ashalim | 30°56′N 34°43′E / 30.933°N 34.717°E | 121 | Solar power tower | Completed April 2019 and located in Negev desert[47][48][49] | ||
Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project | US | Nye County, Nevada | 38°14′N 117°22′W / 38.233°N 117.367°W | 110 | Solar power tower | 10 | With 10h heat storage; commercial operation began September 2015,[50][51] mothballed since May 2019[52] | |
Cerro Dominador Solar Thermal Plant (Atacama 1) | Chile | María Elena, Antofagasta | 22°46′19″S 69°28′48″W / 22.77191°S 69.47994°W | 110 | Solar power tower | 17.5 | Completed April 2021, with 17.5h heat storage[53][54] | |
Shouhang Dunhuang | China | Dunhuang (Gansu Province) | 40°5′33.11″N 94°39′55.56″E / 40.0925306°N 94.6654333°E | 110 | Solar power tower | 15 / 7.5 | Phase I compleded in 2016,[55] Phase II with 7.5h heat storage. Operational since end of December 2018[56] | |
Kathu Solar Park | South Africa | Northern Cape | 27°31′59.67″S 23°8′10.56″E / 27.5332417°S 23.1362667°E | 100 | Parabolic trough | 4.5 | Completed February 2018, with 4.5h heat storage[57][58][59][60][61] | |
KaXu Solar One | South Africa | Pofadder, Northern Cape | 28°53′40.56″S 19°35′53.52″E / 28.8946000°S 19.5982000°E | 100 | Parabolic trough | 2.5 | With 2.5h heat storage[62][63][64] | |
Xina Solar One | South Africa | Pofadder, Northern Cape | 28°53′40.56″S 19°35′53.52″E / 28.8946000°S 19.5982000°E | 100 | Parabolic trough | 5.5 | Commissioned in September 2017 with 5.5h heat storage[65] | |
Manchasol Power Station | Spain | Alcázar de San Juan | 39°11′N 3°18′W / 39.183°N 3.300°W | 100 | Parabolic trough | 7.5 | Manchasol 1 and 2 completed in 2011, each with 7.5h heat storage[22] | |
Valle Solar Power Station | Spain | San José del Valle | 36°39′N 5°50′W / 36.650°N 5.833°W | 100 | Parabolic trough | 7.5 | Completed December 2011, with 7.5h heat storage[22][66] | |
Helioenergy Solar Power Station | Spain | Écija | 37°34′43″N 5°9′24″W / 37.57861°N 5.15667°W | 100 | Parabolic trough | Helioenergy 1 completed September 2011[67][68] Helioenergy 2 completed January 2012[22][67][68] | ||
Aste Solar Power Station | Spain | Alcázar de San Juan | 39°10′22″N 3°15′58″W / 39.17278°N 3.26611°W | 100 | Parabolic trough | 8 | Aste 1A Completed January 2012, with 8h heat storage[22] Aste 1B Completed January 2012, with 8h heat storage[22] | |
Solacor Solar Power Station | Spain | El Carpio | 37°54′54″N 4°30′9″W / 37.91500°N 4.50250°W | 100 | Parabolic trough | Solacor 1 completed February 2012[22] Solacor 2 completed March 2012[22][69] | ||
Helios Solar Power Station | Spain | Puerto Lápice | 39°14′24″N 3°28′12″W / 39.24000°N 3.47000°W | 100 | Parabolic trough | Helios 1 completed May 2012[22] Helios 2 completed August 2012[22] | ||
Shams solar power station | UAE | Abu Dhabi Madinat Zayed | 23°34′N 53°42′E / 23.567°N 53.700°E | 100 | Parabolic trough | Shams 1 completed March 2013 [70][71] | ||
Termosol Solar Power Station | Spain | Navalvillar de Pela | 100 | Parabolic trough | Both Termosol 1 and 2 completed in 2013[22] | |||
Palma del Río I & II | Spain | Palma del Río | 37°38′42.56″N 5°15′29.32″W / 37.6451556°N 5.2581444°W | 100 | Parabolic trough | Palma del Rio 2 completed December 2010[22] Palma del Rio 1 completed July 2011[22] | ||
Ilanga 1 | South Africa | Northern Cape (Upington) | 28°29′25.79″S 21°32′27.13″E / 28.4904972°S 21.5408694°E | 100 | Parabolic trough | 5 | With 5h heat storage. Operational since 2018[72] | |
CSNP Royal Tech Urat CSP | China | Urat Middle Banner, Inner Mongolia | 100 | Parabolic trough | 10 | Completed in January 2020 with 10 hours of thermal storage [73][74][75] | ||
Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center | US | Indiantown, Florida | 27°03′11″N 80°33′00″W / 27.05306°N 80.55000°W | 75 | ISCC with parabolic trough | Completed December 2010[76] | ||
Nevada Solar One | US | Boulder City, Nevada | 35°48.0′N 114°58.6′W / 35.8000°N 114.9767°W | 75 | Parabolic trough | Operational since 2007 | ||
Dacheng Dunhuang CSP | China | Dunhuang, Gansu Province | 60 | Fresnel reflector | 16 / 15 | 10 MW Phase 1 completed in 2016,[77] 50 MW Phase 2 in December 2019 with 15 hours of thermal storage[73][78] | ||
Supcon Solar Delingha | China | Delingha | 37°22′13″N 97°16′56″E / 37.37028°N 97.28222°E | 60 | Solar power tower | 2 / 7 | 10 MW Phase 1 completed in 2013, Phase 2 completed in December 2018 with 7 hours of thermal energy storage[79][78] | |
Guzmán | Spain | Palma del Río | 37°38′N 5°15′W / 37.633°N 5.250°W | 50 | Parabolic trough | Completed July 2012[22] | ||
Khi Solar One | South Africa | Upington | 28°33′0.36″S 21°5′5.28″E / 28.5501000°S 21.0848000°E | 50 | Solar power tower | 2 | Completed Feb 2016 With 2h heat storage[62][63] | |
Bokpoort | South Africa | Groblershoop | 28°43′26.96″S 21°59′34.88″E / 28.7241556°S 21.9930222°E | 50 | Parabolic trough | 9 | With 9h heat storage[80][81] | |
Puertollano Solar Thermal Power Plant | Spain | Puertollano, Ciudad Real | 38°39′N 3°58′W / 38.650°N 3.967°W | 50 | Parabolic trough | Completed May 2009[82] | ||
Alvarado I | Spain | Badajoz | 38°49′37″N 06°49′34″W / 38.82694°N 6.82611°W | 50 | Parabolic trough | Completed July 2009[83][84][85] | ||
La Florida | Spain | Alvarado (Badajoz) | 50 | Parabolic trough | Completed July 2010[22][86] | |||
Arenales PS | Spain | Morón de la Frontera (Seville) | 50 | Parabolic trough[22][87][88] | 2013 | |||
Casablanca | Spain | Talarrubias | 50 | Parabolic trough[22] | 2013 | |||
Majadas de Tiétar | Spain | Caceres | 39°58′10″N 5°44′32″W / 39.96944°N 5.74222°W | 50 | Parabolic trough | Completed August 2010[22][89] | ||
La Dehesa | Spain | La Garrovilla (Badajoz) | 38°57′35″N 6°27′50″W / 38.95972°N 6.46389°W | 50 | Parabolic trough | Completed November 2010[22] | ||
Lebrija-1 | Spain | Lebrija | 50 | Parabolic trough | Completed July 2011[22][90] | |||
Astexol 2 | Spain | Badajoz | 38°48′42″N 7°3′36″W / 38.81167°N 7.06000°W | 50 | Parabolic trough | 7.5 | Completed November 2011, with 7.5h thermal energy storage[22][87] | |
Morón | Spain | Morón de la Frontera | 37°7′11.24″N 5°33′50.45″W / 37.1197889°N 5.5640139°W | 50 | Parabolic trough | Completed May 2012[22] | ||
La Africana | Spain | Posada | 50 | Parabolic trough | 7.5 | Completed July 2012, with 7.5h thermal energy storage[22] | ||
Olivenza 1 | Spain | Olivenza | 38°45′18.73″N 7°8′40.42″W / 38.7552028°N 7.1445611°W | 50 | Parabolic trough | Completed July 2012[22] | ||
Orellana | Spain | Orellana la Vieja | 39°1′17.6″N 5°31′57.4″W / 39.021556°N 5.532611°W | 50 | Parabolic trough | Completed August 2012[22] | ||
Godawari Green Energy Limited | India | Nokh Village, Rajasthan | 27°36′01″N 72°13′25″E / 27.60028°N 72.22361°E | 50 | Parabolic trough | 2013[91][92][93] | ||
Enerstar Villena Power Plant | Spain | Villena | 38°43′41.51″N 0°55′18.23″W / 38.7281972°N 0.9217306°W | 50 | Parabolic trough | Completed 2013[22][94] | ||
Megha Solar Plant | India | Anantapur | 14°56′47″N 77°41′15″E / 14.94639°N 77.68750°E | 50 | Parabolic trough | Completed 2014[95][96] | ||
Delingha Solar Plant | China | Delingha | 37°22′13″N 97°16′56″E / 37.37028°N 97.28222°E | 50 | Parabolic trough | 9 | Completed July 2018 with 9 hours of thermal energy storage[97] | |
Shagaya CSP | Kuwait | Shagaya | 29°13′41″N 47°03′45″E / 29.22806°N 47.06250°E | 50 | Parabolic trough | 10 | Commercial operation started in February 2019, 10 hours thermal storage[98][99] | |
Waad Al Shamal ISCC Plant | Saudi Arabia | Waad Al Shamal | 31°39′37″N 38°51′29″E / 31.66028°N 38.85806°E | 50 | ISCC with parabolic trough | Commercial operation started in 2018, 1,390 MW plant with 50 MW solar[100] | ||
Qinghai Gonghe CSP | China | Gonghe, Qinghai Province | 36°06′08″N 100°37′30″E / 36.10222°N 100.62500°E | 50 | Solar power tower | 6 | Completed in September 2019, with 6 h heat storage.[73][101] | |
Luneng Haixi CSP | China | Haixi Zhou, Qinghai Sheng | 50 | Solar power tower | 12 | Completed in September 2019 with 12 hours of thermal energy storage[73][78] | ||
Hami CSP | China | Hami, Xinjiang Autonomous Region | 50 | Solar power tower | 13 | Completed in September 2019 with 13 hours of thermal energy storage[73][78] | ||
Yumen Xinneng CSP | China | Yumen, Gansu Province | 50 | 2020 | Beam down tower | 9 | [102][103][104] |
Solar thermal power stations
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Part of the 354 MW SEGS solar complex in San Bernardino, California, United States.
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The Ivanpah solar project in San Bernardino, California, United States.
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The Andasol Solar Power Station, Spain, uses a molten salt thermal energy storage to generate electricity, even when the sun isn't shining.
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Parts of the Solnova Solar Power Station in the foreground. The two towers of the PS10 and PS20 solar power stations can be seen in the background.
Under construction Edit
Name | Country | Location | Co-ordinates | Electrical capacity (MW) |
Expected completion |
Technology | Notes |
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Golmud CSP | China | Golmud, Qinghai province | 200 | Power tower | [73] | ||
Shouhang Yumen CSP | China | Yumen, Gansu Province | 100 | Solar power tower | [105][106] | ||
Redstone Solar Thermal Power | South Africa | Northern Cape | 28°17′53″S 23°21′56″E / 28.29806°S 23.36556°E | 100 | 2023 | Solar power tower | 12h heat storage[107][108][109][110] |
Erdos Solar Power Plant | China | Hanggin Banner | 50 | Parabolic trough | [111] | ||
Gansu Akesai CSP | China | Akesai, Gansu Province | 50 | ? | Parabolic trough | 15h storage[73][112] | |
Rayspower Yumen CSP | China | Yumen, Gansu Province | 50 | ? | Parabolic trough | [102][73] |
Announced Edit
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Name | Country | Location | Coordinates | Electrical capacity (MW) | Technology | Notes |
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Noor Midelt II | Morocco | Morocco | 32°40′51″N 04°43′59″W / 32.68083°N 4.73306°W | 230 | [113] | |
Noor Midelt I | Morocco | Morocco | 32°40′51″N 04°43′59″W / 32.68083°N 4.73306°W | 200 | Hybrid solar power with combination of 600 MW solar PV and 200 MW solar thermal with 5h heat storage | [114][115] |
Tamarugal Solar Project | Chile | Atacama Desert, Chile | 450 | Three solar power towers with 13h heat storage | [116] | |
Likana Solar Project | Chile | Antofagasta | 390 | Three solar power towers with 13h heat storage[117] | ||
Copiapó Solar Project | Chile | Atacama Desert, Chile | 260 | Solar power tower PV integrated. With 14h heat storage | [118] | |
Solnova 2, 4–5 | Spain | Sevilla | 37°25′00″N 06°17′20″W / 37.41667°N 6.28889°W | 100 | Parabolic trough with heat storage | [119] |
Gulang CSP | China | Wuwei, Gansu Province | 100 | Parabolic trough | [73][74] | |
Golden Tower CSP | China | Jinta, Gansu Province | 100 | Power tower | [73] | |
Mashhad solar-thermal power station | Iran | Mashhad, Iran | 72 | Parabolic dish with tracer system | [120] | |
Chabei CSP | China | Chabei, Hebei Province | 64 | Parabolic trough | [73] | |
Al-Abdaliya | Kuwait | ?? | 60 | Parabolic trough | [121] | |
AZ 20 | Spain | Sevilla | 50 | Solar power tower | [119][73] | |
Shangyi CSP | China | Shangyi, Hebei Province | 50 | Power tower | [73] | |
Zhangjiakou CSP | China | Zhangbei, Hebei Province | 50 | Fresnel reflector | [73] |
Cancelled Edit
Name | Country | Location | Coordinates | Electrical capacity (MW) | Technology | Notes |
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Sandstone Solar Energy Project | US | Nye County, Nevada | 37°54′00″N 116°42′00″W / 37.90000°N 116.70000°W | 1,600 | solar power tower | 8 units with 10h heat storage[122] |
Blythe Solar Power Project | US | Blythe, California | 1,000 | Parabolic trough | 4 units, converted to 485 MW PV[123] | |
Stirling Energy Systems Solar One Project | US | San Bernardino County, California | 850 | Dish Stirling | converted to 618 MW PV, license terminated 27 August 2013[124] | |
Stirling Energy Systems Solar Two Project | US | Imperial County, California | 750 | Dish Stirling | converted to 594 MW PV[125] | |
Palen Solar Power Project | US | Riverside County, California | 500 | Parabolic trough | 2 units, certification expired 15 December 2015[126] | |
Ridgecrest Solar Power Project | US | Kern County, California | 250 | Parabolic trough | 2 units, license terminated 22 April 2014[127] | |
Luz SEGS XI-XII Project | US | San Bernardino County, California | 160 | Parabolic trough | license expired 22 September 1989[128] | |
Aurora Solar Thermal Power Project | Australia | Port Augusta, South Australia | 32°12′S 137°36′E / 32.2°S 137.6°E | 150 | solar power tower | [129] |
El Reboso 2+3 | Spain | La Puebla del Rio (Seville) | 100 | Parabolic trough[130][131] | ||
SCE Solar 100 | US | Johnson Valley, California | 100 | Solar power tower | license expired 1983[132] | |
Diwakar | India | Askandra | 100 | Parabolic trough | 2014, Parabolic trough with 3h heat storage[133] | |
KVK Energy Solar Project | India | Askandra | 100 | Parabolic trough | 2014, Parabolic trough with 4h heat storage[134] |
Decommissioned Edit
- Eurelios pilot plant, a 1 MW, power tower design in Adrano, Sicily, operational 1981–1987[135]
- Solar One pilot plant, operational 1982–1986; converted into Solar Two, operational 1995–1999; site demolished 2009 – USA California, 10 MW, power tower design
- SES-5 – USSR, 5 MW, power tower design, water / Steam, service period 1985–1989[136]
- Maricopa Solar – USA Peoria, Arizona, 1.5 MW dish stirling SES / Tessera Solar's first commercial-scale Dish Stirling power plant. Completed January 2010,[137] decommissioned September 2011 and sold to CondiSys Solar Technology of China in April 2012.[138][139]
Largest plants by technology Edit
Technology type | Name | Country | Location | Coordinates | Capacity MW | Notes and references | |
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Solar power tower | without thermal storage | Ivanpah Solar Power Facility | US | San Bernardino County, California | 35°34′N 115°28′W / 35.567°N 115.467°W | 392 | Completed on February 13, 2014[10][11][12] The station uses natural gas as supplementary fuel. |
with thermal storage | Ouarzazate Solar Power Station | Morocco | Ghassate (Ouarzazate province) | 30°59′40″N 6°51′48″W / 30.99444°N 6.86333°W | 150 | ||
Parabolic trough | without thermal storage | Solar Energy Generating Systems (SEGS) | US | Mojave Desert, California | 35°01′54″N 117°20′53″W / 35.03167°N 117.34806°W | 310 | Collection of 9 units[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32] The station has gas firing facility to run the units during night time. |
with thermal storage | Ouarzazate Solar Power Station | Morocco | Ghassate (Ouarzazate province) | 30°59′40″N 6°51′48″W / 30.99444°N 6.86333°W | 360 | ||
ISCC with parabolic trough | Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center | US | Indiantown, Florida | 27°03′11″N 80°33′00″W / 27.05306°N 80.55000°W | 75 | Completed December 2010[76] Basically combined cycle power plant running on natural gas. Solar energy is supplemented to reduce the natural gas consumption for the same station output. | |
Fresnel reflector without thermal storage | Dhursar | India | Dhursar, Jaisalmer district | 26°47′N 72°00′E / 26.783°N 72.000°E | 100 | Completed November 2014, referred as 125 MW is some sources[42][43][44][45] | |
Dish Stirling | No utility scale installastions currently operational, 1.5MW Maricopa Solar was largest |
See also Edit
- Concentrated solar power
- List of concentrating solar thermal power companies
- List of energy storage projects
- List of large wind farms
- List of largest power stations in the world
- List of photovoltaic power stations
- Plataforma Solar de Almería
- Renewable energy commercialization
- Renewable energy industry
- Solar power by country
- Solar power in China
- Solar power plants in the Mojave Desert
- Solar thermal energy
- Solar Turbine Plants
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Further reading Edit
- Clean Tech Nation: How the U.S. Can Lead in the New Global Economy (2012) by Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder
- Deploying Renewables 2011 (2011) by the International Energy Agency
- Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era (2011) by Amory Lovins
- Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation (2011) by the IPCC
- Solar Energy Perspectives (2011) by the International Energy Agency
- Energy Transition in Metropolises, Rural Areas and Deserts (2020) by Wiley