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Parabolic trough plants Extresol 1, 2 & 3




- Client: SENER - COBRA consortium
- Country: Spain
- Start date: 2007
- Ending date: 2012
Extresol 1, 2 and 3 solar power plants 50 MWe in Badajoz, Spain.
The Extresol complex is made up of three identical 50-MWe solar power plants with SENERtrough® parabolic troughs, a technology patented by SENER. The consortium formed by Cobra and SENER executed the EPC contract for the three plants, for which SENER has been responsible for all the engineering.
- Operational:
- Extresol 1: Since 2009
- Extresol 2: Since 2010
- Extresol 3: Since 2012
These plants are equipped with SENER’s own technology, the molten salt thermal energy storage system, as well as the field of SENERtrough® solar collectors.
- Project data:
- Technology: SENERtrough® parabolic trough collectors.
- Total mirror surface area: 3 x 510,000 m2
- Number of SCAs/loops: 3 × 624/156.
- Surface area of the solar field: 3 × 198 ha.
- Solar field nominal capacity: 3 × 262 MWt
- Thermal storage capacity: 3 × 1,010 MWht (7h)
- Turbine nominal capacity: 3 × 50 MWe
- Efficiency of the cycle: 38%
- Annual direct normal irradiance: 2,166 KWh/m2
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