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Europe's first commercial concentrating PS10 solar power tower is operating near the sunny southern Spanish city of Seville. The 11 megawatt plant produces electricity with 624 large movable mirrors called heliostats.[1]
Each of the mirrors has a surface measuring 120 square meters (1,290 square feet) that concentrates the Sun's rays to the top of a 115 meter (377 foot) high tower where a solar receiver and a steam turbine are located. The turbine drives a generator, producing electricity.[1] PS10 is the first of a set of solar power generation plants to be constructed in the same area that will total more than 300 MW by 2013. Power generation will be accomplished using a variety of technologies. The first two power plants to be brought into operation at Sanlucar la Mayor are the PS10, and Sevilla PV, the largest low concentration system photovoltaic plant in Europe.[1]
References
- ^ a b c [http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/mar2007/2007-03-30-02.asp First EU Commercial Concentrating Solar Power Tower Opens in Spain
See also
- Renewable energy in the European Union
- Solar power in Spain
- Wind power in Spain
- Energy policy of the European Union
- Renewable energy development
- Economy of the European Union
- Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change