The Puertollano Solar Thermal Power Plant is a 50-megawatt (MW) concentrated solar thermal power station using parabolic trough, located near Puertollano in the Province of Ciudad Real, Spain. It is owned 90% by Iberdrola and 10% by IDEA. It uses 352 parabolic-cylinder collectors, with 120,000 parabolic mirrors and 13,000 absorber tubes.
Three additional sections are planned for operation beginning in 2013, Puertollano 2, 72 MW,Puertollano 2 Puertollano 3, 12.4 MW,Puertollano 3 and Puertollano 4, 50 MW.Puertollano 4
See also
List of solar thermal power stations Renewable energy in the European Union Solar power in Spain Solar thermal energy Wind power in Spain
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