416:. As Andasol is built in the warm middle of the south of Spain, every Andasol unit vaporizes 870,000 cubic metres (1,140,000 cu yd) water per year (according to the developer), or 5 L/kWh (1.3 USgal/kWh). Most power plants vaporize less water (typically less than 2.5 L/kWh), or close to none if they are cooled by river or sea water. Although water supply is generally a problem in Spain, Andasol has ample supply due to its location near the
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Andasol consists of three projects: Andasol-1 (completed 2008), Andasol-2 (completed 2009) and
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Andasol 1 cost around €300 million (US$ 380 million) to build. Thermal energy storage costs roughly US$ 50 per kWh of capacity (150 lbs of salt per kWh at a storage temperature of 400 °C), according to Greg
Glatzmaier of the U.S.
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798:"Andasol Solar Power Station, Andalusia - Renewable Technology"
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The developers say
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985:"The Construction of the Andasol Power Plants"
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538:Renewable energy in the European Union
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987:. Solar Millennium AG. Archived from
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1019:(NREL). 8 March 2007. Archived from
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533:List of solar thermal power stations
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1069:Solar energy in the European Union
831:"How to Use Solar Energy at Night"
829:Biello, David (18 February 2009).
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1080:European Renewable Energy Council
933:from the original on 21 June 2018
863:. October 6, 2008. Archived from
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1013:NREL Trough Technology Workshop
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725:"Andasol 1 Goes Into Operation"
586:. Protermosolar. 27 July 2017.
358:of 2,200 kWh/m per year.
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699:. FLAGSOL GmbH. Archived from
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1217:Solar thermal power stations
929:(in Spanish). Joly Digital.
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1578:Maghreb–Europe Gas Pipeline
1294:Photovoltaic power stations
284:Andasol solar power station
230:Annual net output
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33:Andasol solar power station
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921:Abuín, E. (21 June 2018).
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1006:"Andasol 1 & 2"
836:Scientific American
765:on 22 February 2009
558:Wind power in Spain
255:External links
175:CSP technology
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1631:Casas de Los Pinos
1588:Teruel Power Plant
1355:Montalto di Castro
1307:Brandenburg-Briest
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1756:Categories
1686:Monte Alto
1641:El Coronil
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