The Andasol solar power station is Europe’s first commercial parabolic trough solar thermal power plant located near Guadix in Andalusia Spain. Its name is a combination of Andalusia and Sol (Sun in Spanish). The Andasol plant uses tanks of molten salt to store solar energy so that it can continue generating electricity even when the sun isn’t shining.
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average annual gross power generation (J)
1.782e+15
capacity factor
0.41
country
Spain
location
Guadix, Province of Granada
opening year
2009-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
owner
Ferrostaal, RWE npower, Grupo ACS, Stadtwerke München
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