Solar Power Extreme

At the present time, Andasol 1 is the largest solar power station in the world located in the Spanish province of Granada in Andalusia. Andasol 1 delivers climate-compatible power for 200,000 people. There is also a heat accumulator located in the centre of this gigantic solar field that are used to store surplus energy during the midday period using liquid salt.

This salt is heated by solar power to temperatures of up to 390 degrees Celsius and this stored heat enables the power station to operate at full power (50 megawatts) for up 7.5 hours after the Sun has set..

As well as Andasol 1, the first commercially operated power station of its kind, plans are well underway for a further two solar power station at the same location. In the course of this year, Andasol 2 and 3 is scheduled to come on stream.

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