Abengoa Solar Begins Operation of World's Largest Solar Power Tower Plant

Earth Times
Posted : Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:49:51 GMT
Author : Abengoa Solar

DENVER, April 27 Abengoa-Solar-tower
- Performance of power tower plant, PS20, exceeded design output during three-day production and operational testing period.
- New 20-megawatt solar power plant will produce enough energy to supply 10,000 homes.

DENVER, April 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following the conclusion of the successful three-day production and operational testing period, Abengoa Solar has begun commercial operation of the new PS20 solar power tower plant located at the Solucar Platform, near Seville (Spain). Over the course of the testing period, PS20 surpassed the predicted power output, thus further validating the high potential of power tower technology.

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