List of Solar Thermal Power Plants
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This is a list of solar thermal power plants. These include the 354 megawatt (MW) Solar Energy Generating Systems power plant in the USA, Solnova solar power station (Spain, 150 MW), Andasol solar power station (Spain, 100 MW), Nevada Solar One (USA, 64 MW), PS20 solar power tower (Spain, 20 MW), and the PS10 solar power tower (Spain, 11 MW).
The solar thermal power industry is growing rapidly with 1.2 GW under construction as of April 2009 and another 13.9 GW announced globally through 2014. Spain is the epicenter of solar thermal power development with 22 projects for 1,037 MW under construction, all of which are projected to come online by the end of 2010. In the United States, 5,600 MW of solar thermal power projects have been announced. In developing countries, three World Bank projects for integrated solar thermal/combined-cycle gas-turbine power plants in Egypt, Mexico, and Morocco have been approved.
The solar thermal power industry is growing rapidly with 1.2 GW under construction as of April 2009 and another 13.9 GW announced globally through 2014. Spain is the epicenter of solar thermal power development with 22 projects for 1,037 MW under construction, all of which are projected to come online by the end of 2010. In the United States, 5,600 MW of solar thermal power projects have been announced. In developing countries, three World Bank projects for integrated solar thermal/combined-cycle gas-turbine power plants in Egypt, Mexico, and Morocco have been approved.
| Capacity (MW) | Technology type | Name | Country | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 354 | parabolic trough | Solar Energy Generating Systems |  USA | Mojave Desert California |
| 150 | parabolic trough | Solnova |  Spain | Seville |
| 100 | parabolic trough | Andasol solar power station | Spain | Granada |
| 64 | parabolic trough | Nevada Solar One | USA | Boulder City, Nevada |
| 50 | parabolic trough | Ibersol Ciudad Real | Spain | Puertollano, Ciudad Real |
| 50 | parabolic trough | Alvarado I | Spain | Badajoz |
| 50 | parabolic trough | Extresol 1 | Spain | Torre de Miguel Sesmero (Badajoz) |
| 50 | parabolic trough | La Florida | Spain | Alvarado (Badajoz) |
| 20 | solar power tower | PS20 solar power tower | Spain | Seville |
| 17 | parabolic trough | Yazd integrated solar combined cycle power station |  Iran | Yazd |
| 11 | solar power tower | PS10 solar power tower | Spain | Seville |
| 5 | fresnel reflector | Kimberlina Solar Thermal Energy Plant | USA | Bakersfield, California |
| 5 | solar power tower | Sierra SunTower | USA | Lancaster,  California |
| 5 | parabolic trough | Archimede solar power plant |  Italy | near Siracusa, Sicily |
| 2 | fresnel reflector | Liddell Power Station Solar Steam Generator |  Australia | New South Wales |
| 1.5 | dish stirling | Maricopa Solar | USA | Peoria, Arizona |
| 1.5 | solar power tower | Jülich Solar Tower |  Germany | Jülich |
| 1.4 | fresnel reflector | Puerto Errado 1 | Spain | Murcia |
| 1 | parabolic trough | Saguaro Solar Power Station | USA | Red Rock Arizona |
| 2 | parabolic trough | Keahole Solar Power | USA | Hawaii |
| 0.25 | CSP | Shiraz solar power plant | Iran | Shiraz |
