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Solar Thermal ElectricitySolar Power
From Europe’s Sun BeltCol.legi d’Enginyers Industrials
Mariangels Pérez Latorre – Secretary-General of ESTELA22 June 2010, Barcelona 1
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ESTELAEuropean Solar Thermal Electricity Association
Supports the emerging European solar thermal electricity industry
Promotes the generation of solar power in Europe and abroad, mainly in the Mediterranean area
Collaborates with the EU institutions, MS authorities and UfM countries Administrations where no national association is in place
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ESTELAEuropean Solar Thermal Electricity Association
60 Members from EU and UfM Countries:
AlgeriaBelgiumFrance
GermanyGreeceIreland
ItalyNetherlands
PortugalSpain
SwitzerlandUnited Kingdom
MEMBERS OF ESTELA
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STE: Commercial Technology With Huge Potential
9 Commercial plants in operation6 parabolic trough plants (50 MW each)
2 tower plants (11 MW and 20 MW)1 linear Fresnel (2 MW)
More than 30 plants under construction in Europe
2 Plants under construction in Algeria and Morocco
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Parabolic Trough Plants
- Size → 50 to 300 MW- Proven utility scale technology- Commercial operation since 1984- Preferred technology for new plants in the USA, Europe and North Africa- More than 30 plants under construction in Europe
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Central Receiver Plants
- Size → 10 to 50 MW- Demo plants built in the 1980’s- First commercial 10 MW and 20 MW plants in operation in Spain and another one under construction (17 MW + 15h storage)- Larger projects announced in the USA
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Dish Stirling Systems
- Size → 10 kW to 25 kW- Several small-scale installations in operation- Utility-scale installations slated for construction in 2010- Applications appropriate for both utility-scale projects and stand-alone distributed energy projects- Projects in Spain, Morocco and USA
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Linear Fresnel Systems
- 2 MW demonstration plant in operation- 30 MW plant under construction- 90 MW plants under development (30 MW each)
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Location of CSP Plants in Spain
In operation Advanced construction FiT approved
www.protermosolar.com
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In Spain, an area of 3,000 km² devoted to CSP plants (75 GW) could produce 250 Twh/year, the equivalent of the annual electricity demand of the peninsula.
Europe
STE: Contributing to Reach the EU Targets20% of RES by 2020
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STE: Contributing to Reach the EU Targets20% of RES by 2020
- STE has the largest potential and the most suitable characteristics to convert solar radiation into electricity
-By 2010 more than 850 MW will be connected to the grid
- STE generation is predictable, STE plants fully dispatchable
- STE can be coupled with storage or hybridisation
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STE: Contributing to Reach the EU Targets20% of RES by 2020
World
EU
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Areas of the size as indicated by the red squares would be sufficient for Solar Thermal Power Plants to generate as much electricity as is consumed in the World and in the EU
(Source DLR Germany)
STE: Contributing to Reach the EU Targets20% of RES by 2020
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STE: Developing a Regional Long-Term StrategyA Full Renewable Energy System and Sustainability
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Solar Power: The Main Resource Inthe Mediterranean Region
- One of the biggest potential in the world
- July 2008: Creation of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)
- June 2009: art.9 RES Directive « Joint Projects between MS and 3rd countries » to meet 20% targets
- 6 Regional projects among which the Mediterranean Solar Plan
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Solar Power: The Main Resource Inthe Mediterranean Region
ESTELA’s proposal for the Mediterranean Solar Plan could help:
- Improve the security of energy supply (EU and MENA)- Create a regional market for STE- Improve the performance of STE plants (reduce costs and water consumption, improve dispatchability)- Boost the economic development in the UfM countries
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Solar Power: The Main Resource Inthe Mediterranean Region
The main benefits of the Mediterranean Solar Plan will be:
- To contribute to a « Low Carbon economy »- To highly reduce CO2 emissions- To meet the increasing domestic demand through RES- To create jobs in the region- To meet EU RES targets beyond 2020
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Solar Power: MSP Cost Projections
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Solar Power: MSP Employment Projections
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Solar Power: EU estimated STE potential 2010-2050
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Solar Power: MENA estimated STE Potential 2010-2050
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Solar Power: EU-MENA estimated STE Potential 2010-2050
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Solar Power: Estimated World average INVESTMENT COSTS €/kW
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Solar Power: Transmission – The Real Challenge
All over Europe national AC-grid and interconnectors are saturated
In most European countries the peak power growth was not compensated by the transport system expansion in the same amount during the last years
In most EU countries the construction of new overhead transmission lines is virtually impossible. In the rest of the countries, the required time to build new overhead transmission lines is quite high (between 10 and 15 years)
The European Supergrid is the only solution
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STE: Developing a Regional Long-Term StrategyA Full Renewable Energy System and Sustainability
- The supergrid will be the most economic and efficient way to connect the EU and the neighbouring countries partners of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)
- Southern Europe and the UfM countries have the largest potential for STE generation
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Solar Power: Transmission – The Real Challenge
Many examples of HVDC lines throughout the world
HVDC overhead lines: up to 800 KV, at overall costs comparable to AC lines of the same capacity
HVDC submarine and underground lines: up to 350 KV with higher costs
Within 5 to 10 years, voltage will be increased and the costs will be similar to AC lines
The main transmission companies and TSOs are still not enthusiastic about subterranean HVDC due to cost considerations
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Solar Power: Transmission – The Real Challenge
Many factors affect the cost of a HVDC line (overhead, subterranean or submarine)
A credible plan to implement a Euro Mediterranean super-grid will encourage investments leading to substantial reduction in cables and converting stations fabrication and deployment costs
A growing number of new HVDC submarine lines are being installed or developed all around Europe
A new European super-TSO will be the first step to create the supergrid, under a concession scheme (Brazil is a success story)
Objectives
ESTELAEuropean Solar Thermal Electricity Association
Renewable Energy HouseRue d’Arlon 63-67B – 1040 Brussels
Tel. : + 32 (02) 400 10 90
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Membership is open to UfM countries
www.estelasolar.eu
