First test phase successful: Solar power plant Andasol 3 produces environment-friendly energy for the first time
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First test phase successful: Solar power plant Andasol 3 produces
environment-friendly energy for the first time
DGAP-Media / 18.07.2011 / 10:08
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Munich, Cologne, Essen, Erlangen - 18 July 2011 The solar thermal power
plant Andasol 3 in Andalusia, southern Spain, for the first time produced
solar generated steam during a test phase in which the rows of parabolic
mirrors were aligned with the sun. This test is another successful step on
the way to completing and commissioning the solar power plant which will
generate 50 megawatts.
Andasol 3 is due to begin commercial operation in October 2011 and,
together with the neighbouring sister plants Andasol 1 and Andasol 2 which
are almost identical in design, to supply around half a million end
consumers with environmentally friendly electricity. Andasol 1 and Andasol
2 are already connected to the grid.
Andasol 3 has a thermal storage which enables the power plant to generate
electricity reliably for up to eight hours even at night or in cloudy
weather. By the end of July both storages will have been filled with the
liquid salt mixture required for this purpose. After the turbine has been
synchronised in August, further tests will be performed during which it is
planned that electricity should already be fed into the Spanish
high-voltage network.
A total of more than 200,000 parabolic mirrors have been installed in
Andasol 3 which cover an area equivalent to some 70 football pitches. The
investors in Andasol 3 are the Stadtwerke München, Ferrostaal, Solar
Millennium, RWE Innogy and RheinEnergie. The Spanish company Duro Felguera
together with Ferrostaal, Solar Millennium and their joint subsidiary
Flagsol were responsible for planning and constructing the solar power
plant. Please direct any inquiries to:
Stadtwerke München GmbH
Bettina Hess
Press Officer
T: +49 89 2361 5042
E: presse(at)swm.de
Ferrostaal AG
Hubert Kogel
Corporate Communications
T: +49 201 818 2525
E: hubert.kogel(at)ferrostaal.com
Solar Millennium AG
Sven Moormann
Head of Corporate Communications
T: +49 9131 94090
E:presse(at)SolarMillennium.de
RWE Innogy GmbH
Konrad Böcker
Press
T: +49 201 12 14071
E: konrad.boecker(at)rwe.com
RheinEnergie AG
Christoph Preuss
Head of Press and Public Relations
T: +49 221 178 3036
E: c.preuss(at)rheinenergie.com
Stadtwerke München GmbH
Stadtwerke München (SWM) is one of the largest power and infrastructure
companies in Germany. Over one million private households, commercial and
business customers profit each day from SWM's services and offerings. For
decades SWM has supplied the Bavarian metropolis with power (electricity,
natural gas, district heating) on a reliable and sustainable basis. The SWM
expansion campaigns for renewable energies and the campaign for
environment-friendly district heating, to name but two examples, serve as
role models for other communities. SWM also supplies Munich with drinking
water fresh from the source in the Bavarian alpine upland - one of the
highest-quality waters in Europe - and operates 18 indoor and outdoor
swimming pools in one of the most modern pool systems in Germany. The
transport subsidiary MVG is responsible for the underground, buses and
trams and is thus a major cornerstone in Munich's local public transport
network. The SWM Group employs some 7,500 people. In fiscal year 2010 the
Group posted a turnover of around 3.8 billion euros. For more information
visit: www.swm.de.
Ferrostaal AG
Ferrostaal is a global provider of industrial services in plant
construction and engineering. As a technology-independent system
integrator, the company offers development and management of projects,
financial planning and construction services for turnkey installations in
the segments of Petrochemicals, Power, Solar, Oil&Gas and Special
Projects. As a supplier-independent full service provider, Ferrostaal
assembles complex modules for automotive manufacturers and suppliers, and
trades as an independent sales and service partner with machines and
installations in printing, plastics, packaging and recycling. Ferrostaal
employs around 5,300 people in more than 40 countries. In 2010, its annual
turnover amounted to 1.8 billion euros. 70% of the shares in Ferrostaal AG
are held by the International Petroleum Investment Company from Abu Dhabi
(IPIC), while 30% are owned by MAN SE (Munich, Germany). For more
information visit: www.ferrostaal.com.
Solar Millennium AG
Solar Millennium AG, Erlangen, (ISIN DE0007218406) is a global company
which is active in the field of renewable energies and focuses on solar
thermal power plants. Together with its subsidiaries and affiliated
companies, it specialises in parabolic trough power plants and has achieved
a leading position worldwide in this sector. Solar Millennium makes every
effort to further enhance its expertise in the field of solar thermal power
plants with the aim of establishing and sustaining its position at the
cutting edge of technology. All the main business areas along the value
chain for solar thermal power plants are covered: from project development
and financing to the technology, right through to turnkey construction and
operation of the plants. In Spain, Solar Millennium developed the first
parabolic trough power plants in Europe and implemented these with
partners. Further projects with an output of over 2,000 megawatts are being
planned around the world, regional focuses here being at present Spain, the
USA, India, China, the Middle East and North Africa. For more information
visit: www.SolarMillennium.de.
RWE Innogy GmbH
RWE Innogy concentrates the skills and power plants of the RWE Group in the
renewable energies sector and is rapidly enhancing these in Europe. The
focus is on both onshore and offshore wind power projects. But RWE Innogy
will grow in the water power and biomass business sectors, too. The company
is also intensively involved in geothermal power and in wave and tidal
power plants. Another central task is innovation. Here RWE Innogy does not
limit itself to classical research and development, but also invests in
selected technology companies which are extremely promising. For more
information visit: www.rweinnogy.com.
RheinEnergie AG
RheinEnergie, Cologne, is the municipal supplier of power and water in
Cologne and the Rhine region. As the local supplier, RheinEnergie regards
itself as bearing particular responsibility for climate protection which it
lives up to with, among other things, its programme 'Energy&Climate
2020'. In the context of this programme alone the company will provide 25
million euros in the coming five years, thereby generating investments of
around 100 million euros for energy efficiency and climate protection. This
will enable at least an additional 100,000 to 150,000 tons of CO2 to be
saved. RheinEnergie is also one of the largest municipal owners of wind
power plants in German, generating a total capacity of more than 100 MW.
For more information visit: www.rheinenergie.com.
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