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This is a list of the largest facilities generating electricity through the use of solar thermal power, specifically concentrated solar power.
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This is a list of the largest facilities generating electricity through the use of solar thermal power, specifically concentrated solar power.
Operational
Under construction
Announced
Cancelled
Decommissioned
* Eurelios pilot plant, a 1 MW, power tower design in Adrano,Sicily
Sicily (Italian language, Italian and ), officially the Sicilian Region (), is an island in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian Peninsula in continental Europe and is one of the 20 regions of Italy, regions of Italy. With 4. ...
, operational 1981–1987
* Solar One pilot plant, operational 1982–1986; converted into Solar Two, operational 1995–1999; site demolished 2009 – USA California, 10 MW, power tower design
* SES-5 – USSR, 5 MW, power tower design, water / Steam, service period 1985–1989
* Maricopa Solar – USA Peoria, Arizona, 1.5 MW dish stirling SES / Tessera Solar's first commercial-scale Dish Stirling power plant. Completed January 2010, decommissioned September 2011 and sold to CondiSys Solar Technology of China in April 2012.
Largest plants by technology
See also
* Concentrated solar power * List of concentrating solar thermal power companies * List of energy storage projects * List of large wind farms *List of largest power stations in the world
This article lists the largest Electricity generation, power stations in the world, the ten overall and the five of each type, in terms of installed electrical Nameplate capacity, capacity. Non-renewable resource, Non-renewable power stations are ...
* List of photovoltaic power stations
* Plataforma Solar de Almería
* Renewable energy commercialization
* Renewable energy industry
* Solar power by country
* Solar power in China
* Solar power plants in the Mojave Desert
*Solar thermal energy
Solar thermal energy (STE) is a form of energy and a technology for harnessing solar energy to generate thermal energy for use in Industrial sector, industry, and in the residential and commercial sectors. Solar thermal collectors are classified ...
* Solar Turbine Plants
References
Further reading
*'' Clean Tech Nation: How the U.S. Can Lead in the New Global Economy'' (2012) by Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder *'' Deploying Renewables 2011'' (2011) by theInternational Energy Agency
The International Energy Agency (IEA) is a Paris-based autonomous intergovernmental organization, established in 1974, that provides policy recommendations, analysis and data on the global energy sector. The 31 member countries and 13 associatio ...
*'' Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era'' (2011) by Amory Lovins
*'' Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation'' (2011) by the IPCC
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is an intergovernmental body of the United Nations. Its job is to "provide governments at all levels with scientific information that they can use to develop climate policies". The World M ...
*'' Solar Energy Perspectives'' (2011) by the International Energy Agency
The International Energy Agency (IEA) is a Paris-based autonomous intergovernmental organization, established in 1974, that provides policy recommendations, analysis and data on the global energy sector. The 31 member countries and 13 associatio ...
*'' Energy Transition in Metropolises, Rural Areas and Deserts'' (2020) by Wiley
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