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Thermosolar plant
Thermosolar plants operate through a thermodynamic cycle comprising a
set of mirrors (heliostats) located on a field and properly focused to be able
to reflect solar radiation which is sent to a receptor so that all energy can be
transported at the same time.
us a tour of the installations of which they
have been in charge of its execution from
the groundbreaking ceremony on 5 Nov-
ember 2010.
The Palma del Río plant has more than
340,000 square metres of parabolic mi-
rrors which, automatically and imitating the
movement of sunflowers, function during
daytime, focusing from sunrise to sunset
on reflecting the maximum amount of so-
lar energy which is then sent to a collector
tube full of oil which, thanks to this radia-
tion, reaches a temperature of more than
400 degrees centigrade.
The figures reflect the importance of this
thermosolar plant which spans over 100
hectares, equivalent to 100 soccer fields.
The mirror surface of this field is 315,000
m
2
, equal to 31 soccer fields covered with
mirrors.