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FCC Industrial
produces renewable energy at its Guzmán
(Córdoba) and Villena (Alicante) thermosolar plants
for the consumption of more than 30,000 households
Since 2012, FCC Industrial has been opera-
ting and maintaining two thermosolar plants
of 49.0 nominal megawatts/hour based on
the parabolic cylinder collector technology
both of which were designed and built by
FCC Industrial.
The Villena thermosolar plant in the province
of Alicante occupies a plot of land of about
200 hectares. It has a solar field of more
than 141,000 mirrors which translates into a
360,000 m2 area for capturing energy.
The Guzmán thermosolar plant in Palma del
Río (Córdoba) occupies an area of 897,000
m
2
. The solar field comprises more than
129,000 mirrors equivalent to a 310,406m
2
area for capturing energy.
Sustainable company
FCC Industrial in its activities involving the operation and maintenance of photovol-
taic and thermosolar plants makes it possible to reduce carbon dioxide emissions
by 119,400 tons a year, thereby contributing to the fight against climate change. In
Oil&Gas activities, the Company contributed to the commissioning of the Mariña-
Lucense gas pipeline, reducing 250,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually.
Sustainable practices have been implemented in the Guzmán thermosolar plant, in
line with the environmental policy implemented at FCC Industrial. Nesting points were
created at the evaporation basis for species such as Ciconia Nigra and Phoenicopte-
rus. Entry and exit access were also created for bird life. Thanks to these measures,
the local population of black storks and flamingos has increased.
These thermosolar plants mark an important
milestone, reflecting FCC Industrial’s contri-
bution to sustainability and energy efficiency.
The annual electricity generation capacity
of both plants is more than 190 gigawatts
hour annually, which means that it is able to
supply 30,000 households and a population
of approximately 70,000 inhabitants.
As a result of this, both plants contribute
to reducing carbon dioxide emissions by
16,400 tons a year, equivalent to the carbon
dioxide that would be absorbed by a forest
of 15,000 hectares.