The two firms obtained their respective awards as a result of innovations they developed in Gemasolar, the first commercial concentrated solar power plant in the world to use central tower technology with a molten salt receiver and thermal storage system located in Fuentes de Andalucía, Seville (Spain).
Gemasolar, with a 19.9 MW of power, was commissioned successfully in May.
“This award represents the effort carried out by SENER in these last years to offer the best technological solutions in every area where it develops its activity,” said SENER CEO Mercedes Sierra.
Felicia Bellows, Torresol Energy’s Vice President of Development, declared she was “proud of Gemasolar project because, having the first plant of these characteristics in commercial operation, has represented a huge challenge”.
The state-of-the-art technology of thermal handing-over in molten salts developed in Gemasolar allows avoiding the fluctuations in the energy supply thanks to a system able to produce electricity during 15 hours without solar radiation. This system allows the generation of electricity 24 hours a day during many months, at night or even when daytime radiation is weak.
SENER has been responsible for providing the technology, the engineering detail design and for leading the EPC and commissioning works of the plant.
The technology carried out by SENER in Gemasolar includes innovative solutions like the thermal storage system in molten salts and the central tower receiver.
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