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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9765

21 October 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 36
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy
Success of two state-of-the-art solar plants in Spain

Brussels, 20/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 20 October, Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs visited two successful demonstration projects near the southern Spanish city of Seville. With a capacity of 11MW, PS10 generates more than 23 GWh/year of electricity by means of reflective heliostats (mirrors). The solar receiver, placed on the top of a 115 metre tower, is used for steam generation which feeds the steam turbine. It produces electricity for 5,500 homes and saves 6,700 tonnes of...

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