Shams-1
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| Coordinates | 23 ° 34 '10 " N , 53 ° 42' 50" E | ||
| country | United Arab Emirates | ||
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| Type | Solar thermal power plant | ||
| power | 100 MW | ||
| owner |
Masdar (60%) Abengoa (20%) Total SA (20% ") |
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| operator | Shams Power Company | ||
| Start of operations | 17th March 2013 | ||
| Website | http://www.shamspower.ae/ | ||
Shams 1 is a solar thermal power plant in Abu Dhabi that went into operation in 2013. 60% of the owners are Masdar and 20% each of Abengoa and Total SA. The operating company is the Shams Power Company. The power plant has 258,048 solar mirrors and delivers an output of 100 megawatts with a solar surface of 627,840 m². When it was commissioned, it was considered one of the largest solar power plants in the world. The construction costs were the equivalent of around 460 million euros .
Shams 1 supplies 20,000 households with electricity.
See also
Web links
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Abu Dhabi: Huge solar thermal power plant goes into operation on Spiegel Online on March 17, 2013
- ↑ Arab Emirates: Solar thermal power plant generates electricity for 20,000 households in Handelsblatt from March 17, 2013
- ↑ Shams 1: The largest solar power plant in the world on n24 from March 17, 2013