Abengoa Solar’s first high-temperature power tower, Eureka, has been inaugurated.

This power tower is intended to test, the only plant featuring these characteristics in operation in Andalusia and Europe, a new type of receiver.

The receiver is expected to achieve the higher temperatures needed for higher-efficiency thermodynamic power cycles.

This experimental plant occupies a 16,000-squarefoot portion of the Solúcar Platform and uses 35 heliostats and a 164-foot tower which houses the experimental superheating receiver. The power output capacity of the experimental plant is approximately 2MW. The plant includes a thermal energy storage system supplying power supply to the grid for short periods when there is no sunlight.

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