Information about the Noor Energy I solar project that Abengoa is constructing in United Arab Emirates.

1. ABENGOA
Abengoaisresponsibleforthedesign,constructionandcommissioningofa3x200-MW
parabolictroughsolarfieldatthefourthphaseoftheMohammedbinRashidAlMaktoum
SolarPark,thelargestsolarcomplex,thatisbeingbuiltinDubai.
KeyData
Location:
Dubai(UnitedArabEmirates)
Capacity:
3x200MW
Technology:
SolarthermalparabolictroughSolarthermalparabolictrough
Client:
ShanghaiElectricGroupCo.Ltd.
Tech
TheMohammedbinRashidAlMaktoumSolar
Parkproject,theworld'slargestsolar
complex,isownedbyDEWA(DubaiElectricity
andWaterAuthority)andconsistsoffour
phasessofar.PhaseIVisbeingdevelopedin
collaborationwithACWAPowerandconsists
ofa100-MW centraltowerofsolarthermal
technology,three200-MW plantsoftechnology,three200-MW plantsof
parabolictroughsolarthermaltechnology
eachanda250MW photovoltaicplant.
Thisisthesecondsolarthermalprojectthat
AbengoaisdevelopingintheUnitedArab
EmiratesandwillbekeytomakeDubaithe
internationalepicenterofcleanenergyand
sustainableeconomy.Abengoaisaleading
companyinthedevelopmentofsolarthermal
plantsworldwide,withaglobalinstalled
capacitythatexceeds2.1GW,representingcapacitythatexceeds2.1GW,representing
approximately34% oftheinstalledcapacity
intheworld.
Abengoaparticipatesastheproviderofsolar
thermaltechnologyandasconstructorofthe
solarfieldofthesethreeparabolictrough
plants,of200MW each,with12hoursof
storageinmoltensalts.Theywillcoveratotal
areaofapproximately28km2
.Inaddition,
Abengoaisinchargeofthebasicengineering
oftheentireproject.Itsmagnitudeissuchoftheentireproject.Itsmagnitudeissuch
that157,000tonsofsteel,195kmofpipeto
transportthermaloilandabout3,500kmof
wiring(whichwouldcoverthedistance
betweenSevilleandMoscow)willberequired
foritsconstruction.
NoorEnergyIsolarproject
UnitedArabEmirates