Solúcar

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The 11 megawatt PS10 solar power tower in Spain produces electricity from the sun using 624 large movable mirrors called heliostats.

Solucar Energía, S.A., commonly referred to as simply Solúcar, is an Abengoa subsidiary. The activity of Solúcar focuses on the design, promotion, financing attainment, construction and operation of electric energy generating plants that use the sun as their primary energy source.

[edit] Solar power tower

Solúcar owns Europe's first commercially operating solar power plant, the PS10 solar power tower, in Sanlúcar la Mayor, Spain. A field of 600 mirrors, soon to be extended, focuses sunlight and generates 11 megawatts of electricity on a solar power tower.^[1]

[edit] See also

Energy Portal

• Solar power in Spain
• Solar Tres Power Tower
• Renewable energy in the European Union
• Wind power in Spain
• Energy policy of the European Union
• Renewable energy development
• Economy of the European Union
• Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change

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[edit] External links

• Solucar Energía, S.A.

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