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Ideas invests EUR 23 million in the largest solar Park in Spain

08/03/2007

March 8, 2007

The Andalusian engineering ideas has invested EUR 23 million in the development of the largest solar Park in Spain, located in Aznalcóllar, on the grounds that occupied the mining raft whose breakage caused the ecological disaster of 1998. The Park is noted for its more than 28,000 photovoltaic modules and a total power of 3.55 megawatts. It has an annual production capacity of 5,400 MWh of electricity clean, equivalent to the consumption of energy need of 2.157 households. In addition, the solar garden already in operation prevents a broadcast of 3,317 tonnes of CO2 into the air if generate the same amount of energy with a thermal power of coal and 1,202 tons in case produce a combined cycle. Facilities, divided in different power plants (5, 12, 45, 85 and 100 MW), allow to participate this renewable energy technology to 106 holders, most of them small and medium-sized investors.

The project divides in four phases. The first and second, already in operation, are constituted by a total of 71 solar installations photovoltaic of small power, each one of them pertaining to a distinct owner, whose powers oscillate between the 5 and the 12,5 kW of nominal power. The nominal power total installed in these two phases is of 445 kW and the power hammer 521,1 kW. The phases III and IV, are constituted by installations of greater power (45 and 100 kW), in total 25 installations: 12 of 100 kW of nominal power, other 12 of 45 kW of nominal power and one of 90 kW of nominal power. In the actuality, the phases III and IV also find in operation supplying power to the electrical network. The nominal power total installed in these two phases is of 1.830 kW and the power hammer 2.065,2 kW. The last of the phases of the solar park, the V, is promoted by Gamesa Solar, and has 1Mw of power. Nevertheless, according to Idesa, in coming years is foreseen the extension of this park until achieving a total power of 13.5 MW. The project of Idesa has had an important public help, that obtained through the program Prosol of the Board of Andalucia, in the two first phases, and through the Order of 22 June 2001, in the third phase.