Helioenergy 1 up and running

摘要

The 50-MW Helioenergy 1 solar thermal power plant in Ecija, Seville has begun commercial operation, owners Abengoa Solar and German utility E.ON said September 7. A 50-MW sister unit, Helioenergy 2, is scheduled to come online by the end of this year, E.ON said. The company had previously planned for Helioenergy 2 to be online at the beginning of 2012. The solar power plants use parabolic trough technology. Together they have over 121,000 parabolic mirrors covering an area of about 220 hectares.