10MWe CSP solar tower receiver, Spain

In 2008, Aalborg CSP designed and supplied a solar tower receiver system that is able to superheat steam at high temperatures and pressure.

World's first commercial CSP tower plant

Aalborg CSP was awarded the contract to replace an existing 10MWe solar tower receiver system. The power station is the world’s first commercial concentrating solar power tower plant. With a new central receiver system from Aalborg CSP, forced circulation used for uninterrupted feed water flow was replaced by natural circulation increasing performance by 10%. Raising existing capacity from 10MWe to 11MWe enables the solar power station to generate 23,400 MWh of clean energy per year. Aalborg CSP also supplied a complete 13t/h auxiliary steam boiler.