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Chile Largest CSP Project in Pictures: Cerro Dominador 110MW molten salt tower project
2018.09.06 From: cmimarseille.org
Cerro Dominador Project is located near the city of Calama in Northern Chile. It comprises a 100 MW CSP plant with 17.5 hours of thermal storage and a 100 MW PV Plant.
Overcoming initial difficulties, Cerro Dominador recently closed $758 million in financing. The project is expected to be operational in December 2019.
According to the developer, the project will generate 1500 jobs during construction and create opportunities for knowledge transfer.
Figure 1. Cerro Dominador’s heliostat field will have a total surface of 700 hectares and 3 km in diameter. (Satellite Image: Google Earth)
Figure 2. With the central receiver in place, Cerro Dominador’s tower will reach a height of 250 meters. (Source: Cerro Dominador)
Figure 3. More than 10600 heliostats will be reflecting sunlight towards the receiver (Source: Cerro Dominador)
Figure 4. The CSP plant’s molten salt storage system allows Cerro Dominador to store energy during the day and dispatch it at night, whilst the PV plant can dispatch during the day. (Source: Cerro Dominador)
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