Palenciana Biomass Power Plant is a 12.5MW biopower project. It is located in Andalusia, Spain. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 1995.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Biopower 12.5 12.5 Active Andalusia, Spain Abener Energia

Description

The project was developed by Abener Energia. Vapor y Electricidad El Tejar and Abener Energia are currently owning the project having ownership stake of 75% and 25% respectively.

The project generates 90GWh of electricity.

Agricultural by-product is used as a feedstock to power the project.

Development Status

The project got commissioned in 1995.

Contractors Involved

Siemens was selected as the steam turbine supplier for the project. The company provided 1 turbine with 12.5MW nameplate capacity.

Sumitomo SHI FW Energia supplied steam boiler for the project. The temperature witnessed inside the boiler is around 480Degree Celsius. The steam is pressurized inside the boiler at 8MPa.

GHESA Ingenieria y Tecnologia is the O&M contractor for the project.

About Abener Energia

Abener Energia SA (Abener), a subsidiary of Abeinsa Ingenieria Y Construccion Industrial SA, is an alternative energy company that offers engineering and construction services for sustainable development in energy and environment sectors. The company operates through solar, biofuels, and conventional generation business areas. It designs and builds electricity generation plants based on solar-thermal technologies. Abener designs, builds, operates and maintains plants that produce power from biomass and natural gas, among other sources. The company operates in Poland, Mexico, Spain, India, the US and others. Abener is headquartered in Sevilla, Spain.

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