Los nuevos paisajes de la energía solarLas centrales termosolares
ISSN: 1139-7136
Year of publication: 2010
Issue: 25-26
Pages: 65-92
Type: Article
More publications in: Nimbus: Revista de climatología, meteorología y paisaje
Abstract
Spain is a pioneering country in the generation of solar-thermal electric energy. This is directly linked to the installation in the late 1970s of a solar-thermal electric central in Almeria, which has become a reference centre worldwide. In this paper, some basic aspects of solar-thermal technologies in our country will be analysed. In addition, the national policies which have promoted this type of energy in Spain will be considered. Finally, the main solar-thermal centrals and their characteristics will be located, with the additional aim of assessing their environmental effects.