Alistair Ray Miado

BSME5
ME 5104 TTh 10:00-12:00

June 12, 2016

Engr. Hernani Samson

DIFFERENT POWER PLANTS OF THE

WORLD
I.

SOLAR POWER PLANTS

Description
Solar power plants is based on the conversion of sunlight into
electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV), or indirectly using
concentrated solar power (CSP). Concentrated solar power systems use
lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a
small beam. Photovoltaics converts light into electric current using the
photoelectric effect. CSP is use for large power plants because it is more
efficient than PV. There are two kinds of CSP, the Solar Power tower and
the Parabolic through.

Biggest Solar Power Plants of the World

1.Ivanpah Solar Power Plant
Size

Construction
Commenced

Operational

Ivanpah Dry Lake,

San Bernardino,
California

Approx. 3,500
acres (14.2 km2)

October 2010

December 2013

Net Power

Gross Power

Capacity Factor

377 MW

392 MW

31.4%

Average
Generation
1.04 TWh/y

Operating Units

Technology Used

Heliostats

Thermal Yield

3 (Unit 1: 126 MW,

Units 2 and 3: 133
MW each)

CSP (Solar Power

Tower)

173,500

55%

Heat-Transfer
Fluid Type

Cooling Method

Water

Dry Cooling

Annual Solar-toElectricity
Efficiency
(Gross)
28.72%

Fossil Backup
Type
Natural Gas

2.Solar Energy Generating Systems Power Plant

Location
Mojave Desert,
California, United
States

Start of Production

SEGS III at Daggett ,SEGS III

VII at Kramer Junction , and
SEGS VIIIIX are placed at
Harper Lake

December 20, 1984 (SEGS-I)

to October 1, 1990 (SEGS IX)

Heat-Transfer
Fluid Type

Output Type

Technology Used

Fossil Backup
Type

Therminol

MHI regenerative
steam turbine

CSP (Parabolic
through)

Natural gas

Gross
Power
SEGS I
SEGS II
SEGS III
SEGS IV
SEGS V
SEGS VI
SEGS VII
SEGS VIII
SEGS IX

13.8
33.0
33.0
33.0
33.0
35.0
35.0
89.0
89.0

MW
MW
MW
MW
MW
MW
MW
MW
MW

Net Power
13.8
30.0
30.0
30.0
30.0
30.0
30.0
80.0
80.0

MW
MW
MW
MW
MW
MW
MW
MW
MW

SolarField
Aperture
Area
82,960 m
190,338 m
230,300 m
230,300 m
250,500 m
188,000 m
194,280 m
464,340 m
483,960 m

Turbine
Efficiency
(Full Load)
31.5 %
29.4 %
30.6 %
30.6 %
30.6 %
37.5%
37.5%
37.6 %
37.6 %

Solar-Field
Outlet
Temp
307C
316C
349C
349C
349C
390C
390C
390C
390C

3.Mojave Solar Power Plant

Location

Size

Construction
Commenced

Commission
Date

Mojave Desert,
California

1,765 acres (7
km2)

September 2011

December 1, 2014

Gross Power

Net Power

Capacity Factor

280 MW

250 MW

28 %

Output Type

Technology Used

Collectors

Steam Rankine
with reheat

CSP (Parabolic
through)

2256

Average
Generation
617 GWh/y
Heat-Transfer
Fluid Type
Therminol VP-1

II.

TIDAL POWER PLANTS

Description
Tidal energy is produced through the use of tidal energy generators.
These large underwater turbines are placed in areas with high tidal
movements, and are designed to capture the kinetic motion of the ebbing
and surging of ocean tides in order to produce electricity. Tidal power has
great potential for future power and electricity generation because of the
massive size of the oceans.

Biggest Tidal Power Plants of the World

1.Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Plant
Location
Sihwa Lake,
Gyeonggi
Province, South
Korea
Annual
Generation
552.7GWh
Runner diameter
7.5 m
Rated head
5.82m

Date Opened

Generation Type

Capacity

August 4, 2011

Tidal barrage

254MW (25.4MW
per turbine, 10
units)

Water Gate

Generation Type

Basin Area

8 Sluice Gates
(Culvert Type)
Turbine Output
25.4 MW
Rated discharge
482.1 m3/s

Single-Effect Flood
56 km2
Generation Type
Turbine Units
Rated Speed
10
64.3 rpm
Capacity factor
24.8%

2.Rance Tidal Power Plant

Location
Rance River,
Brittany, France.
Annual
Generation
500 GWh

Date
Constructed

Opening date

Generation Type

July 26 1963

November 26
1966

Tidal Barrage

Capacity factor

Turbine Units

28%

24
Average Tidal
range

Installed
capacity
240 MW

Water Gate

Maximum flow

Turbine Type

9,600m3/s

La Rance bulb
turbine

8.2m

3.Annapolis Royal Generating Power Plant

Location
Annapolis River,
Annapolis Royal,
Nova Scotia,
Canada.
Annual
Generation
50 GWh
Height of the
Tide
7m

Date Opened

Generation Type

Capacity

1984

Tidal barrage

20MW

Water Gate

Water Flow

Daily Output

2 Sluice Gates

408m3/sec

80-100 MWh

Turbine type
Straflo turbine

III. Hydroelectric power plants

Description
Hydropower plants capture the energy of falling water to generate
electricity. A turbine converts the kinetic energy of falling water into
mechanical energy. Then a generator converts the mechanical energy from
the turbine into electrical energy.

1.Three Gorges Dam

Date of
Construction

Opening date

Nameplate
capacity

December 14,
1994

2003

22,500 MW

Water Gate

Spillway
Capacity

Hydraulic Head

87 TWh

2 Sluice Gates

116,000 m3/s

Capacity factor

Turbines
32 700 MW
2 50 MW
Francis-type

Height

Rated: 80.6 m
Maximum: 113 m
Volume

200m

40 km2

Location
Yangtze river,
Sandouping, Yiling,
Hubei, China
Annual
Generation

45%

2.Itaipu Dam
3. Xiluodu Dam

IV. GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS

V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.

WINDMILL/ AERO POWER PLANTS

DENDRO POWER PLANTS
COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS
DIESEL POWER PLANTS
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
STEAM POWER PLANT
GAS TURBINE POWER PLANT

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_solar_thermal_power_stations
http://www.nrel.gov/csp/solarpaces/project_detail.cfm/projectID=57
http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/technology/hydro/tidal-power/
http://www.powermag.com/sihwa-lake-tidal-power-plant-gyeonggi-province-southkorea/
http://www.bibalex.org/psc/en/home/sciplanetdetails.aspx?id=76
http://www.reuk.co.uk/La-Rance-Tidal-Power-Plant.htm
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/eppparchive/100/200/301/ic/can_digital_collections/west_nova/tidal.html
http://www.wvic.com/content/how_hydropower_works.cfm
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/06/060609-gorges-dam.html