The two separate contracts were awarded by UTE Africa Solar and UTE Termosolar Olivenza. Both projects have already been initiated and are scheduled to complete during 2012.
Jesus Marti, CEO of Foster Wheeler Energie, S.L. in Madrid described the deals as, “Recognition of our commitment to solar energy and our client’s confidence in Foster Wheeler as a reliable thermal solar equipment supplier.$quot;
The first contract, with UTE Africa Solar, the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) group covers La Africana Solar Thermal Power Plant in Fuente Palmera. Contract terms stipulate that Foster Wheeler will supply steam-generating components such as feedwater heaters, pre-heaters, evaporators, superheaters and re-heaters for a single 50 MWe train thermal plant.
Furthermore, the equipment will be integrated into a concentrated parabolic trough thermal solar plant using molten salts to store the sun’s energy and provide additional hours of plant operation without sun radiation.
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