Metadata
The version 2023-07-01 of the CSP.guru dataset has been created by the following people:
- Richard Thonig, RIFS Potsdam
- Johan Lilliestam, RIFS Potsdam
- Alina Gilmanova
- Tim Tröndle, ETH Zürich
It contains the following attributes for each CSP plant:
| Attribute | Description |
| Power_station | Name of the CSP plant |
| Local_spelling | Name of the CSP plant in non latin letters |
| OpenCSP_ID | Unique identifier for future updates |
| Country | Country where the CSP plant is located |
| Region | Worldregion where the CSP plant is located |
| Status | Distinguishes if a CSP plant is operational or under construction |
| Capacity_MW | Nominal capacity of the turbine in MW |
| Expected_generation_CSP_GWh_per_yr | Expected yearly CSP power output in GWh per year |
| Expected_generation_hybrid_GWh_per_yr | Expected yearly power output in GWh per year for the whole hybrid plant inclusive PV and Wind. |
| Capacity_factor_CSP | Ratio of expected CSP only electrical energy output over a year to the theoretical maximum electrical energy of the CSP turbine. |
| Technology | Distinguishes CSP technologies: trough, tower, dish, and fresnel. Also we show ISCC and Hybrid plants. |
| Hybridisation_capacity | Capacity of non-CSP power sources. Oftentimes CSP generation is co-located or hybridised with other power sources including natural gas boilers, solar PV, biomass or wind power |
| Hybridisation_capacity_factor | Capacity factor of hybrid projects including both CSP and other power sources, divided by the theoretical maximum of the CSP turbine and all other generators. |
| Hybridisation_ratio | Capacity ratio of non-CSP power sources over CSP turbine capacity. |
| Hybridisation_comment | More explenation on the kind of hybridisation if any, as CSP generation is oftentimes co-located or hybridised with other power sources including natural gas boilers, solar PV, biomass or wind power |
| Year_construction_start | Indicates the year when construction started |
| Year_operational | Indicates the year of the first power output |
| State_highest_administrative_level | Geographical description of the location where the CSP plant is located. Member State or region. |
| Province_County_medium_administrative_level | Geographical description of the location where the CSP plant is located. Community or lower administrativ level |
| City_lowest_administrative_level | Geographical description of the location where the CSP plant is located |
| Location_coordinates | Location in longitude and latitude, to locate CSP plant on satellite data |
| DNI_kWh_per_m2_per_yr | Direct normal irradiance (DNI) in kWh/m²/year, indicates the solar resource |
| Total_cost_million_currency_non_deflated_CSP | Construction cost of the CSP plant or the CSP component in a hybrid project, in million local currency, non-deflated at time of project announcement. |
| Hybrid_Total_cost_million_currency_non_deflated | Construction cost of hybrid plants including the CSP component and all other generators, in million local currency, non-deflated at time of project announcement. |
| Cost_currency | Indicates the currency used for total cost |
| Currency_year | Indicates the year of the financial closure of the project, or construction begin if no data was found. This is used for deflation and currency conversion (exchange rate currency-USD as 31 December of the Currency Year) |
| Total_cost_million_USD2020 | Project cost deflated to USD 2020 using world bank deflators and currency conversion |
| Specific_cost_USD2020_per_kW | Specific cost of the CSP plant per kilowatt deflated to USD 2020 |
| LCOE_5_25_USD2020_per_kWh | Levelised cost of electricity with 5% weighted average cost of capital and a 25 year payback period, capacity dependent O&M (1.5% of investment cost per year), deflated from Year_operational using the Worldbank's GDP deflator; if station under development or construction then not deflated (assumed cost year 2020) |
| Remuneration_currency_per_kWh | Indicates the level of support(e.g. FIT or PPA) in currency per kWh, local currency in the year of first feed-in |
| Support_currency | Indicates the currency used for support payments |
| Cost_year_remuneration | Indicates the first year of payment of the support, or of grid connection (if no support) |
| Remuneration_USD2020_per_kWh_deflated | Remuneration USD2020/kWh, deflated from Cost_year_remuneration using the Worldbank's GDP deflator; if station under development or construction then not deflated (assumed cost year 2020) |
| PPA_or_support_duration_yr | Indicates the duration of PPA or feed-in tariff |
| Support_scheme_type | Distinguishes the type of support scheme (mainly feed-in tariff (FIT) or power purchase agreement (PPA; either negotiated or auction-based) |
| Policy_support_scheme | Name of the policy or law that provides the legal bases for policy support |
| Concessional_funding_other_support | Preferential loans and other beneficial financial incentives such as tax credits that enabled the project |
| Land_area_whole_station_not_solar_field_km2 | Land used by the CSP station measured in square kilometers |
| Developer | Company that developed the project |
| Developer_country | Country of origin of the company that developed the project |
| First_owner | Owner of the CSP plant when it was commissioned |
| First_operator | Company operating the CSP plant when it was comissioned |
| Electricity_generation_offtaker | Offtaker for the power generated in the CSP plant, oftentimes partner of the PPA |
| EPC | Company responsible for engineering, procurement and construction of the CSP plant |
| EPC_country | Country of origin of the company responsible for engineering, procurement and construction of the CSP plant |
| HTF_manufacturer | Company delivering the heat transfer fluid to the plant |
| HTF_manufacturer_country | Country of origin of the company responsible for delivering the heat transfer fluid to the plant |
| HTF_medium_or_product | Indicates the chemistry used to transport heat from the solar collector to heat storage or turbine |
| HTF_category | Four categories of HTFs: air, water, salt, thermal or organic oils |
| Steam_turbine_manufacturer | Company delivering the steam turbine to the plant |
| Steam_turbine_manufacturer_country | Country of origin of the company responsible for delivering the steam turbine to the plant |
| Turbine_model | Specific model of the steam turbine |
| Turbine_thermodynamic_cycle | Information on the thermodynamics of the steam turbine. Cycles include steam rankine, organic rankine, and stirling cycles |
| Power_cycle_pressure_bar | Technical parameter of the turbine |
| Turbine_efficiency_percent | Describes the efficiency of the turbine as a percentage of the peak performance. |
| Heat_exchanger_manufacturer | Company delivering the heat exchanger to the plant |
| Heat_exchanger_manufacturer_country | Country of origin of the company responsible for delivering the heat exchanger to the plant |
| Cooling_type | Indicates if the turbine uses wet or dry cooling |
| Energy_storage_type | Technology used for heat storage. Often two tanks for hot and cold molten salt |
| Storage_capacity_hours | Storage capacity in full load hours of the project Capacity_MW |
| Storage_description | More information on the thermal energy storage system |
| TES_engineering_company | Company that developed the heat storage system of the plant |
| TES_engineering_company_country | Country of origin of the company that developed the heat storage system of the plant |
| Solar_receiver_manufacturer | Company that developed and built the solar receiver system of the plant |
| Solar_receiver_country | Country of origin of the company that developed and built the solar receiver system of the plant |
| Solar_receiver_model | The model or type of the receiver |
| Tower_height_m | Technical property of solar receiver towers: the height of the solar tower in meters |
| Number_of_heat_collecting_elements_for_trough_and_fresnel | The number of HCE tubes in trough and fresnel type CSP plants |
| Receiver_inlet_temperature_Celsius | Technical parameter of the solar receiver in degrees Celsius |
| Receiver_outlet_temperature_Celsius | Technical parameter of the solar receiver in degrees Celsius |
| SCA_or_heliostat_manufacturer | Company manufacturing the solar collector assemblies (SCA) or Heliostats. Not necessarily the same company that developed the design |
| SCA_or_heliostat_manufacturer_country | Country of origin of the company manufacturing the solar collector assemblies or heliostats |
| SCA_or_heliostat_engineering_or_IP_owner_company | Company that designed the solar collector assemblies (SCA) or Heliostats. Not necessarily the same company as the one that manufactured them |
| SCA_or_heliostat_engineering_or_IP_owner_company_country | Country of origin of the company that designed the solar collector assemblies or heliostats |
| SCA_or_heliostat_model | Name or model of the heliostat or solar collector |
| Reflector_mirror_manufacturer | Company that manufactured the solar mirrors |
| Reflector_mirror_manufacturer_country | Country of origin of the company manufacturing the solar mirrors |
| Reflector_model | The model or type of the mirror |
| Solar_mirror_area_m2 | The aperture area of the mirrors in squaremeters |
| Solar_multiple | Solar multiple approximation of mirror field to turbine size. Normalized with SM 1 = 6000m/MW |
| Number_of_heliostats_or_dishes | Number of distinct heliostats or dishes |
| Mirror_area_per_heliostat_or_dish | the aperture area of the heliostat mirrors in square meters |
| Fresnel_line_width_m | The width of the line of a fresnel type CSP plant in meters |
| Fresnel_number_of_lines | Technical parameter of fresnel type CSP plants: the number of fresnel lines |
| Fresnel_line_length_m | Technical parameter of fresnel type CSP plants: the length of the fresnel lines in meters |
| Trough_solar_collector_area_m2 | Technical parameter of trough type CSP plants: the aperture area of the trough solar collector assemblies (SCA) in squaremeters |
| Trough_SCA_length_m | Technical parameter of trough type CSP plants: the length of the trough solar collector assemblies (SCA) in meters |
| Trough_number_of_loops | Technical parameter of trough type CSP plants: the number of loops |
| Trough_number_of_modules_per_SCA | Technical parameter of trough type CSP plants: the number of modules per solar collector assembly (SCA) |
| Trough_number_of_SCA | Technical parameter of trough type CSP plants: the number of solar collector assemblies |
| Trough_number_of_SCA_per_loop | Technical parameter of trough type CSP plants: the number of solar collector assemblies per loop |
| Construction_jobs_years | Employment during construction in job-years |
| Annual_operations_jobs | O&M jobs |
| Additional_sources_relative_to_2019_version_of_cspGURU_an... | indicates where the information on each plant was retrieved from, data collection procedure described in Lilliestam et al 2017: Nature energy |