26 November 2009 - Abengoa Solar and E.ON Climate & Renewables have formed a partnership to jointly own and operate two 50 MW concentrating solar power (CSP) plants.
The plants, which are already under construction, are located in Ecija (Seville), Southern Spain.
The 50:50 partnership is aimed to invest around EUR550m ($825m) into the two plants, which will start operation in 2011 and 2012, respectively. The solar facilities is expected to produce enough power to supply 52 000 homes and avoid the emission equivalent to 63 000 tonnes of CO2.
However, the participation of E.ON in the projects is still subject to the EU Commission approval under merger control.
The plants in Ecija will utilize parabolic trough technology, a solution developed in the 1980s that Abengoa Solar has in recent years tested and enhanced at the Solucar Platform plants in Sanlucar la Mayor, Seville.