ENERGETICS | USA

Continuous monitoring and diagnosis of machinery

Crescent Dunes of Solar Reserve
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PROJECT OBJECTIVE

Solar plant to "power" 75,000 homes

Solar Reserve is a leader in solar energy projects and has advanced energy storage technology at its Crescent Dunes project facility in Nevada, which provides reliable electricity for 75,000 homes,

The objective is to provide the customer with a 100% functional and adapted system, so we integrate sensors from different manufacturers and models, supply monitoring modules mounted in cabinets, engineering of the monitoring project, configuration of monitoring systems and communications, FAT tests, validation of the installation and existing wiring, SAT plant acceptance tests, training in system operation and alarm adjustment.

Date of execution:

2013

Location:

Texas, USA

Sector:

Solar

Client:

How we made it happen

Innovation capacity

At the end of 2015, the project became fully operational, delivering 110 megawatts of electricity and storing another 1,100 megawatt-hours, thanks to the only molten salt power tower in a utility-scale project in the world. It is precisely this storage capacity that allows this facility to produce more than twice the net annual output (kilowatt hours) of an equivalent solar or photovoltaic project.

The Solar Reserve project is the U.S. clean energy project with the most reliable and advanced on-demand (day and night) energy storage system in the industry, with no need for natural gas or oil backup, making it completely emission-free, and represents a real breakthrough in the development of renewable energy technology.

The design of this project involves a significant reduction in the use of water for cooling the plant, thanks to a hybrid cooling system with low water consumption, with a reduction for the environment of 300,000 tons of CO2 emissions each year.

The solution provided by the Alava Group is the continuous monitoring of critical equipment for the uninterrupted operation of the solar thermal plant, including: recirculation pumps, condensate pumps, water pumps and molten salt pumps. The system, in addition to full machine diagnostic capabilities, includes the integration of the processed vibration parameters into distributed control systems (DCS) and motor control systems (MCM) for supervision and eventual tripping of the machines.

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OUR CONTRIBUTION

Some of our products and services applied to this project

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Service

Technology consulting

We advise on the best technological solution to apply according to the needs of each project. Learn more about our technology consulting.

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Service

Industrial automation

We configure and validate monitoring and communications systems. Learn more about our industrial automation service.

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Service

Maintenance and predictive diagnostics of machinery

We provide the customer with a 100% functional system. Learn more about our predictive maintenance service.

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PRODUCT

Predictive Maintenance

We integrate sensors from different manufacturers and models. See all our products for predictive maintenance.

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RESULTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Industrial automation

The great importance of these systems lies in their criticality for the correct operation of the plant, since an unforeseen or catastrophic stop in the molten salt system can cause solidification of these salts in the pipes and pumps.

The Solar Reserve project is the U.S. clean energy project with the industry's most reliable and advanced on-demand (day and night) energy storage system, with no need for natural gas or oil backup.

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stores 1,100 megawatts/hour

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reduction of 300,000 tons of CO2 emissions every year

OUR EXPERIENCE

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GROUP COMPANIES

The synergy of our companies is the key to our success.

We have specialized in the needs of our customers and the technologies they require, maximizing the capabilities of each brand with the synergy of the Alava Group itself.

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