2019 Solar Thermal CSP Barometer En-20190704
2019 Solar Thermal CSP Barometer En-20190704
2019 Solar Thermal CSP Barometer En-20190704
+8.4 %
in Jelling, South of Denmark
A t long last, after a sluggish decade of decline, the European Union solar
thermal market for hot water production and heating applications
appears to have returned to growth. According to EurObserv’ER, the 2018
European market posted a rise of some 8.4% compared to 2017, which equates
to 2.2 million m2 of newly-installed surface. However, the amounts of growth
vary by country and market segment.
C oncentrated Solar Power (CSP) is a blanket term for all the technologies
that aim to convert the energy of the sun’s rays into very high temperature
heat. While the main use of these plants is to generate electricity, CSP can also
be used to supply heating networks or be integrated into industrial processes.
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and unglazed collectors. These technol- 328 500 m2, having already increased by market to beat off competition from ther- lin-Köpenick plant to the German capi-
ogies are designed to produce domestic 16.2% between 2016 and 2017 (from 272 modynamic water heaters. The French tal’s heating network. In Austria, a 656-m2
hot water, heating, and to produce heat 000 to 316 000 m2). Spain’s market picked overseas territories, with targeted incen- (0.46 MWth) collector field was connected Field of solar thermal collectors
and hot water for district heating net- up slightly (by 2%) confirming the pre- tives and substantial state support, are to Vienna’s heating network. No new hea- in Logumkloster, South Denmark
works and industry. In contrast, hybrid vious year’s turnaround when its market enjoying more momentum. ting networks were connected in France
PV/ T collectors capable of producing decline was limited to 5% between 2016 The European solar heating network in 2018, but industrial heat projects were
electricity and heat simultaneously and and 2017. On the downside, some former and industrial solar heat markets are completed – a food-processing plant at purposes of this barometer (ministries, setting a new Polish installation record
concentrating solar collectors (Fresnel market drivers continued to slide. A case gradually making ground with new sys- Melville (1 772 m2) and the Condat paper statistics offices, engineering and design in the sector. The good performance can
mirrors and parabolic trough collectors) in point is the German market. While it tems identified in Denmark, Germany, mill (4 032 m 2). This contrasts with the departments and heating manufactu- be ascribed to the implementation of
for producing heat (industrial or heating leads the European Union market ran- Austria, Spain and France. The latest IEA Austrian project for the world’s biggest rers’ associations). Whenever collector municipal tenders announced in 2017
networks) are not included in this part kings with 573 500 m2 installed in 2018, it SHC Solar Heat Worldwide 2019 report, solar heating network – “Big Solar Graz” base data was not directly available, and decided on at the start of 2018.
of the study. has been unable to stabilise and posted puts the collector surface connected in – which was dealt a severe blow as its EurObserv’ER relied on the market data These local programmes, that are backed
construction, scheduled for 2019, remains that it had gleaned (sources quoted at by European funds, were instigated to
uncertain. Difficulties relating to the roll- the end of this barometer) applying a tackle the smog generated by coal-fired
out of this project launched in 2015, and decommissioning hypothesis of 20 years domestic heating appliances that widely
disagreements with the Danish company for flat-plate collectors and 12 years for outnumber other heating appliances. The
China, the sector’s global leader VKR-Arcon Sunmark, led to the collapse of unglazed collectors and taking the n-1 sector players are concerned about the
its Austrian developer Solid, a company base data published by Eurostat at the market’s dependence on these tendering
At a global scale, solar thermal capacity installed in 2018 is put at 33 300 MWth. China stands out from the field with 24 800 set up in 1992 that specialized in solar start of 2019 as its base. In 2018, the exis- procedures once the programmes have
MWth of additional capacity, although this figure is lower than its 2017 effort, primarily because the residential solar heating and refrigeration systems for ting surface to date increased by 1.3 mil- run their full course.
water heater market – the sector’s main growth segment – is saturated. Turkey and India are also major players with the commercial and industrial sectors. lion m2, which equates to a 0.9 million-m2 They feel that the traditional circuits’
national markets in excess of 1 200 MWth in 2018. At the end of 2017, 130 countries had solar thermal installations with The project that was initially designed for decommissioning total. The decommis- lack of structure (sales forces, whole-
combined capacity put at 472 000 MWth. 450 000 m2 (250 MWth) was subsequently sioning phenomenon should accelerate salers and retail installation networks)
downscaled to 220 000 m2. Its 900 000-m3 in the next few years due to the growth in could lead to the sector weakening
storage system was intended to cover installations during the 2000s that culmi- without the possibility of capitalising
Tabl. n° 1 15% of the district heating needs of the
city of Graz.
nated to 4,6 m2 of collectors in 2008. In a
few years’ time this trend will raise the
on the “anti-smog” publicity campaigns
set up by the local authorities. Accord-
Main solar thermal markets outside the European Union (MWth) issue of maintaining the European Union ing to SPIUG, 80% of current sales are
solar heat contribution target levels if made through municipal investments
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Annually installed surfaces in 2017 per type of collectors (in m ) and capacity equivalent (in MWth)
2
Annually installed surfaces in 2018 per type of collectors (in m2) and capacity equivalent (in MWth)
Total EU 28 1 884 631 120 110 32 583 2 037 324 1 426,1 Total EU 28 2 073 060 123 017 12 604 2 208 681 1 546,1
Figures for countries marked with an * are Solar Heat Europe/ESTIF estimations, the data marked with a + were estimated by EurObserv’ER extrapolated from the * EurObserv’ER estimation. ** included 95 418 m2 in overseas departments.
solar collectors surface of the Eurostat database. ** included 62 546 m2 in overseas departments Source: EurObserv’ER 2019. Source: EurObserv’ER 2019 .
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N 400 km
km
400
Finland* n° 25
44
2.8
Sweden* n° 15
318 Estonia* n° 28
2.2 11
Denmark n° 8 0
Ireland n° 17 1 106
42.7 Latvia* n° 26
235
17
9.1
0
Netherland n° 13 Lithuania* n° 27
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457 Poland n° 7 14
United-Kingdom* n° 9 0
25.3 1 791
1 005
217.0
4.9 Belgium n° 12
539
TOTAL EU
20.9
Germany n° 1 37 418
13 489
401.5 Czech Rep. n° 14 1 546,1
have been unable to make inroads into vacuum tubes, and even CSP technologies the project are Sunoptimo, for collector Luxembourg n° 24 432
47 16.8
the new build segment, as they are heav- such as parabolic trough collectors and design, NewHeat, which will be respon- 2.4 Slovakia* n° 21
ily challenged by thermodynamic water Fresnel mirrors). Construction of a site sible for the technical aspects of project 158
Austria n° 2 16.8
heaters (TWH or dual-purpose HPs) and touted as the world’s third largest solar management and Dalkia, responsible for France** n° 6 3 574
2 258 71.0 Hungary* n° 18
by photovoltaic, whose technologies are thermal plant to supply an industrial site integrating solar thermal in the current 227
109.3
also better geared to the 2012 thermal kicked off at the end of 2018 in France. The installations. Premiums and low-inter- Slovenia* n° 20 11.2 Romania* n° 22
168 144
regulations. site in question is a malthouse. This proj- est loans provided by Ademe will cover Portugal* n° 10
900 1.1 11.8
ect is feasible because it won a call for 60–65% of its CAPEX (i.e. 5.5–6 million Croatia* n° 19
38.5 175
projects launched by the French Environ- euros). The European Union, like France 15.9
What are the industrial ment and Energy Management Agency also seeks to develop this avenue and Spain n° 4
Bulgaria* n° 16
279
openings for solar thermal? (Ademe). The 15 000 m2 installation, for 12 thus instigated the INSHIP project on 1 3 019 Italy n° 5 14.0
143.9 2 930
MWth, will produce 8.7 GWh of heat per January 2017 which should roll out over
97.3
While the European solar thermal indus- annum, which is enough to cover 10% of four years. With its 28 partners, it aims
try grapples with the residential market, the malthouse’s needs. The site’s indus- to guide research and innovation, to
it is stepping up its reorganisation and trial processes include a barley or wheat raise the technological barriers prevent- Greece n° 3
3 284
strengthening its “new growth drivers”. drying stage, with hot air that gradually ing this type of project from widescale
230.0 Cyprus* n° 11
The first of them is solar thermal applied rises in temperature from 50 to 85°C and reproduction. Its research priorities are 749
to industrial processes. According to the the solar plant, which is ground-based, separated along the lines of the various 39.5
IEA, the industrial sector accounts for will preheat the air for this process. temperature stages required by industry, Malta n° 23
51
more than 30% of Europe’s energy needs Kyotherm, the investor specialised in namely 80°C – 150°C, 150°C – 400°C and 0.4
and mainly depends on fossil energy renewable heat production projects is 400°C – 1 500°C.
sources to cover them. The needs are the project bearer in an ESCO (Energy Ser- Solar thermal is also set to play a role in Key
diverse, ranging from low-temperature vice Company) role. It will make the solar supplying district heating networks. The
hot water (40°C) to high-temperature investment and will operate the facilities relevance of this idea is supported by 37 418 T otal solar thermal capacity installed at
1 546,1 olar thermal capacity installed during
S * EurObserv’ER estimation.
the end of 2018 (MWth) the year 2018 (in MWth) ** Overseas departments included.
steam (>250°C). Solar thermal has the tech- to sell on the produced heat to the indus- many reports and analyses. In December
Source: EurObserv’ER 2019.
nologies to provide solutions to all these trial client through a long-term energy 2018, Technavio published its “Global Dis-
specific needs (glazed solar collectors, supply contract. Other actors involved in trict Heating Market 2018–2022” report,
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Solar thermal collectors
Representative European solar thermal collector manufacturers production line in Finland
Cosmosolar Greece Flat plate collectors manufacturer and heating equipment supplier
BDR Thermea Spain Heating equipment supplier / solar thermal 2015 2016 2017 2018 2018 2020
Source: EurObserv’ER 2019. Source: EurObserv’ER 2019
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of which had a storage system. We draw the way for this positive thrust. The lat- to 2 303 MW (i.e. 99% of all European
attention to the South African plants – est IRENA Renewable Power Generation Union capacity). Furthermore, Spain’s
Ilanga I (100 MW, 5 hours storage) and Costs report published in 2018 claims sunshine conditions in 2018 were
Kathu Solar Park (10 0 MW, 4 .5 hours that the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) poorer than in 2017, when its output
storage), both using parabolic troughs. of CSP projects has fallen to 18.6 ¢ per broke a sector record. According to grid
As for China, three new projects went kWh (about 16.4 euro cents per kWh), operator REE (Red Electrica de España),
on-grid: the CGN Delingha parabolic which is a 26% drop on its 2017 level nett output was measured at 4 424 GWh
trough plant (50 MW, 9 hours storage) and 46% drop on the 2010 level. IRENA in 2018 compared to 5 348 GWh in 2017 (5
and the Shouhang Dunhuang (100 MW, forecasts that the LCOE could shortly 071 GWh in 2016). The prospects for 2019
11 hours storage) and Supcon Delingha fall by 6–10 ¢ per kWh as tender mech- are better. Over the first 5 months of the
(50 MW, 6 hours storage) tower plants. anisms encourage lower costs. Installa- year, output had already risen to 2 026
India, which has added no additional tion costs fell by 28% in 2018, settling at GWh according to REE, which is an 8%
capacity since 2014, inaugurated the a mean of $ 5 204 per kW, which is half of increase over the same period in 2018. Graph. n° 4
Dhursar Fresnel plant (100 MW, no stor- the cost borne by projects installed in In 2019 the sector broke three monthly
European Union concentrated solar power capacity trend (MWe)
age) in 2018. In the Middle-East, Saudi 2011. The load factor for new projects output records in February (262 GWh),
Arabia connected the Waad Al Shamal also rose sharply, by about 45% in 2018 March (475 GWh) and May (741 GWh).
2 312.5 2 313.7 2 313.7 2 313.7 2 314.3 2 314.3
ISCC parabolic trough plant (50 MW, (39% in 2017), helped by technological Protermosolar claims that this data
no storage) and Kuwait the Shagaya advances on the storage front. IRENA justifies the confidence deser ved by
1 961.2
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Concentrated solar power plants in operation at the end of 2018. (Source: EurObserv’ER 2019)
Moron Parabolic trough 50 2012
Solaben 3 Parabolic trough 50 2012
Project Technology Capacity (MW) Commisionning date Guzman Parabolic trough 50 2012
La Africana Parabolic trough 50 2012
Spain
Olivenza 1 Parabolic trough 50 2012
Planta Solar 10 Central receiver 10 2007
Helios 2 Parabolic trough 50 2012
Andasol-1 Parabolic trough 50 2008
Orellana Parabolic trough 50 2012
Planta Solar 20 Central receiver 20 2009
Extresol-3 Parabolic trough 50 2012
Ibersol Ciudad Real (Puertollano) Parabolic trough 50 2009
Solaben 2 Parabolic trough 50 2012
Puerto Errado 1 (prototype) Linear Fresnel 1,4 2009
Termosolar Borges Parabolic trough + HB 22.5 2012
Alvarado I La Risca Parabolic trough 50 2009
Termosol 1 Parabolic trough 50 2013
Andasol-2 Parabolic trough 50 2009
Termosol 2 Parabolic trough 50 2013
Extresol-1 Parabolic trough 50 2009
Solaben 1 Parabolic trough 50 2013
Extresol-2 Parabolic trough 50 2010
Casablanca Parabolic trough 50 2013
Solnova 1 Parabolic trough 50 2010
Enerstar Parabolic trough 50 2013
Solnova 3 Parabolic trough 50 2010
Solaben 6 Parabolic trough 50 2013
Solnova 4 Parabolic trough 50 2010
Arenales Parabolic trough 50 2013
La Florida Parabolic trough 50 2010
Majadas Parabolic trough 50 2010 Total Spain 2 303.9
La Dehesa Parabolic trough 50 2010 Italy
Palma del Río II Parabolic trough 50 2010 Archimede (prototype) Parabolic trough 5 2010
Manchasol 1 Parabolic trough 50 2010 Archimede-Chiyoda Molten Salt Test Loop Parabolic trough 0.35 2013
Manchasol 2 Parabolic trough 50 2011 Freesun Linear Fresnel 1 2013
Gemasolar Central receiver 20 2011 Zasoli Linear Fresnel + HB 0.2 2014
Palma del Río I Parabolic trough 50 2011 Rende Linear Fresnel + HB 1 2014
Lebrija 1 Parabolic trough 50 2011 Ottana Linear Fresnel 0.6 2017
Andasol-3 Parabolic trough 50 2011 Total Italy 8.15
Helioenergy 1 Parabolic trough 50 2011
Germany
Astexol II Parabolic trough 50 2011
Jülich Central receiver 1.5 2010
Arcosol-50 Parabolic trough 50 2011
Termesol-50 Parabolic trough 50 2011 Total Germany 1.5
Aste 1A Parabolic trough 50 2012 France
Aste 1B Parabolic trough 50 2012 La Seyne-sur-Mer (prototype) Linear Fresnel 0.5 2010
Helioenergy 2 Parabolic trough 50 2012 Augustin Fresnel 1 (prototype) Linear Fresnel 0.25 2011
Puerto Errado II Linear Fresnel 30 2012 Total France 0.75
Solacor 1 Parabolic trough 50 2012
Total European Union 2 314.3
Solacor 2 Parabolic trough 50 2012
Source: EurObserv’ER 2019
Helios 1 Parabolic trough 50 2012
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Concentrated solar power plants under developement at the end of 2018
Commer-
Capacity cial date of
Project Project's holders Location Technology
[MW] operation
expected
Italy
Flumini Mannu FLUMINI MANNU LTD Villasor / Sardinia 55 Parabolic Through n.a
Carlentini/Melilli
Lentini LENTINI LTD 55 Parabolic Through n.a
/ Sicily
Solecaldo MF ENERGY Aidone / Sicily 41 Linear Fresnel n.a
Reflex Solar Power REFLEX SOLAR POWER Gela / Sicily 12.5 Parabolic Through n.a
SAN QUIRICO SOLAR San Quirico /
CSP San Quirico 10 Parabolic Through n.a
POWER Sardinia
San Severo /
San Severo 3SP 10 Central receiver n.a
Ecotherm Austria
Puglia
Non connu / Not known SOL.IN.PAR Partanna / Sicily 4.2 Not known n.a
TRINACRIA SOLAR
Bilancia 1 Palermo / Sicily 4 Linear Fresnel n.a
POWER
TRINACRIA SOLAR
Calliope Trapani / Sicily 4 Linear Fresnel n.a
POWER
TRINACRIA SOLAR
Stromboli Solar
POWER
Trapani / Sicily 4 Linear Fresnel n.a Tabl. n° 9
Non connu / Not known Solar Energy SRL Belpasso / Sicily 1.2 Not known n.a Main European CSP project developers
Archimede ARCHIMEDE SRL Melilli / Sicily 1 Parabolic Through n.a
Francofonte /
Non connu / Not known ESSECV S.R.L. 1 Not known n.a
Sicily MW developped or
Company Country Activity
Noragugume / under construction
ENAS ENAS 0.7 Not known n.a
Sardinia Promoter - Project developer - EPC - Engineering - O&M -
Abengoa Spain 620
Total Italy 203.6 Components
Cyprus Cobra Spain Promoter - Project developer - EPC - Engineering - O&M 480
Eos Project Solastor Alassa 50 Central receiver 2021
Total Cyprus 50 Acciona Energy Spain EPC - Project developer - Promoter 314
France
eLLo Suncnim LIo, Pyrenees 9 Linear Fresnel 2019 Ibereolica Spain Engineering - EPC - O&M - Project developer 300
Total France 9 Torresol Energy Spain Promoter - Project developer - O&M - Engineering 120
Greece
FCC Energia /Enerstar Spain Promoter - Project developer 120
MINOS CSP tower Nur Energy Crete 50 Central receiver n.a.
Hyperion Spain Promoter - Project developer - O&M 103
Total Greece 50
Total European Union 312.6 Samca Spain Promoter - Project developer - O&M 100
Source: EurObserv’ER 2019 Source: EurObserv’ER 2019 (based on an extensive desk research).
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Comparison of the current trend against the NREAP (National Renewable
Energy Action Plans) roadmap (in MW)
NREAP Roadmaps
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Sources: AGEE Stat (Germany), EBHE (Greece), ASIT (Spain), PlanEnergi (Denmark), Assotermica-Anima (Italy), Observ’ER (France), SPIUG (Pologne), Statistics Austria, ATTB
(Belgium), CBS (Netherlands), Ministry of Industry and Trade (Czechia), SEAI (Ireland Rep.), STATEc (Luxembourg), NSO, Malta, IEA SHC, Solar Heat Europe, EurObserv’ER,
Protermosolar
Helioclim
Funded
by the
This barometer was prepared by Observ’ER in the scope of the EurObserv’ER project, which groups together Observ’ER (FR), ECN part
of TNO (NL), RENAC (DE), Frankfurt School of Finance and Management (DE), Fraunhofer ISI (DE) and Statistics Netherlands (NL).
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