SSAB, Sweden, has agreed to deliver a total of 25,000 metric tons of metal-coated high-strength steel to the Spanish company CIE Egana to build support arms for parabolic reflectors in thermosolar plants.
The high-strength steel has a thick Galfan (95%Zn-5%Al) coating to prevent corrosion and extend product lifetime for power plants that can produce electricity for decades. Metal-coated high-strength steels enable the manufacture of stronger and lighter support structures. Deliveries began in December 2015 and will continue until October 2016.
The Noor II thermosolar plant to be built in Morocco will have an output of 200 megawatts and the Kathu plant to be built in South Africa will have an output of 100 megawatts. SSAB delivered the coated high-strength steels to the Noor I thermosolar plant built earlier in Morocco. When the Noor II plant is completed, the two plants together will have a combined output of 360 MW. The Kathu thermosolar plant in South Africa will provide electricity for about 80,000 homes.
