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The '''Hassi R'Mel integrated solar combined cycle power station''' is an [[integrated solar combined cycle]] (ISCC) [[power station]] near [[Hassi R'Mel]] in [[Algeria]]. The plant combines a 25&nbsp;[[Watt|MW]] [[parabolic trough]] [[concentrating solar power]] array, covering an area of over 180,000&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup>, in conjunction with a 130&nbsp;MW [[combined cycle|combined cycle gas turbine]] plant, so cutting [[carbon emissions]] compared to a traditional power station.<ref name="SB1">[http://www.solarbuzz.com/News/NewsAFPR26.htm Abener Signs Contract for Solar Thermal Electric - Combined Cycle Hybrid Plant], ''Solarbuzz.com''</ref>  The output from the solar array is used in the steam turbine.
The construction contract was signed on January 5, 2007<ref name="SB1" /> and the plant was developed by [[New Energy Algeria]] (NEAL),<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.neal-dz.net/|title=New Energy Algeria}}</ref> a joint venture between [[Sonatrach]], [[Sonelgaz]], and SIM.
The station began producing electricity in June 2011. It was inaugurated July 14, 2011.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://portail.cder.dz/spip.php?article1456|title=The first hybrid plant inaugurated today in Algerian Hassi R'mel}}</ref>
==See also==
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*[[List of solar thermal power stations]]
*[[Solar thermal energy]]
*[[Yazd integrated solar combined cycle power station|Yazd solar thermal power plant]]
*[[Solar power in Algeria]]
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070520092845/http://www.solarpaces.org/HASSI_R_MEL.HTM Hassi R'mel: Parabolic trough integrated with a combined cycle plant in Algeria]
*[http://www.solarpaces.org/News/Projects/Algeria.htm CSP Project Developments in Algeria]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928070207/http://www.igu.org/html/wgc2006/pdf/paper/add10329.pdf Natural Gas and Algerian Strategy for Renewable Energy]
*[http://siteresources.worldbank.org/GLOBALENVIRONMENTFACILITYGEFOPERATIONS/Resources/Publications-Presentations/SolarThermal.pdf  Assessment of the World Bank/GEF Strategy for the Market Development of Concentrating Solar Thermal Power]
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