Abstract

In 2013, Spain became the first country to implement large-scale solar photovoltaics (SPV) and, in 2018, the first country to have Concentrating Solar Power (CSP), which is the first global CSP accomplishment. In 2018, a cumulative total of about 7,000 MW of solar energy was installed, of which about 5000 MW was solar photovoltaic (PV) and about 2000 MW was concentrated solar power. Main target of this paper is to assess the installation of a 20MW CSP plant in SPAIN and we have found a very positive result. The paper also reviews policies and legislations regarding energy, renewable energy, environment, industry, and climate of SPAIN.