Valle

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Valle Department

Valle is one of the 18 departments into which the Central American nation of Honduras is divided.

The departmental capital is Nacaome. The department faces the Gulf of Fonseca and contains mangrove swamps; inland, it is very hot and dry.

The department covers a total surface area of 1,665 km² and, in 2015, had an estimated population of 178,561 people.

Valle Department was organized in 1893.

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Coordinates: 13°32′N 87°29′W / 13.533°N 87.483°W / 13.533; -87.483

Valle Solar Power Station

The Valle Solar Power Station is a two adjacent twin 50 MW solar thermal power plants (Valle 1 and Valle 2) in San José del Valle, Cádiz, Spain. The station generates power using parabolic trough technology. It became operational in January 2012. The Valle plant is owned by Torresol Energy, a joint venture between SENER (60%) and the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (40%). It was built by SENER between December 2009 and December 2011, at a cost of €540 million (US$700 million).

Construction on Valle 1 and Valle 2 began in December 2009 and was completed in December 2011. Roughly 4,500 workers dedicated over 2.7 million labor hours over the two years of construction until the plants were commissioned and connected to the Spanish national grid. Each 50 MW_e has the capacity to supply 160 Gwh of safe, clean power per year, to supply 40,000 homes. Together they reduce CO₂ emissions by 90,000 tons every year. Their molten salt storage system allows them to continue producing electricity even without solar radiation. In addition to providing a manageable source of clean power, they can also supply electricity to the power grid based on demand.