Location: Gila Bend, near Phoenix, Arizona.
Type of proyect : 280 MW, CSP trough plant with storage.
At Abengoa Solar, we have signed an agreement with Arizona Public Service (APS), the largest electric company in Arizona, to build and operate what will be the largest solar power plant in the world.
For us, this contract will represent the construction of the first concentrating solar power plant for producing electric power in the United States.
The plant will be installed approximately 100 kms southeast of Phoenix, near Gila Bend. Solana features thermal storage-equipped parabolic trough technology with 280 MW of power output capacity. Once operational, it will have the capability of supplying 70,000 homes and will prevent the emission of 400,000 t of CO2.
Solana will operate like Solnova, with the addition of storage capacity as shown in the diagram below.
This thermal storage allows the system to send power to the grid even when the sky is overcast and allows Solana to generate electricity even after the sun goes down.
The plant will have an area of 1,900 acres and will create 1,500 new jobs during its construction. Once completed, there will be around 100 positions for qualified personnel over the course of its life.
– from abengoasolar.
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