| Project Overview |
| Project Name: |
Solana Generating Station
(Solana)
|
| Country: |
United States |
| Location: |
Phoenix, Arizona
(Gila Bend) |
| Owner(s): |
Abengoa Solar
(100%)
|
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Turbine Capacity: |
Net: 250.0 MW
Gross: 280.0 MW |
| Status: |
Under construction |
| Start Year: |
2013
|
Do you have more information, corrections, or comments?
Solana Generating Station
Abengoa Solar and Arizona Public Service (APS) have announced plans to build a 280-megawatt parabolic trough solar plant about 70 miles southwest of Phoenix, Arizona. The proposed plant could generate enough power to supply 70,000 homes under a 30-year power supply contract with APS. An unspecified heat-storage technology will provide 6 hours of generating capacity after sunset. During 3 years of construction, the project is planned to employ 1,500 workers at the 1,900-acre site near Gila Bend. After completion, Solana will employ 85 permanent workers. Abengoa plans to build a mirror manufacturing facility in an undisclosed location in the southwestern United States.
| Status Date: |
February 22, 2013
|
Background
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Status: |
Under construction |
| Country: |
United States |
| City: |
Phoenix |
| State: |
Arizona |
| County: |
Maricopa |
| Region: |
Gila Bend |
| Lat/Long Location: |
32°55′
0.0″
North,
112°58′
0.0″
West |
| Land Area: |
1,257 hectares |
| Electricity Generation: |
944,000 MWh/yr
|
| Contact(s): |
Allison Lenthall |
| Company: |
Abengoa Solar |
| Break Ground: |
December 2010 |
| Start Production: |
August 2013 |
| Cost (approx): |
2 USD billion |
| Construction Job-Years: |
1500 |
| Annual O&M Jobs: |
85 |
| PPA/Tariff Date: |
January 2008 |
| PPA/Tariff Period: |
30 years
|
| Project Type: |
Commercial |
Participants
| Developer(s): |
Abengoa Solar |
| Owner(s) (%): |
Abengoa Solar
(100%)
|
| EPC Contractor: |
Abengoa Solar |
| Generation Offtaker(s): |
Arizona Public Service |
Plant Configuration
Solar Field
| Solar-Field Aperture Area: |
2,200,000 m² |
| # of Solar Collector Assemblies (SCAs): |
3,232 |
| # of Loops: |
808 |
| # of SCAs per Loop: |
4 |
| # of Modules per SCA: |
10 |
| SCA Manufacturer (Model): |
Abengoa Solar
(E2)
|
| Mirror Manufacturer: |
Rioglass |
| Heat-Transfer Fluid Type: |
Therminol VP-1 |
| HTF Company: |
Solutia |
| Solar-Field Outlet Temp: |
715°F |
Power Block
| Turbine Capacity (Gross): |
280.0 MW
|
| Turbine Capacity (Net): |
250.0 MW |
| Turbine Description: |
2x140 MWe gross |
| Output Type: |
Steam Rankine |
| Power Cycle Pressure: |
100.0 bar |
| Cooling Method: |
Wet cooling |
| Fossil Backup Type: |
Natural gas |
Thermal Storage
| Storage Type: |
2-tank indirect |
| Storage Capacity: |
6 hours |
| Thermal Storage Description: |
Molten salts |
