| Project Overview |
| Project Name: |
UA Tech Park Thermal Storage Demonstration Project
(UA Tech Park)
|
| Country: |
United States |
| Location: |
Tucson, Arizona |
| Owner(s): |
Bell Independent Power Corp. |
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Turbine Capacity: |
Gross: 5.0 MW |
| Status: |
Under development |
| Start Year: |
2012
|
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UA Tech Park Thermal Storage Demonstration Project
This page provides information on Bell Independent's UA Tech Park Thermal Storage Demonstration Project, a concentrating solar power (CSP) project, with data organized by background, participants, and power plant configuration.
| Status Date: |
October 20, 2011
|
Background
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Status: |
Under development |
| Country: |
United States |
| City: |
Tucson |
| State: |
Arizona |
| Land Area: |
200 acres |
| Contact(s): |
Jessa B. Turner |
| Company: |
UA Tech Park |
| Key References: |
News story
News story
|
| Break Ground: |
2011 |
| Start Production: |
December 1,
2012 |
| Cost (approx): |
32,000,000 dollars |
| Cost Info Source: |
University of Arizona |
| PPA/Tariff Date: |
January 1,
2010 |
| PPA/Tariff Period: |
20 years
|
Participants
| Developer(s): |
Bell Independent Power Corp. |
| Owner(s) (%): |
Bell Independent Power Corp. |
| Generation Offtaker(s): |
Tucson Electric Power |
Plant Configuration
Solar Field
Power Block
| Turbine Capacity (Gross): |
5.0 MW
|
| Output Type: |
Steam Rankine |
