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Solana: The world largest solar plant

Location: : Gila Bend, Phoenix (Arizona).

Type of proyect : 280 MWe Trough Plant with storage.

This project is the result of the contract which Abengoa Solar has signed 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 the Solar Business Unit, this contract represents the construction of the first concentrating solar power plant for producing electric power in the United States.

The plant will be installed about 100 kilometers southwest of Phoenix, near Gila Bend. Solana, with 280 MWe of power output capacity, is based on parabolic trough technology and thermal storage using molten salts. When operation starts up, the plant will have the capacity to supply power to 70,000 homes and will eliminate around 400,000 tons of CO2.

Power block	Solana trough

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The operational scheme is similar to that of Solnova 1, with the addition of storage capacity as shown in the diagram below.

This thermal storage allows the system to maintain peak power even when the sky is overcast and permits electricity production after nightfall.

The plant will have an area of 1,900 acres and will create 1,500 new jobs during its construction and, once completed, there will be 85 positions for qualified personnel over the course of its useful life.

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