DOE Global Energy Storage Database
Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability
Solana Solar Generating Plant
Solana, the largest parabolic trough plant in the world, is a 280 megawatt (MW) installation with six hours of thermal storage. This technolgy allows energy to be dispatched as needed during cloudy periods and after sunset. Solana, therefore, is able to generate electricity well into the evening to help meet consumption demand.
Molten Salt Thermal Storage
PROJECT STATUS
Operational
Dec 01, 2010
Oct 09, 2013
No
SITING
Gila Bend
,
Arizona
85337
United States
N/A
Arizona Public Service
Investor Owned
Transmission
CSP Plant
OWNERSHIP & VALUE CHAIN PARTNERS
Third-Party-Owned
Abengoa Solar
Liberty Ventures Group
Abengoa Solar
Siemens
Abeinsa EPC
Abengoa Solar
Abengoa Solar
Abeinsa EPC
COST & PERFORMANCE
Performance metrics not available.
BENEFITS
FUNDING
Federal/National Debt
US Department of Energy, Loan Guarantee Program Office (LGP) - Section 1705 Loan Program
No
PRIMARY PROJECT CONTACT
Luis Rejano
luis.rejano@solar.abengoa.com
Spain
METADATA
2013-06-04 12:54 AM UTC
2014-11-20 09:05 PM UTC