direstraits: [All-E] Re: 280-MW Solar Plant with Molten Salt Storage .. 24/7/365 service.

--- In All-Energy@yahoogroups.com, Rick H Parker <rick@...> wrote:
>
>
> */Abengoa Solar has announced plans to build a 1900-acre
concentrated
> solar trough plant that will store the heat in molten salt towers
for
> round-the-clock power generation capability.
>
> /* Abengoa Solar, a subsidiary of a multi-billion-dollar
international
> technology company, has signed a contract with Arizona Public
Service
> Co. (APS), one of Arizona's leading energy utilities, to build,
own and
> operate what would be the largest solar power plant in the world
if
> operating today. However, by the time it comes on line in 2011,
there
> will probably be other plants that are larger, including one in
> neighboring Nevada. (Ref
>
<http://pesn.com/2005/08/11/9600147_Edison_Stirling_largest_solar/>,
ref
> <http://www.chieftain.com/business/1143793556/1>)
>
> Abengoa's plant in Arizona will cover a surface of around 1,900
acres --
> nearly three square miles -- and will run two 140-megawatt steam
> generators for a total capacity of 280 MW.
>
> *Concentrated Solar*
>
> The solar plant has been named Solana, meaning "a sunny place" in
Spanish.
>
> The Solana generating station will use Abengoa Solar's
concentrating
> solar power (CSP) trough technology, which entails long rows of
mirrors
> which track the sun from east to west in order to best focus
sunlight
> onto the receiver pipes. The receiver pipes are filled with fluid
that
> is heated by the sun's energy, much like a huge magnifying glass,
to
> over 700 degrees. The heated fluid is then sent to a heat
exchanger
> where steam is created, and that steam is then used to turn a
turbine.
>
> *Storage via Molten Salt*
>
> The solar plant will also include a thermal energy storage system
that
> allows for electricity to be produced as required, even after the
sun
> has set. Large insulated tanks filled with molten salt can be used
with
> concentrating solar power (CSP) to store the heat from the fluid.
This
> stored heat can then be used to produce energy during periods of
low or
> no sun, including the evening hours.
>
> *Plant Particulars*
>
> The Solana Generating Station will have a total capacity of 280
> megawatts, enough to power 70,000 homes while avoiding over
400,000 tons
> of greenhouse gases that would otherwise contribute to global
warming
> and climate change. The plant will employ a proprietary
Concentrating
> Solar Power (CSP) trough technology developed by Abengoa Solar.
>
> The plant, scheduled to go into operation by 2011, is located 70
miles
> southwest of Phoenix, near Gila Bend, Arizona. It will sell the
> electricity produced to APS over the next 30 years for a total
revenue
> of around $4 billion, bringing over $1 billion in economic
benefits to
> the state of Arizona. The construction of the Solana Generating
Station
> will create about 1,500 construction jobs and employ 85 skilled
> full-time workers once completed.
>
> *Company Vision*
>
> Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano praised the joint efforts of
Abengoa
> Solar and APS. "This is a major milestone for Arizona in our
efforts to
> increase the amount of renewable energy available in the United
States,"
> the Governor said.
>
> "APS has signed this agreement with Abengoa Solar because of its
> experience developing and building large solar plants in Spain,
Morocco
> and Algeria," said APS President Don Brandt.
>
> Santiago Seage, CEO of Abengoa Solar, said, "This project not only
shows
> leadership in Arizona and the southwest, but for America. This
project
> will help usher in a new era of large clean and efficient solar
power
> plants. Our commitment to solar energy is global and we will work
with
> utilities, regulators and companies worldwide to make plants like
this
> happen by leveraging the technologies we have been developing over
two
> decades."
>
> With this project, Abengoa Solar reinforces its presence in the
United
> States, where it has been building and operating solar plants that
> supply industrial steam and heat. Abengoa Solar's objective is to
build
> and operate large solar plants that will supply gigawatts of
electric
> power across the Southwest in collaboration with the leading
utility
> companies.
>
> The construction of this solar plant and others under contract in
the
> U.S. are subject to a long-term extension of the solar investment
tax
> credit by the U.S. Congress.
>
> *About Abengoa Solar*
>
> Abengoa Solar <http://www.abengoasolar.com> develops and applies
> technologies to generate clean energy from the sun.
>
> Abengoa Solar has a team of 40 people in the United States and
Spain
> dedicated to researching, developing and improving solar
technologies.
> In December 2007, the U.S. Department of Energy selected Abengoa
Solar
> for three research and developments projects to improve trough
technology.
>
> Abengoa Solar is currently operating the world's first commercial
CSP
> solar tower plant in Spain, a demonstration trough plant and the
world´s
> first commercial photovoltaic low concentration plant. It is also
> building three more CSP plants in Spain with a total capacity of
> 120-megawatts, two trough plants that will generate 50-megawatts
of
> electricity each, one tower plant with a capacity of 20-megawats
and two
> hybrid gas-solar plants in Algeria and Morocco. A subsidiary of
Abengoa,
> a $4 billion multinational company, Abengoa Solar has access to
the
> financial, technical and human resources required to finance,
build and
> operate these large plants.
>
> Abengoa <http://www.abengoa.com> is a technological company that
applies
> innovative solutions to sustainable development in the
infrastructures,
> environment and energy sectors. It is a public listed company and
it
> currently has a presence in more than 70 countries in which it
operates
> with its five business groups: Solar, Bioenergy, Environmental
Services,
> Information Technologies, and Industrial Construction and
Engineering.
>
> *About APS*
>
> APS, Arizona's largest and longest-serving electricity utility,
serves
> about 1.1 million customers in 11 of the state's 15 counties. With
> headquarters in Phoenix, APS is the largest subsidiary of Pinnacle
West
> Capital Corp.
>
> Sources:
>
> PES Network
>
<http://pesn.com/2008/02/21/9500472_Abengoa_worlds_largest_solar_plan
t/>
>
> Abengoa Solar <http://www.abengoasolar.com/sites/solar/en/>
>
it's a great plant....
are there any plans to start thrse in india