Solana will include six hours of storage through molten salt technology, enabling it to store energy during cloudy spells and after sunset. This storage capacity will allow Solana to generate enough electricity to meet peak evening demand during the Arizona summertime.
The construction and operation of Solana will bring with it huge economic and environmental benefits for the State of Arizona, and will help to accomplish the national energy independency objectives established by the “green economy”. Abengoa is confident that the project will generate between 1,600 and 1,700 new temporary jobs during the construction phase, and 85 permanent positions once completed.
Mojave will create over 900 jobs during the construction and operation phase, and roughly one thousand direct and indirect jobs along the supply chain extending across the nation, involving the manufacture of components and rendering of the services required for a project of this magnitude.
The project will provide a major economic boost to the region and will help the State of California replace fossil fuels for solar power and other alternative sources that do not involve greenhouse gas emissions.
Hugoton will lead to the creation of 300 new jobs over the construction phase and a further 65 jobs once operational.
Construction of the plant is the result of the R&D work conducted by Abengoa, which has been working for over ten years on developing enzymatic hydrolysis and for five years on this specific project, perfecting its proprietary technology at the York demonstration plant in Nebraska, and in Babilafuente, Salamanca (Spain).
1.The difference in households supplied via Solana is due to the fact that Mojave has no storage capacity..