Spanish solar thermal power technology developer Abengoa gather solar energy company has been providing the U.S. Department of Energy for 14.5 billion dollars in loan guarantees to help build the world's largest gathering of its solar power plant with an installed capacity of about 250 MW.
This worth 20 billion dollars in solar power stations, located in Arizona GilaBend, will parabolic trough solar thermal power technology, the use of solar radiation to generate electricity.
Reported that this will be the nation's first large-scale solar energy storage technology with converged power stations.glue stick Parabolic solar ray collecting device sun cluster will re-directed to a tube filled with liquid receiver, parabolic trough receiver tubes along each line of distribution of the focusing reflector, the receiver tube in the liquid will be heated to produce steam, the steam will drive cycle zero-emission electric power generation. In addition, the station also has more than six hours of molten salt heat storage capacity in cloudy weather, and even the transmission of electricity even after sunset, but also to some extent alleviate the summer peak period of power shortage problem.
It is reported that this solar power plant at full capacity can produce enough electricity, in order to meet the electricity needs of 70,000 families, while 475,000 tons per year of carbon dioxide to offset emissions. Power plant construction phase will create 1600-1700 new jobs, and when the power plant put into operation, will also provide more than 80 long-term jobs, and the power plant can provide mirrors to create 180 jobs.glue gun Arizona, on behalf of Silva said: "This is another economic stimulus package to help through the United States, in particular example of Arizona's economic recovery, and energy incentives, allows us to clean energy power generation in the United States, even world leaders. "
In fact, this is the U.S. Department of Energy confirmed last year by the end of the second tranche of over one billion U.S. dollars in loan guarantees. First with Caithness Energy (CaithnessEnergy), and General Electric to determine the 13 billion U.S. dollars, the money for the construction of Caithness 845 MW of wind power projects. The wind power project in the construction process would employ 400 workers, project operation would employ 35 workers during the period. When it begins to offset more than 120 million tons of annual carbon emissions. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said: "The Department of Energy loan program has been gaining momentum in communities across the country to create employment opportunities, we cleared a path leading to a clean energy future."
In addition, Abengoa and Asian countries are seeking further cooperation in the field of solar energy. Recently, Abengoa and the Itochu Corporation of Japan to cooperate spend 500 million euros, in southern Spain in building two 50 megawatt solar power stations. Expected that the two power plants put into operation in 2012, when, to meet the electricity needs of 52,000 families a year will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 63,000 tons.