Mojave Solar is a 280 MW gross utility scale thermal plant with parabolic trough technology. Thought to bring economic and environmental benefits in California, but also across the country.

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Mojave Solar: 280 MW gross utility scale solar thermal plant with parabolic trough technology
Mojave Solar
Clean & Sustainable Power in California
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2. Mojave site
location:
The Mojave Solar site
is located 100 miles
northeast of Los
Angeles, near
Barstow, California
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3. • High solar resource
• Minimal slope
• Proximity to electric grid
• Proximity to transportation
corridors
• Water availability
• Previously disturbed land
Siting considerations for STE
projects
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Plant Size: 280 MW gross solar output, 2 x140 MW steam turbines generators
Mojave Solar
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Solar field covers nearly 2 square miles with 2,200 mirrored parabolic trough collectors and
1.5 million square meters of reflective area.
Collectors concentrate the sun´s energy onto receiver tubes which deliver the heat to the central
power plant via a heat transfer fluid.
Electricity is generated with conventional steam turbines.
The plant uses a new, more efficient and cost effective trough technology.
Mojave Solar
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Mojave Solar
delivers clean and
sustainable
electricity to Pacific
Gas & Electric
(PG&E), one of the
largest utilities in
California, under a
25 years power
purchase
agreement.
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7. Aerial view of Mojave Solar
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8. Economic benefits
 Jobs
More than 2,200 construction
and permanent operations
jobs and thousands of direct
and indirect service and
manufacturing jobs through
the national supply chain.
 Total California benefit
Investing in $ 1.6 billion
during 2011-2014
Generating about $ 169
million in tax revenues over 25
years
Mojave’s economic benefits
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9. Providing clean, sustainable
power for approximately 90,000
homes in California
Preventing the emission to the
atmosphere of 350,000 tons of
CO2 per year
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Mojave’s environmental benefits
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10. Reduction of greenhouse gas
emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.
(Under AB32)
Cap-and-trade program that sets a
declining cap on about 85% of total
statewide carbon emissions
Strongest Renewable Portfolio
Standard (RPS) in the U.S.: 33% of
the total retail sales of electricity to be
produced from renewable energy by
2020
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Mojave Solar helps California to meet its carbon reduction goals
• Leader in solar energy
production and jobs
• 8,544 MW of solar
capacity installed
• Over 47,000 people
employed in the solar
industry
• Greenhouse gas
emissions reduction by
13 % between 2000 and
2012
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11. Previously disturbed agricultural land is an
ideal choice
• It prevents undisturbed animal habitat and desert
ecosystem from land development
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Support from major environment
organizations in California
• Close work with Transition Habitat Conservancy
(THC) to offset the impacts on the desert
landscape and flora and fauna
• Acquisition and donation of 218.2 acres of
native desert land to THC, creating the Lockhart
Ecological Reserve in perpetuity
Environmentally responsible project
Endangered Desert Tortoise. National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/moja/naturescience/index.htm
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12. Components
Mirrors, collector assembly
Perimeter fence/grading, pond
Thermal Storage foundation
Steel tanks
Substation/transmission lines
IT controls
Feed water vessels
Pump motors
Heat Transfer Fluid and pumps
Pressure heaters
Thermal Storage Equipment
Receiver tubes
Ball joint assemblies
Water treatment equipment
Collector foundations
Cooling / condensing system
Night HTF pumps
Hydraulic drives
Piping/insulation
Abengoa supply chain spans the country
Expanding the national STE supply chain by purchasing
components and services from companies across the country.
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Mojave Solar
Clean & Sustainable Power
in California
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