Project Overview | |
Power Station: | Mojave Solar Project |
Location: | Harper Dry Lake |
California United States | |
Owners (%): | Mojave Solar |
Technology | Parabolic Trough |
Solar Resource: | 2888 |
Nominal Capacity: | 280 MW |
Status | Operational |
Start Year: | 2014 |
Status Date | October 25, 2023 |
Background | |
Break Ground Date | 2011 |
Expected Generation (GWh/year) | 600 |
Lat/Long Location | 35.017,-117.333 |
Total Power Station Land Area (km2) | 7.1 |
Participants | |
Developer | Abengoa |
Spain | |
EPC | Abener, Teyma |
Spain | |
Electricity Generation Offtaker | Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) |
Construction Job Years | 1200 |
Annual Operations Jobs | 80 |
Costs | |
Total Construction Cost (2014) | $1600.00 million |
Total Cost USD (2020) | $1701.74 million |
Specific Cost/kW USD (2020) | 6077.6 |
LCOE USD/kWh (2020) | 0.24 |
Levelised cost of electricity with 5% weighted average cost of capital and a 25 year payback period, capacity dependent O&M (1.5% of investment cost per year), deflated from Year_operational using the Worldbank’s GDP deflator; if station under development or construction then not deflated (assumed cost year 2020) | |
Remuneration USD/kWh | 0.15 |
Remuneration Start Year | 2014 |
Remuneration USD/kWh Deflated (2020) | 0.16 |
PPA or Tariff Period (Years) | 25 |
Support Scheme Type | PPA |
Concessional Funding or Other Support | Federal Loan Guarantee $1.2 billion, 30% investment tax credit |
Plant Configuration | |
Solar Field | |
Solar Field Aperture Area (m2) | 1559347 |
# of Modules per SCA | 10 |
Collector/Heliostat Manufacturer | Abengoa |
Spain | |
Collector/Heliostat Engineering or IP Owner | Abengoa |
Spain | |
Collector/Heliostat Model | E2 |
Mirror Manufacturer | Rioglass |
Spain | |
Solar Field (Receiver) | |
Receiver Working Fluid | Biphenyl/Diphenyl oxide: Therminol VP-1 |
Receiver Working Fluid Category | Thermal oil/organics |
Working Fluid Manufacturer | Eastman/Solutia |
Receiver Manufacturer | Schott |
Germany | |
Receiver Model | PTR 70 |
Power Block | |
Nominal Turbine or Power Cycle Capacity | 280 MW |
Turbine Manufacturer | GE |
USA | |
Power Cycle | Steam Rankine |
Cooling Type | Wet |
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