Tucson-based Solon Corporation, a PV solar manufacturer and power plant builder, announced a contract with Arizona Public Service (APS) to develop, design and construct an 18-megawatts (MW) solar power plant featuring Solon’s turnkey system design, high-efficiency modules and single-axis trackers.
Once installed this system will be one of the largest photovoltaic (PV) systems in the country. It is expected to create more than 550 solar jobs during construction. Located on 145 acres of land, the system is scheduled to start construction in 1Q11 and be completed in 2011. APS will own and operate the solar production facility.
The project in Gila Bend, Arizona features Solon’s Velocity MW Solar System, which will provide 18 preconfigured, one-megawatt modular solar fields specifically designed to help utilities quickly scale to capacity.
The Solon Velocity MW Solar System consists of standardized clusters, which reduce the number of components with a proportional reduction in field installation labor. The preconfigured design also accelerates plant permitting and site development.
In total, Solon will provide the APS system with 108 robust Solon-engineered single axis trackers, utilizing over 75,000
high-efficiency, industrial solar modules.
Solon is the North American subsidiary of Germany’s Solon SE (SOO1.DE), which employs 950 people worldwide through subsidiaries in Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Switzerland, and the U.S.
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