| Project Overview |
| Project Name: |
Planta Solar 10
(PS10)
|
| Country: |
Spain |
| Location: |
Sevilla
(Sanlúcar la Mayor) |
| Owner(s): |
Abengoa Solar |
| Technology: |
Power tower |
| Turbine Capacity: |
Net: 11.0 MW
Gross: 11.02 MW |
| Status: |
Operational |
| Start Year: |
2007
|
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Planta Solar 10
This page provides information on Planta Solar 10, a concentrating solar power (CSP) project, with data organized by background, participants, and power plant configuration.
Abengoa Solar's Planta Solar 10 is the first solar central-receiver system producing grid-connected electricity under a purely commercial approach. PS10's technologies—including glass-metal heliostats, pressurized-water thermal storage system, and saturated-steam receiver and turbine—were previously tested and qualified at the Plataforma Solar de Almería facility. This testing helped to avoid technological uncertainties and allowed the project to focus on scaling up, integrating subsystems, demonstrating dispatchability, and reducing O&M costs. The plant's thermal storage system has a 50-minute capacity at 50% load to handle cloud transients. The tower was designed to reduce visual impact—its relatively narrow body includes a large open space to give a lightweight sense.
| Status Date: |
August 24, 2012
|
Background
| Technology: |
Power tower |
| Status: |
Operational |
| Country: |
Spain |
| City: |
Sevilla |
| Region: |
Sanlúcar la Mayor |
| Lat/Long Location: |
37°26′
30.97″
North,
6°14′
59.98″
West |
| Land Area: |
55 hectares |
| Solar Resource: |
2,012 kWh/m2/yr
|
| Source of Solar Resource: |
Abengoa Solar |
| Electricity Generation: |
23,400 MWh/yr
(Expected/Planned)
|
| Generation Data Explanation: |
Gross generation |
| Contact(s): |
Allison Lenthall |
| Company: |
Abengoa Solar |
| Key References: |
Web site
|
| Break Ground: |
2005 |
| Start Production: |
June 25,
2007 |
| PPA/Tariff Date: |
January 17,
2005 |
| PPA/Tariff Type: |
Royal Decree 661/2007 |
| PPA/Tariff Rate: |
27.1188 Euro cents per kWh |
| PPA/Tariff Period: |
25 years
|
| PPA/Tariff Information: |
Total Price = Pool + Tariff Rate |
| Project Type: |
Commercial plant |
| Incentives: |
1.2 million Euros from Andalusian Regional Government
5.0 million Euros from European Commission under FP5 |
Participants
| Developer(s): |
Abengoa Solar |
| Owner(s) (%): |
Abengoa Solar |
| EPC Contractor: |
Abener Energía |
| Operator(s): |
Abengoa Solar |
| Generation Offtaker(s): |
Electric Market (Pool)
Endesa Distribución (FIT) |
Plant Configuration
Solar Field
| Heliostat Solar-Field Aperture Area: |
75,000 m² |
| # of Heliostats: |
624 |
| Heliostat Aperture Area: |
120.0 m² |
| Heliostat Manufacturer (Model): |
Abengoa
(Solucar 120)
|
| Heliostat Description: |
Glass-metal |
| Tower Height: |
115 m |
| Receiver Type: |
Cavity |
| Heat-Transfer Fluid Type: |
Water |
| Receiver Outlet Temp: |
250 - 300 |
Power Block
| Turbine Capacity (Gross): |
11.02 MW
|
| Turbine Capacity (Net): |
11.0 MW |
| Power Cycle Pressure: |
45.0 bar |
| Cooling Method: |
Wet cooling |
| Cooling Method Description: |
Refrigeration towers |
| Fossil Backup Type: |
Natural gas |
Thermal Storage
| Storage Type: |
Other |
| Storage Capacity: |
1 hour(s) |
