Planta Solar 10 - PS10 CSP Project

This page provides information on Planta Solar 10 - PS10 CSP project, a concentrating solar power (CSP) project, with data organized by background, participants, and power plant configuration.

Project Overview

Power Station: Planta Solar 10 - PS10
Location: Sanlúcar la Mayor
Sevilla
Andalusia Spain
Owners (%): Abengoa
Technology Power Tower
Solar Resource: 2076
Nominal Capacity: 11 MW
Status Operational
Start Year: 2007

Status Date

Status Date

Background

Break Ground Date 2005
Expected Generation (GWh/year) 23.4
Lat/Long Location 37.442,-6.25
Total Power Station Land Area (km²) 0.55

Participants

Developer Abengoa
Spain
EPC Abener
Spain
Operator Abengoa Solar
Electricity Generation Offtaker Electric Market (Pool), Endesa Distribución (FIT)

Costs

Total Construction Cost (2007) € 35.00 million
Total Cost USD (2020) $56.93 million
Specific Cost/kW USD (2020) $ 5175.1
LCOE USD/kWh (2020) $ 0.21
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 EUR/kWh 0.27
Remuneration Start Year 2007
Remuneration USD/kWh Deflated (2020) 0.44
PPA or Tariff Period (Years) 25
Support Scheme Type FIT
Policy Support Scheme Royal Decree 661/2007
Concessional Funding or Other Support Andalusian government €1.2 million; European Commission FP5 €5 million

Plant Configuration

Solar Field

Solar Field Aperture Area (m²) 75000
# of Heliostats (or dishes for dish systems) 624
Heliostat Aperture Area (m²) (or dish aperature for dish systems) 120
Collector/Heliostat Manufacturer Abengoa
Spain
Collector/Heliostat Engineering or IP Owner Abengoa
Spain
Collector/Heliostat Model Solucar 120
Mirror Manufacturer Flabeg
Germany

Solar Field (Receiver)

Receiver Working Fluid Water
Receiver Working Fluid Category Water
Tower Height (m) 115
Receiver Manufacturer Aalborg CSP
Denmark
Receiver Model Cavity

Power Block

Nominal Turbine or Power Cycle Capacity 11 MW
Turbine Manufacturer GE
USA
Turbine Model Thermodyn
Power Cycle Pressure (Bar) 45
Cooling Type Wet

Thermal Energy Storage

Storage Type Other
Storage Capacity (Hours) 1

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