Plant	Planta Solar 10
Location	Spain
Owner(s)	Abengoa
Capacity (MW)	11
Construction Start Date	2004
Generation Start Year	2007
Construction Cost ($)	35 mil
Cost pkWh ($)	5175.1
LCOE ($)	0.21
Heliostat Aperture Area (m²)	120
Heliostat Manufacturer	Abengoa Spain
Heliostat Model	Solucar 120
Mirror Manufacturer	Flaberg Germany
Heliostat Dimension	12.9m x 9.6m
Heliostat Facets (C x R)	4x7
Solar Field Area (m²)	75000
Heliostat Cost pm² ($)	303.63
Tower Height (m)	115
Tower Diameter	18 width x 8 m thickness
Receiver Height (m)	12
Receiver Fluid	Water
Receiever Manufacturer	Aalborg CSP Denmark
Receiver Model	Cavity
Number of Heliostats	624
Tower Position (Lat/Long)	37.442,-6.25

General Plant Data

·       Location: Spain

·       Owner(s): Abengoa

·       Capacity (MW): 11

Source: https://aenert.com/news-events/industrial-tours/n/15-years-of-the-first-commercial-concentrating-solar-power-plant-ps10/

Source: https://www.teknoplof.com/2014/11/06/ps10-la-megatorre-sevillana-de-la-energia-solar-y-como-funciona/

Plant Timeline

·       Construction Start Date: 2004

·       Generation Start Year: 2007

Plant Costs

·       Construction Cost ($): 35 mil

·       Cost pkWh ($): 5175.1

·       LCOE ($): 0.21

Heliostat Design

·       Heliostat Aperture Area (m²): 120

·       Heliostat Manufacturer: Abengoa Spain

·       Heliostat Model: Solucar 120

·       Mirror Manufacturer: Flaberg Germany

·       Heliostat Dimension: 12.9m x 9.6m

·       Heliostat Facets (C x R): 4x7

·       Solar Field Area (m²): 75000

·       Heliostat Cost pm² ($): 303.63

Source: https://aenert.com/news-events/industrial-tours/n/15-years-of-the-first-commercial-concentrating-solar-power-plant-ps10/

Tower/Receiver

·       Tower Height (m): 115

·       Tower Diameter: 18 width x 8 m thickness

·       Receiver Height (m): 12

·       Receiver Fluid: Water

·       Receiever Manufacturer: Aalborg CSP Denmark

·       Receiver Model: Cavity

Source: https://helioscsp.com/how-concentrated-solar-power-towers-generate-electricity-at-night/

Source: https://thesecretgardenatlas.wordpress.com/2013/06/23/planta-solar-10-seville-spain/

Plant Layout

·       Number of Heliostats: 624

·       Tower Position (Lat/Long): 37.442,-6.25

Source: http://www.theenergyofchange.com/solucar-solar-platform-bet-right-risky

Lessons Learned

Planta Solar 10 Power Plant  is the first commercial concentrating solar power plant in the world. It used a pressurized water storage system, which led to a breakthrough in the storage system field and improved the capacity factor of the concentrated solar power plant [1]. The heliostat field consists of 624 heliostats, which were put into 35 circular rows around the tower. The receiver was based on the cavity concept. Four pieces of vertical panels were arranged into a semi cylinder shape to reduce radiation and convection loss [2].

Source:
[1] “15 Years of the First Commercial Concentrating Solar Power Plant PS10.” Aenert.com, 12 Mar. 2022, aenert.com/news-events/industrial-tours/n/15-years-of-the-first-commercial-concentrating-solar-power-plant-ps10/. Accessed 12 Oct. 2023.
[2]Osuna, Rafael, et al. "PS10, Construction of a 11MW solar thermal tower plant in Seville, Spain." SolarPACES Conference (Seville, Spain, 2006). 2006.