| PS10 Solar Power Plant | |
|---|---|
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| Official name | Planta Solar 10 |
| Country | Spain |
| Location | Sanlúcar la Mayor, Seville Province, Andalusia |
| Coordinates | 37°26′35″N 6°15′00″W / 37.4431°N 6.25°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2004 |
| Commission date | 30 March 2007[1] |
| Construction cost | €35 million |
| Owner | Abengoa Solar |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | CSP |
| CSP technology | Solar power tower |
| Collectors | 624 |
| Site resource | 2,012 kWh/m2/yr |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 11 MW |
| Capacity factor | 24% |
| Annual net output | 23.4 GWh |
| External links | |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The PS10 Solar Power Plant (Spanish: Planta Solar 10), is the world's first commercial concentrating solar power tower operating near Seville, in Andalusia, Spain. The 11 megawatt (MW) solar power tower produces electricity with 624 large movable mirrors called heliostats.[2] It took four years to build and so far has cost €35 million (US$46 million).[3] PS10 produces about 23,400 megawatt-hours (MW·h) per year, for which it receives €271 (US$360) per MW·h under its power purchase agreement, equating to a revenue of €6.3 million per year.[4]
- ^ Méndez, Juan (31 March 2007). "Inaugurada en Sanlúcar una planta solar que producirá energía para abastecer a toda Sevilla". ElPaís.es.
- ^ First EU Commercial Concentrating Solar Power Tower Opens in Spain, Ens-newswire.com, archived from the original on 8 July 2007, retrieved 12 August 2022
- ^ First European Solar Power Tower, Electronic Healing, archived from the original on 5 October 2011, retrieved 25 January 2012
- ^ "Planta Solar 10". Concentrating Solar Power Projects. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE). 21 April 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2012.