Concentrated CSP solar power plant STEM®

The energy radiated by the sun in just one second is enough to cover our energy needs for half a billion years. The last frontier of innovation developed by Magaldi is a new type of Concentrated Solar Power system. Solar Thermo Electric Magaldi (STEM®) represents a technological breakthrough in the Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) sector. Its technology is characterized by three major innovative features: the solar receiver and the thermal energy storage and heat transfer devices are integrated in a single piece of equipment, the Magaldi Integrated Receiver - MIR. The MIR is equipped with an innovative solid particles fluidized bed and incorporates the functions of solar radiation capture, storage of thermal energy (as sensible heat of solid particles) and heat transfer to the steam; the optical system is equipped with beam down configuration, allowing the solar receiver (MIR) to be based on the ground; the system is modular and scalable, allowing to build up an installation of the required size by connecting several STEM® modules in series or in parallel, in order to reach the needed output of steam. A STEM® module is made of: heliostats field; secondary reflector; integrated solar receiver; fluidizing air system; automation and control system.