In cooperation with partners, STEAG develops solar thermal projects on an international basis, operating above all in those regions in which the company has already gained decades of project experience with conventional power plants. We draw on our long-established engineering and Operation & Maintenance know-how in conventional power generation to support Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) facilities from development to operation, as power generation from solar thermal energy parallels the generation process in fossil-fueled power plants in many respects.  The water-steam circuit required in solar thermal plants, for example, is comparable with that installed in fossil-fired steam power plants.

Our subsidiary STEAG Energy Services conducts feasibility studies on solar thermal projects in selected regions throughout the world both independently and as a service to third parties, compiles the corresponding concept studies and assists in the implementation of  CSP power plants, for instance by training the operating and maintenance personnel.

STEAG examines solar hybrid power plants

STEAG is also examining hybrid technologies in which solar thermal facilities are combined with a fossil-fired steam power plant, e.g. a hard coal fired power plant or a combined cycle power plant. Ideally, this can reduce the cost of each megawatt hour generated. At the same time, the power plant remains independent of solar irradiation.