This paper presents the experimental results of the Cleanergy's C11S solar engine-generator tested in the KTH solar simulator. The paper focuses on the analysis of the thermal performance of the cavity receiver used in the C11S module. Multiple temperature measurements were taken on the tubes of the receiver, inside the cavity and on the internal surface of the cavity. These values allowed characterizing the temperature distribution all around the cavity receiver for the validation of thermal models and the estimation of the thermal losses. Moreover, this paper shows a comparison of the operating characteristics of the C11S module under the real operating conditions and the laboratory ones. It was observed that the temperatures of the receiver in the High Flux Solar Simulator (HFSS) resemble well the real temperatures. Thereby, the KTH solar lab provides proper irradiance levels to operate solar receivers at representative working conditions.