Development and Testing of Solar Reflectors

Conference · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2005

OSTI ID:860488

Kennedy, C; Terwilliger, K; Milbourne, M

To make concentrating solar power technologies more cost competitive, it is necessary to develop advanced reflector materials that are low in cost and maintain high reflectance for extended lifetimes under severe outdoor environments. The Advanced Materials Team performs durability testing of candidate solar reflectors at outdoor test sites and in accelerated weathering chambers. Several materials being developed by industry have been submitted for evaluation. These include silvered glass mirrors, aluminized reflectors, and front-surface mirrors. In addition to industry-supplied materials, NREL is funding the development of new, innovative reflectors, including a new commercial laminate reflector and an advanced solar reflective mirror (ASRM). To help commercialize the ASRM, a cost analysis was performed; it shows the total production cost could meet the goal. The development, performance, and durability of these candidate solar reflectors and cost analysis results will be described.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99-GO10337
• OSTI ID: 860488
• Report Number(s): NREL/CP-520-36582; TRN: US200524%%211
• Resource Relation: Related Information: Presented at the 2004 DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program Review Meeting, 25-28 October 2004, Denver, Colorado. Also included in the proceedings available on CD-ROM (DOE/GO-102005-2067; NREL/CD-520-37140)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
EVALUATION
GLASS
MIRRORS
PERFORMANCE
PRODUCTION
SOLAR REFLECTORS
TESTING
WEATHERING
SOLAR ENERGY
PV
CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER
ADVANCED REFLECTOR MATERIALS
SILVERED GLASS MIRRORS
ALUMINIZED REFLECTORS
FRONT-SURFACE MIRRORS
ADVANCED SOLAR REFLECTIVE MIRROR (ASRM)
Solar Energy - Photovoltaics