ReflecTech™ is a highly reflective, glass-free, polymer-based film for concentrating sunlight in solar energy arrays.

ReflecTech™ is used primarily to reflect sunlight onto the heat collection receivers for Concentrating Solar Power (“CSP”) collector systems such as parabolic troughs, parabolic dishes, and central receiver heliostats. ReflecTech™ film delivers the performance of traditional glass surfaced mirrors at a fraction of the cost and weight.

ReflecTech™ film also has applications for concentrating photovoltaic systems, and other emerging CSP technologies such as linear Fresnel reflectors. All of these solar applications require the use of reflectors that have high reflectivity across the solar spectrum, are durable for many years in outdoor environments, and are low in cost.

Reflectech™ was developed in partnership with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) In Golden, CO. All technology rights for solar applications are owned by ReflecTech, Inc.

 

ReflecTech™ in Solar Thermal Power Plant:
A Solar Field Manager inspects ReflecTech™ film on parabolic trough solar concentrators in May 2007 after 4-1/2 years of use at the SEGS-VI plant in Kramer Junction, CA.