Advances in concentrating solar power collectors: Mirrors and solar-selective coatings

Association of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators - Fall Technical Conf. of the Association of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators 2007 and 21st Int. Vacuum Web Coating Conf.

Volumn 3, Issue , 2007, Pages 1372-1435

  Kennedy, C E ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; COST OF ELECTRICITY; DISH/STIRLING SYSTEM; GLASS MIRRORS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIGHTWEIGHT REFLECTOR; MANUFACTURABILITY; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; PARABOLIC TROUGH POWER PLANTS; POWER TECHNOLOGIES; PRODUCTION PROCESS; PROGRAM GOALS; REDUCED COST; SELECTIVE COATINGS; SOLAR ABSORPTANCE; SOLAR FIELDS; SURFACE COATINGS; TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES; THERMAL EMITTANCE; THERMALLY STABLE; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY;

COATINGS; COST REDUCTION; GLASS; INDUSTRY; MIRRORS; REFLECTION; TECHNOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 84865695763     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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