Reflective Material


 * http://alanod-solar.com/opencms/opencms/Reflexion/index.html
 * http://www.reflectechsolar.com/pricing.html from http://openfarmtech.org/index.php/Rick_Thomas_on_solar.
 * Mylar (brand name)

Reflectech produces a reflective material very close to the efficiency of mirror, that is covered over any object to form a reflective surfaces such as a parabolic dish. Thus we can use scrap material, compressed wood, crushed glass to form parabolic troughs etc and then cove it with this reflective material. Without reflectech a DIY approach to energy production won't be feasible. Cover a diy SolarLinks#Solar_ring with Reflectech at around $22 per square meter.

http://www.altenergymag.com/news_detail.php?pr_id=12617

ReflecTech® Mirror Film is the key design-driving innovation in the award-winning SkyTrough® parabolic trough solar concentrator. Both ReflecTech® Mirror Film and SkyTrough™ were developed through cooperative research with the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory.