On November 22nd, 2011, SkyFuel Inc. (Arvada, Colorado, US) announced it has released next generation ReflecTech PLUS mirror film.
The new film retains all of the advantages of original ReflecTech and adds a tough, transparent coating that provides surface protection against abrasion, the company emphasizes.
30 years of UV weatherability
"ReflecTech mirror film enables innovative concentrator designs and significant cost reduction," SkyFuel's Chief Technology Officer Randy Gee said.
"We've designed the SkyTrough to take advantage of all of mirror film's benefits. And with 30 years of UV weatherability and the new abrasion resistant coating, it just gets better and better."
Cooperative R & D agreement with NREL
Both the original ReflecTech and the new ReflecTech PLUS have been rigorously tested at the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and demonstrated to be weatherable for over 30 years.
The company performed the development of the abrasion resistant coating as part of a cooperative research and development agreement with NREL, which is equipped with a state-of-the-art Advanced Optical Materials Lab. NREL holds the patent for ReflecTech mirror film and licenses the film exclusively to SkyFuel subsidiary ReflecTech Inc.
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