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EFFICIENCY. SOLAR. SURFACES.

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Alanod-SolarEFFICIENCY. SOLAR. SURFACES.

Surface treatment par excellenceAs a subsidiary of ALANOD GmbH & Co KG, Alanod-Solar benefi ts from more than 30 years of experience in the production of surface fi nished aluminium and copper strips. This expertise enables Alanod-Solar to focus with its products on the environmentally friendly generation of solar energy.

On four vacuum coating lines (PVD), and a lacquering line, specially devel-oped for Sol-Gel processes, selective absorbing or highly refl ective coat-ing systems are produced in a coil-to-coil process. An existing global sales network ensures tailor-made, on-site advice and support. Whichever world wide market you are in, we have on hand the resourcesand logistics to look after your specifi c needs.

Solar refl ectionWith our refl ecting surfaces, we offer various materials with a total solar refl ectance ranging between 85% and 95%. Thanks to a weather-resistant nano-composite lay-er, MIRO-SUN® is an ideal material for outdoor applica-tions. This is used as CPC refl ectors (CPC= Compound Parabolic Concentrator) in evacuated tube collectors and parabolic trough concentrators (CSP = Concentrated So-lar Power). In addition, MIRO-SUN® can also be used as a concentrating refl ector material for photovoltaic ap-plications (CPV = Concentrated Photovoltaics). The dif-ferent products in the portfolio enables Alanod-Solar to offer an ideal component for every possible application.

Solar absorptioneta plus®, mirotherm® and mirosol® TS are the three selective absorber coating systems for solar collectors. eta plus® and mirotherm® coatings are continuously produced in a PVD-process. This achieves 95% ab-sorption and at the same time, a low emission of not

more than 5%. For the fi rst time we offer, with mirosol® TS, a coil coated selective absorp-

tive lacquer.All the absorbing products are used in

a diverse range of solar-thermal col-lectors. Mostly copper or aluminium tubes are welded to the rear side of the absorbers to conduct heat, whereby laser welding has be-come established as the optimum

technology for joining together both identical and dissimilar metals. This

method ensures that the joints achieve not only long-term mechanical stability

but also excellent thermal conductivity.

Global playerOur top quality products are sold, processed and in-stalled by our partner companies on all fi ve continents. We are the world’s fi rst company to have reached the milestone of having sold more than 21 million square metres of absorber surface area.

Furthermore, we have an integrated and certifi ed qual-ity and environmental management system according to EN ISO 9001/14001 and also an energy management system certifi ed to ISO 50001.

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Product advantagesEFFICIENCY. SOLAR. SURFACES.

Applications:• fl at plate collectors• air collectors• vacuum tube collectors

Absorption: • 10 - year material warranty• selective coatings system ensures maximum absorption and lowest emission• all standard joining technologies can be used• protective fi lm or paper interleaving available upon request• CO2 savings per sqm: 100 kg/year compared to natural gas 130 kg/year compared to heating oil • > 21 Mio sqm supplied and installed worldwide• more than 2.1 Mio tons CO2 savings annually • state-of-the-art continuous in-line measurement processes guarantee maximum quality standards• environmentally friendly/emission-free manufacturing process• low energy balance

Applications: • evacuated tube collectors (CPC Compound Parabolic Concentrator)• parabolic trough power plants (CSP Concentrated Solar Power)• micro parabolic trough (CST Concentrated Solar Thermal)• photovoltaics (CPV Concentrated Photovoltaics)• solar cookers• heliostats

Refl ection:• 10 - year material warranty• weather resistant thanks to nano- composite layer• optimized for highest solar refl ection• UV - resistant• heat resistant• easy to clean• formable• fl exible• scratchproof• no delamination• environmentally friendly/emission - free manufacturing process• low energy balance

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Absorption

eta plus® and mirotherm®

Technical informationmirosol® TS

Consists of an aluminium or copper strip which has been anodised on both sides; then in a world-wide unique air-to-air process, a system of three layers is applied using the physical vapour deposition technique (PVD). While an infrared refl ecting layer ensures low thermal emission (ε), the metal oxide absorption and antirefl ection layers ensure highest solar absorption (α) while offering resis-tance against outside agents.

For the fi rst time, besides PVD coatings, selective lacquer is available for solar thermal applications. mirosol TS is a selective lacquer applied in a specially developed pro-cess on aluminium. The selective lacquer is hydrophob and resistant to fi ngerprints.

Layer-System

Properties Parameter mirotherm® mirosol® TS Prüfnorm

MechanicalAlloy:Hardness:

Al 1.050• or purerHard•

Al 1.050• or purerHalf hard•

•DIN EN 573-3•DIN EN 485-2

Optical

Solar absorption, αsol:Thermal emission, ε100 °C:Colour coordinate a* (D 65):Colour coordinate b* (D 65):

0.95 ± 0.010.05 ± 0.02

-12 to 0-25 to 0

0.90 ± 0.020.20 ± 0.03

-1 to +2-1 to +2

DIN 5033DIN 5033

PhysicalHeat conductivity W/(m*K):Specifi c weight, g/cm3:

210 - 2202.7

210 - 2202.7

DimensionsWidth in mm (inch):Thickness in mm (inch):

max. 1.250 (49.21)0.2 - 0.5 (.008 - .020)•

max. 1.250 (49.21)0.2 - 0.5 (.008 - .020)•

Delivery

Coils or sheets with:

Innerdiameter400 or 500 mm:

Paper interleave or protection foil

✓

Paper interleave or protection foil

✓

Aging test Passed: ✓ ✓ ISO 22975–3:2014

Warranty 10 years: ✓ ✓

• = other thickness on request

eta plus® (Cu/Al) mirotherm® (Al) Alanod-SolarBase material

Laser weldablecorrosion protective layer

Substrates

Antireflection layerAbsorptive layerIR-reflection layer

PVD-layers

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Absorption

Refl ection spectrum eta plus®, mirotherm® and mirosol® TS

Tota

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Wavelength / μm

Properties Parameter eta plus® Cu eta plus® Al Norm

MechanicalAlloy:Hardness:

Cu-DHP•, Cu-OF•, Cu-HCPHalf hard•

Al 1.050• or purerHard•

•DIN EN 13599 / •DIN EN 573-3•DIN EN 1652 / •DIN EN 485-2

Optical

Solar absorption, αsol:Thermal emission, ε100 °C:Colour coordinate a* (D 65):Colour coordinate b* (D 65):

0.95 ± 0.020.05 ± 0.02

0 to +14-35 to -10

0.95 ± 0.020.05 ± 0.02

0 to +14-35 to -10

DIN 5033DIN 5033

PhysicalHeat conductivity W/(m*K):Specifi c weight, g/cm3:

295 - 3958.9

210 - 2202.7

DimensionsWidth in mm (inch):Thickness in mm (inch):

max. 1.250 (49.21)0.12 - 0.3 (.0047 - .012)•

max. 1.250 (49.21)0.2 - 0.5 (.008 - .020)•

Delivery

Coils or sheets with:

Innerdiameter400 or 500 mm:

Paper interleave or protection foil

✓

Paper interleave or protection foil

✓

Aging test Passed: ✓ ✓ ISO 22975–3:2014

Warranty 10 years: ✓ ✓

• = other thickness on request

mirosol®TS

mirotherm®

eta plus®

AM 1.5

Blackbody (100°C)

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Project examples AbsorptionA

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Picture proof:TISUN GmbH, Söll/ Austria · TISUN GmbH, Söll/ Austria · Solvis GmbH & Co. KG, Braunschweig/ Germany

Gasokol GmbH, Grein/ Austria · Wagner & Co. Solartechnik GmbH, Cölbe/ Germany · Viessmann Werke GmbH & Co. KG, Allendorf/ GermanyHeliodyne Inc., Richmond, CA/ USA · Stiebel Eltron GmbH & Co. KG, Holzminden/ Germany · Vaillant GmbH & Co. KG, Remscheid/ Germany

Flat plate collector

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Picture proof:Sopogy Inc., Hawaii/ USA · ALANOD GmbH & Co. KG, Ennepetal/ Germany · Dr. Vetter GmbH, IT· collect, Baden-Baden/ Germany

New Energy Partners Pty Ltd, Gordon/ Australia · Solitem GmbH Technologiezentrum, Aachen/ Germany · New Energy Partners Pty Ltd, Gordon/ AustraliaDr. Vetter GmbH, IT· collect, Baden-Baden/ Germany · EG Solar E.V., Altötting/ Germany · WS Energia, Oeiras/ Portugal

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Refl ection

MIRO-SUN®

Technical information

Based on our MIRO®-product range which produces approx. 95% total light refl ection we have developed MIRO-SUN® especially for outdoor applications.A continuous air-to-air PVD-process applies a super-refl ec-

tive layer (MIRO®) to coil anodized material and after-wards the surface (MIRO-SUN®) is protected by a Nano-Composite in a coil-coating process.

Layer-System

Nano-CompositePVD layer system

Anodized layer

Aluminium strip

Anodized layerProtective layer (Epoxy)

on the back

MIRO-SUN®

Standard MIRO®

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Solar Refl ectanceMIRO-SUN® weatherproof refl ective 90

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

250 500 750 1000 1250 1500 1750 2000 2250 2500

10° 20° 40° 55° 70°

Tota

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/ %

Wavelength / nm

Angle ofincidence

10°20°40°55°70°

Solar refl ectanceAM 1.5 (ASTM G173)

89,3 %89,5 %89,5 %89,9 %88,0 %

Totalrefl ection

93,9 %93,9 %94,1 %92,9 %93,5 %

Solar refl ectance as function of angle of incidence

Sola

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/ %

Angle of incidence

80

82

84

86

88

90

92

94

96

98

100

0° 10° 20° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80°

MIRO-SUN weatherproof reflective 90 MIRO high reflective 95MIRO reflective 90 Weatherproof 85 Reflective 85

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Refl ection

Properties Parameter refl ective 85 MIRO refl ective 90 MIRO high refl ective 95 Norm

Mechanical

Tensile Strength (Mpa):Yield Strength (Mpa):Elongation A 50 %:Bending radius:

160 - 200140 - 190

≥ 2≥ 1.5 foldthickness

160 - 200140 - 190

≥ 2≥ 1.5 foldthickness

160 - 200140 - 190

≥ 2≥ 1.5 foldthickness

EN 485-2EN 485-2EN 485-2

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Total solar refl ectance %:Solar weighted specularrefl ectance (Rs solar) %:Solar weighted diffuse refl ectance %:Total light refl ectance %:Specular refl ectance %:

Front side:

Reverse side:

≥ 85

≥ 72~12 %≥ 86

80 / 76along/across

anodised

anodised

≥ 90

≥ 85~3 %≥ 95

91 / 90along/across

PVD - improved

anodised

≥ 95

≥ 92~2 - 3 %≥ 98

93 / 92along/across

PVD - improved

anodised

ASTM G 173 • •

ASTM G 173 • •ASTM G 173 • •

DIN 5036-3ISO 7668 60°

Physical

Density, g/cm3:Coeffi cient of heatexpansion (10-6/K-1):Heat resistance (1000h):Heat conductivity, W/(m*K):

2.7

23.5250 °C

≥ 220

2.7

23.5250 °C

≥ 220

2.7

23.5180 °C

≥ 220

DimensionsWidth in mm (inch):Thickness in mm (inch):

max. 1250 (49.21)0.3 - 0.8 (.012 - .031)

max. 1250 (49.21)0.3 - 0.8 (.012 - .031)

max. 1250 (49.21)0.2 - 0.5 (.008 - .020)

Delivery

Coils or sheets with:

Innerdiameter400 oder 500 mm:

protective fi lm

✓

protective fi lm

✓

protective fi lm

✓

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Corrosion andWeatherResistance

Warranty

• = We guarantee for a period of 6 months from the ex-works delivery date, when stored under normal conditions (temperature between 15°C and 25°C and relative humidity of not more than 60%), that the protective tape retains the same peel off conditions as when fi rst delivered, and no tape residues will occur on peel-off. Protection from direct sunlight and other heat sources is required. The protective tape is not UV stable.

• • = SolarPaces Refl ectance Guide V2.5 http://www.solarpaces.org/tasks/task-iii-solar-technology-and-advanced-applications/refl ectance-measurement-guideline

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Refl ection

• = We guarantee for a period of 6 months from the ex-works delivery date, when stored under normal conditions (temperature between 15°C and 25°C and relative humidity of not more than 60%), that the protective tape retains the same peel off conditions as when fi rst delivered, and no tape residues will occur on peel-off. Protection from direct sunlight and other heat sources is required. The protective tape is not UV stable.

• • = SolarPaces Refl ectance Guide V2.5 http://www.solarpaces.org/tasks/task-iii-solar-technology-and-advanced-applications/refl ectance-measurement-guideline

Properties Parameter weatherproof 85 MIRO-SUN weather-proof refl ective 90

MIRO-SUN PV weather-proof refl ective 90 Norm

Mechanical

Tensile Strength (Mpa):Yield Strength (Mpa):Elongation A 50 %:Bending radius:

130 - 160125 - 155

≥ 2≥ 2 foldthickness

130 - 160125 - 155

≥ 2≥ 2 foldthickness

130 - 160125 - 155

≥ 2≥ 2 foldthickness

EN 485-2EN 485-2EN 485-2

Optical

Total solar refl ectance %:Solar weighted specularrefl ectance (Rs solar) %:Solar weighted diffuse refl ectance %:Total light refl ectance %:Specular refl ectance %:

Front side:

Reverse side:Backside lacquered:

85

≥ 80~5 - 6 %≥ 85

75 - 85 / 70 - 80along/acrossanodised &protectedanodisedon request

90

≥ 84~5 - 6 %≥ 92

87 / 87along/across

PVD &protectedanodisedon request

90

≥ 84~5 - 6 %≥ 87

86 / 86along/across

PVD &protectedanodisedon request

ASTM G 173 • •

ASTM G 173 • •ASTM G 173 • •

DIN 5036-3ISO 7668 60°

Physical

Density, g/cm3:Coeffi cient of heatexpansion (10-6/K-1):Heat resistance (1000h):Heat conductivity, W/(m*K):

2.7

23.5200 °C

≥ 220

2.7

23.5200 °C

≥ 220

2.7

23.5200 °C

≥ 220

DimensionsWidth in mm (inch):Thickness in mm (inch):

max. 1250 (49.21)0.3 - 0.8 (.012 - .031)

max. 1250 (49.21)0.3 - 0.8 (.012 - .031)

max. 1250 (49.21)0.3 - 0.8 (.012 - .031)

Delivery

Coils or sheets with:

Innerdiameter400 oder 500 mm:

protective fi lm

✓

protective fi lm

✓

protective fi lm

✓

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Corrosion andWeatherResistance

Fit for Outdoor use:Salt spray test:Δ T-Test:500 h QUV-B-Test:24 h boiling test:

✓✓✓✓✓

✓✓✓✓✓

✓✓✓✓✓

DIN 50 021DIN 50 928, chapt. 9.5

DIN EN ISO 4892-3GSB-guideline

Warranty 10 years: ✓ ✓ ✓

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ALANOD GmbH & Co. KG · Egerstr. 12 · 58256 Ennepetal · Germany Phone +49 23 33 9 86 - 500 · Fax +49 23 33 9 86 - 525 · info@alanod-solar.com

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