Elektromag is the Indian Agent / Sole Distributor for Almeco’s product range for Solar application in India. For detailed information, please visit Almeco’s Website at : www.almecosolar.com/en for their range. Almeco specializes in high-tech coating that converts sunlight into heat energy in an efficient, reliable and environmentally friendly manner. Almeco’s product range includes:- a) Weather Resistant, Vega Energy Mirror Reflectors. b) Solar Absorbers
REFLECTIVE SURFACES
The highly reflecting vega energy specular surfaces are a key component of concentrating
ABSORBER COATINGS
The efficiency of any solar absorber depends on its ability to transfer sunlight into heat.
Solar reflective surfaces
The highly reflecting vega energy specular surfaces are a key component of concentrating solar systems. They concentrate the solar radiation precisely to achieve extreme energy densites. By
using vega energy mirrors with their outstanding reflecting properties the performance can be
increased significantly in concentrating parabolic systems (CSP) for the generation of solar thermal
electricity, or process heat for industrial applications, air conditioning or sea water desalination.
Performance improvements can also be reached by using vega energy mirrors in combinations with flat plate or vacuum tube solar thermal collectors and in combination with PV arrays.
Almeco offers a range of reflector materials suitable for all applications in the solar energy field.
Product characteristics
vega SP products are based on pre-anodized aluminium strip, PVD coated with a multi-layer
reflection stack.
vega WR products are additionally coated with a highly transparent and protective UV and weather
resistant top coat.
Specular SWR products are made using pre-anodized aluminium coated with a special weather resistant top coat.
Why vega energy?
For glazed solar collectors where standard anodized aluminium does not provide enough reflectance, the vacuum coated products vega SP195 and vega SP198 provide very high levels of total and specular reflectance with excellent coating integrity, durability and U.V. resistance. Optimum reflectance of the solar spectral range is obtained by applying carefully controlled reflection enhancing layers, using continuous PVD (Physical Vapour Deposition) vacuum coating technology.
These materials give reflection values of over 957o and 987o respectively on the vacuum coated strip. vega SP295 and vega SP298 are the top mirror finish versions of this range, with higher concentrating and reflecting characteristics and lower light diffusion.
The Company
For more than fifty years the Almeco Group has devoted itself to making aluminium products with reflective and decorative surface finishes. This specialization has led to the Group becoming one of the world`s largest producers of components for the lighting and solar energy industries.
All vega energy products are manufactured in Germany at Almeco GmbH, which incorporates the Solar Business Division of Almeco Group. With modern, high technology vacuum coating and manufacturing lines, Almeco GmbH specializes in high?tech reflector and absorber coatings that convert sunlight into heat energy in an efficient, reliable and environmentally friendly manner.
Absorber Coatings
The efficiency of any solar absorber depends on its ability to transfer sunlight into heat. High absorption of solar radiation is a basic condition and can be achieved quite easily. The challenge is to capture the solar-energy inside the material. The special TiNOX energy-coating does not just have a very high absorption but a very low thermal emittance.
The highly selective blue absorber is the first choice for collector manufacturers who wish to guarantee their customers the highest output even when less sunlight is available.
Why is TiNOX blue?
TiNOX energy layers get their colour from the multiple reflections of incident light in the top quartz layer. The light is reflected in the transparent top quartz layer until most of it has been absorbed by
the absorber layer. Only a small part of the spectrum - the blue part - manages to leave the quartz
layer, producing TiNOX blue’s unique colour. The colour is a pure spectrum of light characteristic of
the high-quality antireflection layer.
For more than fifty years the Almeco Group has devoted itself to making aluminium products with The Company reflective and decorative surface finishes. This specialization has led to the Group becoming one of the world’s largest producers of components for the lighting and solar energy industries.
All Tinox energy products are manufactured in Germany at Almeco GmbH, which incorporates the Solar Business Division of Almeco Group. With modern, high technology vacuum coating and manufacturing lines, Almeco GmbH specializes in high-tech reflector and absorber coatings that convert sunlight into heat energy in an efficient, reliable and environmentally friendly manner.