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December 2010
Alanod-Solar Director of Solar Applications Stefan Braendle is interviewed about the advantages of installing a rooftop solar thermal system versus a PV system. He discusses the cost and efficiency advantages for consumers.
November 2010
Alanod-Solar Director of Solar Applications Stefan Braendle authors an article on the advantages of metal mirrors over glass in concentrating solar applications. The piece also examines specific examples and discusses the adoption trend within the industry.
November 2010
Alanod-Solar Director of Solar Applications Stefan Braendle authors an article charting the evolution of collector coatings for solar thermal technologies. He identifies major advances in coating technologies, and forecasts growth in the specialization of solar thermal absorbers.
September 15, 2010
Alanod-Solar was chosen by GREENoneTEC, the world's largest supplier of flat plate collectors, to provide its mirotherm(R) absorbers for what will be the world's largest solar thermal project in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
September 10, 2010
Alanod-Solar customer Chromasun is featured in this story about the company's solar air cooling system. The module concentrates sunlight using Alanod-Solar metal mirrors, and was recently installed on the Solar Decathlon house at Santa Clara University.
August 30, 2010
Local NBC station WKYC takes a tour of Alanod-Westlake and its laser welding production line for absorbing fins used in solar thermal flat plate collectors.Click on the video link to the right of the story for the full broadcast segment.
August 11, 2010
An examination of the growing popularity of using metal mirrors in CSP projects and their advantages over glass. Includes mention of Alanod-Solar mirrors and various projects using this technology.
July 12, 2010
Alanod-Solar has unveiled its new lacquering facility, representing a total investment of $25 million and increasing the company's capacity by ten million additional square feet per year.
July 12, 2010
Alanod-Solar announces $25 million investment in new lacquering facility to increase annual production by ten million square feet.
July 1, 2010
Alanod-Solar's new solar thermal absorber surfaces provide an economical, highly efficient, and durable solution for North American flat plate collector manufacturers.
May, 2010
An in-depth look at Alanod-Solar and its new dedicated laser welding line in Ohio as an important part of the network of metalworkers shaping the North American solar thermal collector industry.
March 10, 2010
Alanod-Solar and Congresswoman Betty Sutton dedicated the first and only high capacity laser welding for solar thermal absorbers in North America today in Northeast Ohio. A video of the event is embedded in the story.
February 01, 2010
Alanod-Solar has entered into a sublicense agreement with Heliodyne on a patent owned by Sandia Corp. for the laser welding of metal fins to metal tubes. Companies wishing to utilize this technology can now work directly with Alanod-Solar.
January 14, 2010
CSP Today looks at compelling alternatives to glass for parabolic trough reflectors, asking whether glass is no longer the preferred choice of solar companies. Alanod-Solar reflectors are mentioned as a leading alternative. The story also details results from performance testing of Alanod-Solar mirrors at NREL and DLR.
December 2009
Alanod-Solar Director of Solar Applications Stefan Braendle authors an article examining the growth in CST, including a look at cutting edge technologies and the use of metal mirrors within these systems.
December 6, 2009
New tests from NREL and DLR document performance, durability and suitability of Alanod-Solar front sided aluminum mirrors for concentrating solar applications.
December 3, 2009
Leading sustainability website highlights key portions of results from independent testing of Alanod-Solar metal mirrors.
October 30, 2009
Testing data shows that Alanod-Solar lacquered MIRO-SUN® product performs at a level equal to that of glass mirrors in both real world and lab tests.
October 30, 2009
Alanod-Solar customer Chromasun unveils their new collector at Solar Power International, and Alanod-Solar is mentioned as supplying the reflective solar surfaces.
October 03, 2009
Alanod Solar, the world’s leading manufacturer of reflective and absorptive solar surface solutions, has now shipped more than one hundred million square feet of solar absorptive surfaces worldwide.
July 2009
Alanod-Solar Director of Applications Stefan Braendle discusses prospects for the growth of the solar thermal market in the United States.
May 19, 2009
Alanod Solar’s protective lacquer is said to significantly improve the durability and performance of its reflective metal surfaces in outdoor applications.
April 15, 2009
A new dedicated lacquering line will be completed by the end of this year that will allow the company to produce an additional 40 million square feet of treated MIRO-SUN per year.
April 06, 2009
Recent third-party tests have revealed that its Sol Gel protective lacquer significantly improves the durability and performance of its reflective metal surfaces in outdoor applications.
March 20, 2009
Alanod claims the top spot in producing and shipping selective absorbing surfaces for the solar thermal industry
March 16, 2009
Alanod Solar, a manufacturer of reflective and absorptive solar surface solutions, has now shipped 100 million square feet of solar absorptive surfaces worldwide.
February 18, 2009
CPV Today interviews North American Market Manager Andrew Sabel of Alanod-Solar regarding technologies, performance issues and data of CPV companies.
September 14, 2010
Alanod-Solar was selected to supply mirotherm(R) absorbers for what will be the world's largest solar thermal plant when completed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia later this year.
July 12, 2010
New lacquering line adds nearly ten million square feet per year of solar surface capacity for Alanod-Solar.
June 30, 2010
Alanod-Solar introduces mirosol® TS and mirosol® WP as economical, highly efficient and durable solar absorbing surfaces for selected high DNI regions, coastal areas, and air collectors.
March 09, 2010
Alanod-Solar unveiled the first and only high capacity laser welding line in North America to produce highly efficient absorber fins for flat plate solar thermal collectors.
December 01, 2009
New data proves Alanod-Solar metal-based mirrors are well suited for concentrating solar power applications because of their proven durability and sustained specular reflection.
June 29, 2009
Alanod-Solar MIRO-SUN® reflective material is used by NEP Solar in its Polytrough 1200 and upcoming PolyTrough 1800 solar thermal collectors.
April 06, 2009
Testing data shows that MIRO-SUN® product performs at a level equal to that of glass mirrors in both real world and lab tests when coated with new Sol Gel lacquer. Alanod-Solar to expand production at lacquer coating facility.
March 16, 2009
Alanod-Solar has produced and shipped more selective absorbing surfaces for the solar thermal industry than any other company in the world. These installed surfaces for the production of solar hot water and industrial process heat and cooling offset more than one million tons of CO2 emissions annually.
