Tokyo (January 16, 2012) - Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.
(Konica Minolta) announced today that the company is
showcasing its newly developed film mirror for Concentrated
Solar Power generation (CSP) as reference exhibit in the
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development
Organization's (NEDO) and Japan Cooperation Center for the
Middle East's booths at the World Future Energy Summit 2012
(WFES), the world's foremost annual conference and
exhibition for next-generation energy innovations and clean
technologies, held from January 16 to 19, 2012 at Abu Dhabi
National Exhibition Centre, Abu Dhabi, the United Arab
Emirates.
Among worldwide initiatives toward the reduction of carbon
dioxide emission, renewable energies have especially drawn
increasing attention. Using mirrors to concentrate sunlight
and converting it to heat by which turbines are driven to
generate power, CSP has strong benefits in high energy
efficiency and superb connectivity to existing fossil-fuel
power station facilities and has become one of the most
promising power-generating technologies.
The performance of mirrors that directly receive and
reflect sunlight is important in CSP. As the system is
built and stays outdoors for a long period of time, mirrors
must have a high durability against deterioration of
materials or scratches and soils by sandstorms, among
others.
Utilizing its proprietary technologies to resolve those
challenges, Konica Minolta has driven development of film
mirror with higher reflectivity and superior durability
than existing ones. The company is proud to exhibit the
newly developed film mirror for the first time at the WFES.
