Patent ID: 8585225

Claim:
A concentrating solar power apparatus including at least one mirror, the concentrating solar power apparatus comprising: a bent laminate mirror comprising a first glass substrate, a second glass substrate, and a mirror coating formed on the second glass substrate, the first glass substrate being thicker than the second glass substrate, the second glass substrate being laminated to the first glass substrate with at least one adhesive layer so that the adhesive layer and the mirror coating are both located between the first and second glass substrates; wherein the mirror coating is removed from at least one peripheral edge of the second glass substrate, wherein the adhesive layer directly contacts both the first and second glass substrates in areas proximate the at least one peripheral edge from which the mirror coating is removed; wherein the bent laminate mirror is substantially parabolic in shape and has a solar reflectance of at least 90%; wherein the adhesive layer comprises a polymer inclusive adhesive layer; and wherein the mirror coating comprises a nucleation layer comprising at least one of tin and palladium adjacent the second glass substrate, a reflective layer, and a passivation layer, wherein the passivation layer is in direct contact with the polymer inclusive adhesive layer of the laminate mirror, and wherein the passivation layer comprises one or more of copper, tin oxide, and/or silane(s).