Rioglass Solar is an international renewable energy company with more than 15 years of experience in the solar power industry. Rioglass Solar, founded in 2007, helps customers all over the world to capture and harness the sun’s energy for renewable electricity production through specialised O&M services, manufacturing of key components, and C&I PV generation.

Rioglass Solar is a multinational solar power and renewable energy technology manufacturer. We specialize in developing key optical components for concentrated solar power (CSP) and concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) applications, helping our customers all over the world capture and harness the sun’s energy to create solar power. Founded in 2007, Rioglass Solar is the global market leader in CSP technologies. With six million mirrors delivered worldwide and 20 years of experience in supplying receiver tubes, Rioglass Solar is the largest provider of CSP heat collector element (HCE) tubes and tempered glass mirrors in the world.

Our Factories

Headquartered in Brussels, Rioglass has offices in Spain, the U.S., South Africa, China, Germany, and Italy. Our factories are located in Spain, Middle East, Chile, China, the U.S., and South Africa. All five of our factories are outfitted with the most advanced equipment and technology available with a high degree of automation, ensuring consistency and high quality.

Our Products

Rioglass Solar focuses on achieving continued technological advancement by combining cutting-edge technology with innovative designs and concepts to produce the most reliable products on the market. Our factories, equipped with advanced and automated production capacity, allow us to produce a large volume of uniform, quality products to our customers.

Our solar receivers feature:

The lowest emission rates, at less than 9,5 percent
The highest solar absorbance factor, at over 96.2 percent
AR-coating, protecting them from energy reflection and providing extreme durability

Our solar mirrors feature:

Tempered glass, increasing safety and dramatically reducing breakage rates, resulting in lower Cost of Ownership, enabling millions of dollars in savings over the operational solar field life
The highest intercept factor performance
A guarantee on reflectivity, at 94 percent or above, resulting in optimal output and value
Top specifications for geometry and reflectivity
A silvering process, which was developed in a joint venture with Samsung and CMS of Korea

In addition to our unmatched quality of products, Rioglass Solar is also committed to providing ongoing technological and excellent customer support, ensuring that our customers receive maximum efficiency and working lifespan from their equipment.

Why choose Rioglass Solar?

We are built on a history of 30 years in glass processing and solar technology in the automotive and construction industries
We have the largest installed base of parabolic mirrors in the world.
Our products have excellent Cost of Ownership.
We are a leading supplier of receiver tubes for linear CSP applications.
We serve some of the largest players in the industry.
We have dedicated technological and customer support.

Environment and Sustainability

Rioglass Solar is a key driver in the continued improvement and advancement in the renewable energy industry. We are dedicated to finding ways to make our products improve sustainability of our own and our customers’ processes.

Our Products

As a worldwide leader for the supply of mirrors to the CSP and CPV market and HCE tubes for linear CSP applications, our optical components are trusted by power plants and other large operations around the world.

Services

Beyond our advanced products, Rioglass also offers a full range of services. Our knowledgeable team is available to support our customers through any process — from providing information for the project development phase, to logistics and other post-sales support.

Quality and Certificates

At Rioglass, quality is our top priority. Certified with ISO 9001, ISO 14000, and OHSAS 18001, we provide our customers with the best, most reliable productsand services possible, ensuring that every CSP and CPV project is a success.

Browse our site to see all of our offerings, or contact us to speak to a representative today.

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