TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Composition: The paint formulation further comprises: at least one additive; and at least one of a wetting agent, a dispersing agent, a thickening agent, a dc-foaming agent, an agent to improve electrostatic or other types of spraying, and an agent to prevent settling. Preferred Components: The oxide-based pigment includes: a spinel; at least one of a manganese ferrite black spinel, a chromium cobalt iron black spinel, a copper chromite black spinel, or a nickel iron chromite black spinel; a reaction product of high temperature calcination in which manganese(II) oxide, iron(II) oxide, manganese(III) oxide and iron(III) oxide are homogenously and ionically interdiffused to form a crystalline matrix of spinel; and at least one of chromium(III) oxide, cobalt(II) oxide, copper(II) oxide, iron(III) oxide, nickel(II) oxide or manganese dioxide. The inorganic filler is: a silicate-based material that forms layered inorganic microstructures in the paint formulation when applied to a substrate; and one of mica, micaceous iron oxide, talc or clay.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INSTRUMENTATION AND TESTING - Preferred Components: The heat transfer member: is a part of a solar receiver; has a surface coating; and has the paint formulation on it, defining properties of the receiving surface.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The organic solvent includes at least one of 4-chlorobenzotrifluoride, a glycol ether, an aromatic naphtha solvent, butyl acetate, toluene, a member of the xylene family, dipropylene glycol mono methyl ether or dipropylene glycol methyl ether acetate. The solvent is at a concentration of 10-60 wt/wt.%.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Components: The organic binder includes: at least one of a silicone resin, a silicone resin copolymer, a silicon-polyester resin or a silicone-epoxy resin; and at least one of a methyl polysiloxane, a phenyl polysiloxane, a medium-hard phenylmethyl silicone resin, a medium-hard high solid phenylmethyl silicone resin, a soft phenylmethyl silicone resin, a dimethyl polysiloxane, a phenyl-methyl polysiloxane, a propyl-phenyl polysiloxane silicone resin or a polydimethylsilazane. The pigment is at a concentration between 2-40 wt/wt.%. The organic binder is at a concentration of 10-60 wt/wt.%. EXAMPLE - Typical paint formulation comprised of: 11.3 g 4-chlorobenzotrifluoride; 1.03 g Disperbyk 110 (RTM: Wetting and dispersing additive); 0.19 g Byk 333 (RTM: Polyether modified polydimethylsiloxane); 0.01 g Byk 54 (RTM: Not defined); 0.03 g Anti-Terra (RTM: Wetting and dispersing additive); 19.8 g Silres Ren 100 (RTM: 60% Solution of propyl phenyl group containing silicone resin in 4-chlorobenzotrifluoride); 3.23 g black 3060 ferro; 1.88 g mica M; and 3.8 g dipropylene glycol mono methyl ether.