Solar control glass is a hi-tech product developed by the glass industry to allow sunlight to pass through a window or façade while radiating and reflecting away a large degree of the sun’s heat.

Pilkington Suncool™ is a range of solar control off-line coated products used in insulating glass units. The coating is designed to reflect the short wave solar radiation.

Pilkington Solar-E™ is a range of good solar control performance on-line coated glasses offering low solar heat coefficient gain, low reflectivity, reduced glare and low-emissivity. The products are available in a range of colours – Clear, Blue-Green, EverGreen, Grey and Arctic Blue.

Pilkington Suncool™ works by controlling solar heat gains without significantly reducing internal light levels; designed to achieve optimum performance in large glazed areas.

Solar radiation is partly reflected, partly transmitted and partly absorbed by a glazing, the degree of each depending on the glazing fitted. Body-tinted glasses can selectively absorb the sun's energy, whilst glazings with specially designed coatings can be used to reflect solar radiation.

Pilkington Eclipse Advantage™ is a range of high performance solar control on-line coated clear or body-tinted glass, with unique colours and low-emissivity properties.

In hot conditions or for building with high internal loads, solar control glass is used to minimise solar heat gain. It allows sunlight to pass through a window or façade while radiating and reflecting away a large degree of the sun's heat.

Pilkington Optifloat™ Tint is a range of uncoated body-tinted solar control glasses, with low light reflection and high energy absorption. The glasses come in different colours: Green, Blue-Green, Bronze and Grey.

Tinting the glass is only one method of achieving solar control. Pilkington Optifloat™ tints tend to reduce the light transmission with the solar control. Another option is to use Pilkington Suncool™ coated products and the Pilkington Eclipse Advantage™ range.

Pilkington Eclipse™ Gold and Pilkington Eclipse™ Sunset Gold are medium solar control performance on-line coated glasses in rich gold colors. They provide a glamorous appearance unlike any other product of its kind.