Overview. Solar control is a key issue in terms of energy saving: In hot conditions, or for buildings with high internal loads, it is used to minimize solar heat gain by rejecting solar radiation and help control glare.

Pilkington Solar-E™ Plus range offers wide range of benefits: Good solar control performance with low-emissivity, reducing the need for heating and cooling the building. Medium light transmittance and low light reflectance for undistorted, natural views.

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.

Low iron NSG TEC™ Sodium Block is used as substrate for solar mirrors in concentrated solar power applications. The sodium barrier layer offers improved product shelf-life and durability and can offer solar mirror manufacturers improved stability.

SOLAR CONTROL refers to the ability of a glass to resist heat flow from the sun's direct radiation, the short-wave energy that lies near visible light in the spectrum. THERMAL CONTROL refers to the insulating value of the glass: its ability to resist the natural transfer of long-wave energy from the warmer to the cooler side by conductivity.

Solar Energy Thermal Insulation Improves the energy efficiency of domestic or commercial buildings whilst enabling the extensive use of glass and the benefit of passive solar gain.

Solar Control. Reduces solar heat gain and offers high levels of natural light to provide comfortable and pleasant environments in which to live and work.

Pilkington Energy Advantage™ Thermal Control Low-E Plant Growth Behind Pilkington Energy Advantage™ And Pilkington Solar-E™ Glass (ATS-148) Window Energy Efficiency with Multiple Low-e Coatings (ATS-138D)

This handy tool provides a relatively simple method of determining solar geometry variables for architectural design, such as designing shading devices or locating the position of the sun relative to a particular latitude and time.

Solar energy panels offer alternative solutions to a range of energy requirements, from small scale domestic applications to large scale solar power stations, from cloudy northern rooftops to hot sunny deserts.