SolarWall Transpired Solar Collector (TSC)

The SolarWall^® Transpired Solar Collector (TSC) is an innovative solar air heating system that utilises solar radiation to deliver naturally warmed fresh air into buildings. With no moving parts, minimal energy running costs and minimal CO₂ emissions, the SolarWall^® technology provides a truly renewable heat energy source with payback periods of as low as 3 years for new build and 7 years for refurbishment projects.

The principle of the SolarWall^® system is simple. Installed as an additional skin to a building's southerly facing elevation, the system consists of a pre coated, profiled steel sheet with thousands of tiny perforations uniformly spaced across the full face of the collector.

As solar radiation strikes the surface of the SolarWall^® panel and is absorbed, solar heat conducts to the thermal boundary layer of air which lines the outer surface of the panel. This heated boundary layer of air is then drawn through the perforations into an air cavity which is created between the SolarWall^® panel and the original elevation behind.