The first Transpired Solar Collector installation in the UK took place in 2005 at the profiling mill in Evenwood, County Durham, England and consisted of an area of 410m2 of Transpired Solar Collectors (TSCs) to the South East Façade. This is one of 16 installations now active in England, with another 5 in Wales. The total combined Transpired Solar Collectors’ area in the UK exceeds 12,500 m2.
The following table lists details of these installations chronologically, and reveals a great variety in terms of size, location and building type.
Ref. | Project | Location | Year | TCSs area (m2) | Colour | Form of TSCs |
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1 | CA Group Mill Building A (Renovation)*
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Evenwood, County Durham | 2005 | 410 | Merlin Grey | Profiled Steel Sheet |
2 | CA Group Mill Building B (New Build)*
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Evenwood, County Durham | 2006 | 1211 | Merlin Grey | Profiled Steel Sheet |
3 | Sainsbury’s Distribution Centre*
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Pineham Park, Northampton | 2006 | 947 | Alaska Grey | Profiled Steel Sheet |
4 | Beaconsfield Motorway Services*
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Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire | 2008 | 255 | Alaska Grey | Profiled Steel Sheet |
5 | Jaguar Land Rover Material Planning and Logistics Centre*
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire | 2009 | 268 | Ariadne | Profiled Steel Sheet |
6 | Premier Park 33*
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Winsford, Cheshire | 2009 | 580 | Sargasso | Profiled Steel Sheet |
7 | Royal Mail*
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Swan Valley, Northampton | 2009 | 800 | Zeus | Profiled Steel Sheet |
8 | Willmott Dixon Healthcare Campus (Full Scale Showcase)*
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BRE Innovation Park, Watford | 2009 | 24 | Grey Aluminium | Profiled Steel Sheet |
9 | Firth Park Community Arts College*
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire | 2010 | 218 | Anthracite | Profiled Steel Sheet |
10 | RCT Homes Dwelling
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Cwmbach, Aberdare | 2010 | 9 | Chocolate Brown | Tongue and Groove Plank |
11 | Chartek International Paints*
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Felling, Gateshead | 2010 | 100 | Merlin Grey | Profiled Steel Sheet |
12a | Sustainable Building Envelope Centre (SBEC)
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Deeside, Flintshire | 2011 | 62 (sum of 3 units) | Linden Green | Cassette Panel |
12b | Sustainable Building Envelope Centre (SBEC)
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Deeside, Flintshire | 2011 | 200 | Anthracite | Profiled Steel Sheet |
13 | Deeside Leisure Centre
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West Queensferry, Deeside | 2011 | 260 | Slate Grey | Profiled Steel Sheet |
14 | Jaguar Land Rover Deck 92 | Solihull, West Midlands | 2011 | 565 | Slate Grey | Profiled Steel Sheet |
15 | Royal Mail* | Strood, Kent | 2011 | 700 | Pure Grey & Anthracite | Profiled Steel Sheet |
16 | TWI Technology Centre
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Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot | 2012 | 486 | Slate Grey | Profiled Steel Sheet |
17 | Armstrong Point Business Park*
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Wigan, Greater Manchester | 2012 | 390 (sum of 9 units) | Sargasso & Anthracite | Profiled Steel Sheet |
18 | SSE
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Treforest, Rhondda Cynon Taf | 2012 | 210 | Anthracite | Profiled Steel Sheet |
19 | Marks & Spencer* | Castle Donington, Leicestershire | 2012 | 4334 | Alaska Grey, M&S Green, Anthracite Grey | Profiled Steel Sheet |
20 | Royal Mail* | Chorley, Lancashire | 2013 | 495 | Anthracite | Profiled Steel Sheet |
21 | Solar House* | Great Glen, Leicestershire | 2013 | 24 | Burgundy | Profiled Steel Sheet |
*SolarWall® Transpired Solar Collector supplied by CA Building Products. SolarWall® is a registered trademark of Conserval Engineering Inc.