Decarbonization of Industrial Building with Solar Air Heating Panels
Richmond Fournier, Inc. of Sant-Adrien-D’Irland, Quebec, Canada won the first-place award in the sustainable category in ATAS International’s 2021 project of the year competition. InSpire HP solar air heating wall panels in Select Blue .032 aluminum were installed on this project. Fournier Industries Group Inc. is a leader in its field, active in the water treatment, mining, aluminum, hydropower, and industrial industries.
The InSpire wall panel, a transpired solar collector, is mounted a few inches from the building’s outer wall, ideally south facing. The precision perforations in the wall panels allow outside air to travel through the face of the panel. Solar heated air at the surface of the panel is drawn through the perforations where it rises between the two walls and enters the building’s central ventilation system or supply fan.