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• The Cs 0.32 WO 3 coating with excellent T vis and NIR shielding ability was obtained. • The superhydrophobic SiO 2 with nanoporous structures was prepared. • The composite film has bifunction of self-cleaning and heat shielding. • The computational simulation proved the composite film has best energy performance. In this work, a complete process for preparation of SiO 2 /Cs 0.32 WO 3 composite coatings with superhydrophobic and NIR shielding properties has been proposed. Combined nano-porous SiO 2 with the spectral selective Cs 0.32 WO 3 , the composite coating could not only show excellent heat blocking property but also possess self-cleaning performance. In the simulated contaminant experiment, almost all of dust particles on the surface of composite coating could be picked up by the rolling droplets, and the water contact angle of the coating was up to 160°. The thermal shielding experiment proved that the SiO 2 /Cs 0.32 WO 3 composite coating could effectively reduce more than 20% room temperature in the same irradiation time. Furthermore, the energy consumption simulation shows that comparing with normal glass, the SiO 2 /Cs 0.32 WO 3 coated glass could save about 15.9% total electrical consumption per year in Guangzhou, which is even superior with that of low-e glass. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]