RASEI Fellow featured as part of the NPR 2023 Climate Change Solutions Week
NPR have been running an extremely informative series this week as part of their 2023 Climate week. The focus has been a positive one, exploring solutions for the challenges that we face as part of the climate crisis, both in addressing the root causes, but also adapting to the new realities many will face.
It has ranged from how shipping fleets are turning to wind power, how disinformation has hampered efforts, how water scarcity is impacting a broad range of communities, and how communities are adapting to be more resilient in a changing climate.
RASEI Fellow Rob Tenent's work on high performance windows was highlighted as part of this series. Almost 1/3 of our energy in buildings is lost through our windows. The windows being developed at NREL will not only insulate against this loss, but can also dim to reduce the amount of heat getting in, and in the future could harvest solar energy.
A great highlight of this feature is how these technologies are not being developed just for the wealthiest communities, with more affordable window inserts that can be implemented individually or by those renting their homes.