An article published by the The Cool Down, "SCIENTISTS WARN OF A MAJOR EFFECT OF WIDESPREAD AIR CONDITIONER USE” highlights the problem but misses the energy saving, passive and sustainable solution that is dynamic solar shading with automated blinds and shutters.
It confirms the ES-SO projections in our Guidehouse study on the predicted growth in air-con but misses the point that installing dynamic shading as an alternative could save EU consumers as much as €288 Billion by 2050.
Our external venetian blinds can reduce solar gain by up to 97% in the closed and 93% in the working position preventing the problem rather than using energy to remove it, making them energy efficient. The cheapest energy is the energy we do not need to use.