The challenges that the RASEI community addresses are multifaceted and consist of many interconnected layers
The climate crisis is a large-scale systematic problem. The transition away from a fossil fuel economy to a clean and renewable energy society is crucial in reducing the factors driving the crisis. The challenges associated with the development of a clean energy economy consist of many interconnected layers. Changing one piece of the ecosystem can have significant implications across the entire population. To effectively address these challenges in a just fashion requires an approach that considers many of the different aspects of these interconnected layers. As a Research Institute RASEI acts as the connective tissue between different fields and works to bring together different disciplines and perspectives.听
The renewable energy research and development ecosystem is increasingly defined by larger multidisciplinary team efforts. The RASEI community acts as a hub and an integrator, to bring together expertise from across institutions, disciplines, and programs and build shared understanding and mission around target research areas. To be inclusive of the wide range of expertise within the RASEI community we have defined societal Research Impact areas and specific Research Foci that interweave to form a matrix structure, one that enables our community members to be agile and work across the many aspects and perspectives that make up the transititon to a clean energy future.听
By providing a forum for our members to work across these disciplines and approaches we foster collaboration and exchange of ideas. By engaging听multiple disciplines, and having the opportunity to listen to a broad cross-section of ideas and perspectives, RASEI's researchers are well placed to integrate a range of ideas and concepts into their work, a critical aspect to success as we drive toward a just and inclusive transition to a clean energy economy.听
