04: Moving Innovation Into Practice and Carrying It Forward
Georgia
Building the proof for broader use
PIN Fellows Paixun Lin and Khush Kapadia helped strengthen testing and connect LATCHES™ thermal-storage technology with building-automation systems. Their work also supported safety-certification planning, commercial deployment, and contractor programs for broader adoption.
ThermoVerse reports that the work advanced LATCHES™ from Technology Readiness Level 4, validation in a laboratory environment, to Level 7, demonstration in an operational environment.
Source: PIN 2026 Impact Report, pages 16–17.
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