Energy Technologies Area

Research Themes +
Energy Technologies Area (ETA) researchers are continually building on the strong scientific foundation we have developed over the past 50 years. We address the world’s most pressing climate challenges by bringing to market energy-efficient innovations across the buildings, transportation, and industrial sectors. ETA is at the forefront of developing better batteries for electric vehicles; improving the country's aging electrical grid and innovating distributed energy and storage solutions; developing grid-interactive, efficient buildings; and providing the most comprehensive market and data analysis worldwide for renewable technologies like wind and solar.
Strategic Initiatives +
The Energy Technologies Area (ETA) Strategic Plan is the guiding force for our research and development for the next ten years. It clearly charts a path toward clean-energy solutions and focuses on five detailed Strategic Initiatives. The Plan provides an in-depth look at how ETA is accelerating research to provide affordable, clean energy to all while accomplishing deep, economy-wide decarbonization, looking to avoid a rise in global average temperature while simultaneously developing solutions to increase humanity's resilience to extreme weather volatility.
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About Us +
The Energy Technologies Area (ETA) is unique in translating fundamental scientific discoveries into scalable technology adoption. Our approach combines an understanding of the marketplace and the role of state and federal regulation and policies. ETA's research drives real-world, practical results that affect and improve the everyday lives of Americans and those across the globe. Saving energy and battling the Climate Crisis are key to the foundation of our research, which is driven by technoeconomic analysis and in-lab experimentation and discovery.

Publications by Research Area

Buildings

Demand Response

Electricity Markets & Policy

Energy Efficiency

Energy Storage

Industrial Energy Analysis

Renewable Energy

Sustainable Energy & Environmental Systems

Transportation

Publications by Division

Building Technology (BTUS)

Energy Analysis (EAEI)

Energy Storage (ESDR)

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1994

Clear, Robert D., and Sam M. Berman."Environmental and Health Aspects of Lighting: Mercury."Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society 23 (1994) 138-156.

Berman, Sam M., Mark A. Bullimore, Robert J. Jacobs, Ian L. Bailey, and Neeraj J. Gandhi."An Objective Measure of Discomfort Glare."Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society 23 (1994) 40-49.

1993

Packer, Michael, and Francis M. Rubinstein."Developing Practical Reflectors for Cylindrical and Compact Fluorescent Lamps Based on Nonimaging Optics."Annual IEEE-IAS Conference (1993).

Siminovitch, Michael J., Andrew Hamilton, Chin Zhang, and Rudolph R. Verderber."Dirt Depreciation of Compact Fluorescent Lamp Downlights."Annual IEEE-IAS Conference (1993). DOI

Siminovitch, Michael J., Andrew Hamilton, Rudolph R. Verderber, and Chin Zhang."Variations in Convective Venting to Increase the Efficiency of Compact Fluorescent Downlights."Annual IEEE-IAS Conference (1993).

Koomey, Jonathan G., Deborah E. Schechter, and Deborah Gordon."Cost-Effectiveness of Fuel Economy Improvements in 1992 Honda Civic Hatchbacks." (1993) 33.

Siminovitch, Michael J., and Chin Zhang."Increasing Fixture Efficiency with Convective Venting in Compact Fluorescent Downlights."Annual Association of Energy Engineers Conference (1993).

Berman, Sam M., George Fein, Don L. Jewett, and F. Ashford."Landolt C Recognition in Elderly Subjects is Affected by Scotopic Intensity of Surround Illuminants."Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society 23 (1993).

Berman, Sam M., George Fein, Don L. Jewett, and F. Ashford."Luminance Controlled Pupil Size Affects Landolt C Task Performance."Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society 22 (1993).

1992

Richardson, Robert W., and Sam M. Berman."Variational Theory of the Radiant Emittance of the Mercury Argon Discharge and the Effects of Isotopic Enrichment."Journal of Applied Physics 72.12 (1992) 5571-5578. DOI

Pert, Evan T., Josephine del Rosario, and Michael J. Siminovitch."Increasing Light Output and Efficacy of Recessed Troffers with Spot Coolers."15th World Energy Engineering and 1992 World Energy Environmental Congress (1992).

Osterhaus, Werner K.E., and Ian L. Bailey."Large Area Glare Sources and Their Effect on Discomfort and Visual Performance at Computer Workstations."1992 IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting (1992).

Sgro, Lee Ann."The Thermal Gradient."IEEE-IAS (1992).

Greenhouse, Daniel S., Ian L. Bailey, Peter A. Howarth, and Sam M. Berman."Spatial adaptation to text on a video display terminal."Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics 12.3 (1992) 302-306.

Ward, Gregory J., and Paul S. Heckbert."Irradiance Gradients."Eurographics Rendering Workshop (1992).

Clear, Robert D., and Sam M. Berman."Economics and Lighting Level Recommendations."Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society 22 (1992).

Bailey, Ian L., Robert D. Clear, and Sam M. Berman."Size as a Determinant of Reading Speed."Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society 22 (1992).

Berman, Sam M.."Tuning Light Spectrum to Improve Energy Efficiency."International Association of Energy-Efficient Lighting 2 (1992).

1991

Franconi, Ellen M., and Francis M. Rubinstein."Considering Lighting System Performance and HVAC Interactions in Lighting Retrofit Analysis."IEEE-IAS Annual Conference (1991).

Piette, Mary Ann, Joseph H Eto, and Jeffrey P. Harris."Office Equipment Energy Use and Trends." (1991).

Clear, Robert D., and Sam M. Berman."Polarization and glare on VDUs and Other Tilted Specular Surfaces."Illuminating Engineering Society Annual Conference 21(1) (1991) 29-40.

Rubinstein, Francis M., and Chin Zhang."A Spreadsheet for Analyzing the In-Situ Performance of Fluorescent Luminaries."Illuminating Engineering Society Annual Conference 1991 (1991).

Rubinstein, Francis M., and Rudolph R. Verderber."Automatic Lighting Controls Demonstration: Long-term Results."PG&E Research and Development (1991).

Koomey, Jonathan G., Celina S. Atkinson, Alan K. Meier, James E. McMahon, Stan Boghosian, Barbara A. Atkinson, Isaac Turiel, Mark D. Levine, Bruce Nordman, and Peter T. Chan."The Potential for Electricity Efficiency Improvements in the U.S. Residential Sector." (1991).

Siminovitch, Michael J., Francis M. Rubinstein, and Michael Packer."Fixture Efficiency Program."Association of Energy Engineers Conference (1991).