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

Demand Response

Electricity Markets & Policy

Energy Efficiency

Industrial Energy Analysis

Renewable Energy

Sustainable Energy & Environmental Systems

Publications by Division

Building Technology (BTUS)

Energy Analysis (EAEI)

Energy Storage (ESDR)

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2012

Wenzel, Thomas P.."Analysis of Casualty Risk per Police-Reported Crash for Model Year 2000 to 2004 Vehicles, using Crash Data from Five States." (2012).

Sims, Michelle, and Alan K. Meier."An Examination of the Recertification Processes of Building Certification Systems."2012 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2012).

Pritoni, Marco, Therese Peffer, Jessica Granderson, Margarita Kloss, Alan K. Meier, and Cecilia Aragon."Folk Labeling: Insights on Improving Usability and Saving Energy Gleaned from After-Market Graffiti on Common Appliances."2012 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2012).

2011

Wenzel, Thomas P.."An Analysis of the Relationship between Casualty Risk Per Crash and Vehicle Mass and Footprint for Model Year 2000-2007 Light-Duty Vehicles - Preliminary Report." (2011).

Peffer, Therese, Marco Pritoni, Alan K. Meier, Cecilia Aragon, and Daniel Perry."How people use thermostats in homes: A review."Building and Environment 46.12 (2011). DOI

Meier, Alan K., Cecilia Aragon, Therese Peffer, Daniel Perry, and Marco Pritoni."Usability of Residential Thermostats: Preliminary Investigations."Building and Environment 46.10 (2011) 1891-1898. DOI

Wenzel, Thomas P.."Assessment of NHTSA’s Report “Relationships Between Fatality Risk, Mass, and Footprint in Model Year 2000-2007 Passenger Cars and LTVs” - Preliminary Report." (2011).

Perry, Daniel, Cecilia Aragon, Alan K. Meier, Therese Peffer, and Marco Pritoni."Making Energy Savings Easier: Usability Metrics for Thermostats."Journal of Usability Studies 6.4 (2011) 226-244.

Leighty, Wayne, and Alan K. Meier."Accelerated electricity conservation in Juneau, Alaska: A study of household activities that reduced demand 25%."Energy Policy 39.5 (2011). DOI

Cheung, Hoi Ying (Iris), Alan K. Meier, and Richard E. Brown."Energy savings assessment for digital-to-analog converter boxes."Energy Policy 39.3 (2011) 1312-1317. DOI

Meier, Alan K., Cecilia Aragon, Daniel Perry, Therese Peffer, Marco Pritoni, and Jessica Granderson."Measuring the Usability of Appliance Controls."Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting Conference (2011).

Pasquier, Sara, and Alan K. Meier."Creating long-term electricity savings from short-term crises."ECEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency (2011).

Perry, Daniel, Cecilia Aragon, Alan K. Meier, and Marco Pritoni."Developing standards for affordances on embedded devices: poster abstract."IConference ’11 (2011). DOI

Meier, Alan K., Therese Peffer, Marco Pritoni, Cecilia Aragon, and Daniel Perry."Facilitating energy savings through enhanced usability of thermostats."ECEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency (2011).

Hermelink, Andreas, and Alan K. Meier."Introduction to Panel 6 Innovations in buildings and appliances."ECEEE 2011 SUMMER STUDY (2011).

2010

Claybaugh, Erin S., Adam Z. Weber, and Sarah Jenson."Transforming Business as Usual: Applying Market Transformation Lessons to Green Procurement at the U.S. House of Representatives."2010 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2010).

Rubinstein, Francis M., and Abby I. Enscoe."Achieving Energy Savings with Highly-Controlled Lighting in an Open-Plan Office." (2010).

Wenzel, Thomas P.."Analysis of the Relationship Between Vehicle Weight/Size and Safety, and Implications for Federal Fuel Economy Regulation." (2010).

2009

Sanchez, Marla C., Gregory K. Homan, Judy Lai, and Richard E. Brown."Calendar Year 2007 Program Benefits for U.S. EPA Energy Star Labeled Products: Expanded Methodology." (2009).

2008

Sanchez, Marla C., Gregory K. Homan, and Richard E. Brown."Calendar Year 2007 Program Benefits for ENERGY STAR Labeled Products." (2008).

Brown, Richard E., Sam Borgeson, Jonathan G. Koomey, and Peter J. Biermayer."U.S. Building-Sector Energy Efficiency Potential." (2008).

Rubinstein, Francis M., Dmitriy Bolotov, Mark S. Levi, Kevin Powell, and Peter Schwartz."The Advantage of Highly Controlled Lighting for Offices and Commercial Buildings."2008 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, August 17-22, 2008 (2008) 063901(1-5).

Homan, Gregory K., Marla C. Sanchez, and Richard E. Brown."Savings Estimates for the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR Voluntary Product Labeling Program."2008 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2008).

2007

Sanchez, Marla C., Carrie A. Webber, Richard E. Brown, and Gregory K. Homan."2008 Status Report - Savings Estimates for the ENERGY STAR Voluntary Labeling Program." (2007).

Sanchez, Marla C., Carrie A. Webber, Richard E. Brown, and Gregory K. Homan."2007 Status Report - Savings Estimates for the ENERGY STAR Voluntary Labeling Program." (2007) 38.