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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1996

Walker, Iain S., David J. Wilson, and Tom W. Forest."A Wind Shadow Model for Air Infiltration Sheltering by Upwind Obstacles."ASHRAE HVAC&R Research Journal 2.4 (1996) 265-283.

Rainer, Leo I., Steve E. Greenberg, and Alan K. Meier."You Won't Find These Leaks with a Blower Door: The Latest in "Leaking Electricity" in Homes." (1996).

1995

Diamond, Richard C., and Helmut E. Feustel."Air Flow Distribution in a Mechanically-Ventilated High-Rise Residential Building."16th AIVC Annual Conference, Palm Springs, USA 2 (1995) 369-378.

Hitchcock, Robert J.."Improving Building Life-Cycle Information Management Through Documentation and Communication of Project Objectives."CIB W78 Workshop, Modeling of Buildings Through Their Life-Cycle (1995).

Modera, Mark P., and Burke Treidler."Improved Modelling of HVAC System/Envelope Interactions in Residential Buildings."ASME International Solar Energy Conference, March 19-24, 1995 1 (1995) 245-252.

Mahanama, Kariyawasam R. R., and Alfred T. Hodgson."An Improved Inpregnated-filter Method for Measuring Low-level Concentrations fo Toluene Diiscoyanates in Air." (1995).

Treidler, Burke, and Mark P. Modera."New Technologies for Residential HVAC Ducts." (1995).

Tuluca, Adrian, and Max H. Sherman."Simplified Multizone Blower Door Techniques for Multifamily Buildings."NYSERDA Report 95.16 (1995).

Tzonis, Alexander, Liane Lefaivre, and Richard C. Diamond."Architecture in North America since 1960." (1995) 312.

Lee, Eleanor S., and Stephen E. Selkowitz."The Design and Evaluation of Integrated Envelope and Lighting Control Strategies for Commercial Buildings."ASHRAE Transactions 101.1 (1995) 326-342.

Stetiu, Corina, and Helmut E. Feustel."Development of a Model to Simulate the Performance of Hydronic Radiant Cooling Ceilings." (1995).

Diamond, Richard C., Helmut E. Feustel, and Darryl J. Dickerhoff."Energy and Ventilation Research in Highrise Apartments: The Chelsea Public Housing Study."Proceedings of the 15th AIVC Annual Conference, Palm Springs, CA (1995).

Diamond, Richard C.."Energy and ventilation research in high-rise buildings."Center for Building Science News #7, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (1995).

Walker, Iain S., and Tom W. Forest."Field Measurements of Ventilation Rates in Attics."Building and Environment 30.3 (1995) 333-347.

Piette, Mary Ann, Bruce Nordman, Odon D. Buen, and Richard C. Diamond."Findings from a Low-Energy, New Commercial-Buildings Research and Demonstration Project."Energy 20 (1995) 471-482.

Bois, Frédéric Y., Gail Krowech, and Lauren Zeise."Human interindividual variability in metabolism and risk: the example of 4-aminobiphenyl."Risk Analysis 15 (1995) 205-213.

Diamond, Richard C.."An Overview of the Multifamily Sector."Home Energy 12 (1995) 22-25.

Olken, Frank, Evan Mills, Mary Ann Piette, Dale A. Sartor, Stephen E. Selkowitz, and Max H. Sherman."The Role of Building Life-Cycle Information Systems in the Delivery of Energy Services."Proceedings. NIST/EPRI: ATP: Information and Telecommunications for the U.S. Utilities Industry Focused Program Development (1995) 01/1995.

Walker, Iain S., Tom W. Forest, and David J. Wilson."A Simple Calculation Method for Attic Ventilation Rates."Proceedings of the 16th AIVC Conference 1 (1995) 221-232.

Feustel, Helmut E.."Simplified Numerical Description of Latent Storage Characteristics for Phase Change Wallboard." (1995).

Hauck, Walter W., Terry Hyslop, Sharon Anderson, Frédéric Y. Bois, and Thomas N. Tozer."Statistical and regulatory considerations for multiple measures in bioequivalence testing."Clinical Research and Regulatory Affairs 12 (1995) 249-265.

Sherman, Max H.."The Use of Blower-Door Data."Indoor Air 5 (1995) 215-224.

Sherman, Max H.."Utility-Related Research." (1995).

1994

DeCicco, John M., Loretta Smith, Richard C. Diamond, Steve Morgan, Janice Debarros, Sandra Nolden, Theo Lubke, and Tom Wilson."Energy Conservation in Multifamily Housing: Review and Recommendations for Future Efforts."American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (1994).

Piette, Mary Ann, Richard C. Diamond, Bruce Nordman, Odon D. Buen, Jeffrey P. Harris, Kristin E. Heinemeier, and Kathryn B. Janda."Final Report on the Energy Edge Impact Evaluation of 28 New, Low-Energy Commercial Buildings." (1994).