Eric Masanet

Eric Masanet

Energy/Environmental Policy Faculty Scientist/Engineer
510-486-6794
ERMasanet@lbl.gov
profiles.lbl.gov/77147-Eric-Masanet

Contact Information

Phone: 510-486-6794

Publications

2021

Demand-side solutions to climate change mitigation consistent with high levels of well-being

Authors: Creutzig, Felix; Leila Niamir; Xuemei Bai; Max Callaghan; Jonathan M Cullen; Julio Díaz-José; Maria Figueroa; Arnulf Grubler; William F Lamb; Adrian Leip; Eric R Masanet; Érika Mata; Linus Mattauch; Jan C Minx; Sebastian Mirasgedis; Yacob Mulugetta; Sudarmanto Budi Nugroho; Minal Pathak; Patricia Perkins; Joyashree Roy; Stephane de la Rue du Can; Yamina Saheb; Shreya Some; Linda Steg; Julia Steinberger, and Diana Urge-Vorsatz.
11/2021

2020

Recalibrating global data center energy-use estimates

Authors: Masanet, Eric R; Arman Shehabi; Nuoa Lei; Sarah Josephine Smith, and Jonathan G Koomey.
02/2020

Technologies and policies to decarbonize global industry: Review and assessment of mitigation drivers through 2070

Authors: Rissman, Jeffrey; Chris Bataille; Eric R Masanet; Nate Aden; William R Morrow III; Nan Zhou; R. R Neal Elliott; Rebecca Dell; Niko Heeren; Brigitta Huckestein; Joe Cresko; Sabbie A Miller; Joyashree Roy; Paul Fennell; Betty Cremmins; Thomas Koch Blank; David Hone; Ellen D Williams; Stephane de la Rue du Can; Bill Sisson; Mike Williams; John Katzenberger; Dallas Burtraw; Girish Sethi; He Ping; David Danielson; Hongyou Lu; Tom Lorber; Jens Dinkel, and Jonas Helseth.
01/2020

2019

Implausible projections overestimate near-term Bitcoin CO2 emissions

Authors: Masanet, Eric R; Arman Shehabi; Nuoa Lei; Harald Vranken; Jonathan G Koomey, and Jens Malmodin.
09/2019

2018

Data center growth in the United States: decoupling the demand for services from electricity use

Authors: Shehabi, Arman; Sarah Josephine Smith; Eric R Masanet, and Jonathan G Koomey.
01/2018

2016

United States Data Center Energy Usage Report

Authors: Shehabi, Arman; Sarah Josephine Smith; Dale A Sartor; Richard E Brown; Magnus Herrlin; Jonathan G Koomey; Eric R Masanet; Nathaniel Horner; Inês Lima Azevedo, and William Lintner.
06/2016

Spatially-explicit water balance implications of carbon capture and sequestration

Authors: Sathre, Roger; Hanna Breunig; Jeffery B Greenblatt; Peter H Larsen; Eric R Masanet; Thomas E McKone; Nigel Quinn, and Corinne D Scown.
01/2016

2014

Feedstock loss from drought is a major economic risk for biofuel producers

Authors: Morrow III, William R; Anand R Gopal; Gary A Fitts; Sarah M Lewis; Larry L Dale, and Eric R Masanet.
10/2014

Energy and Greenhouse Implications of Internet Video Streaming in the United States

Authors: Shehabi, Arman; Benjamin Walker, and Eric R Masanet.
05/2014

2013

U.S. energy savings potential from dynamic daylighting control glazings

Authors: Shehabi, Arman; Nicholas DeForest; Andrew McNeil; Eric R Masanet; Jeffery B Greenblatt; Eleanor S Lee; Georgeta Masson; Brett A Helms, and Delia J Milliron.
11/2013

Life-Cycle Assessment of Electric Power Systems

Authors: Masanet, Eric R; Yuan Chang; Anand R Gopal; Peter H Larsen; William R Morrow III; Roger Sathre; Arman Shehabi, and Pei Zhai.
08/2013

Characteristics of low-carbon data centres

Authors: Masanet, Eric R; Arman Shehabi, and Jonathan G Koomey.
06/2013

The Energy Efficiency Potential of Cloud-Based Software: A U.S. Case Study

Authors: Masanet, Eric R; Jiaqi Liang; XiaoHui Ma; Benjamin Walker; Arman Shehabi; Lavanya Ramakrishnan; Valerie Hendrix, and Pradeep Mantha.
06/2013

Prospective life-cycle modeling of a carbon capture and storage system using metal–organic frameworks for CO2 capture

Authors: Sathre, Roger, and Eric R Masanet.
04/2013

Regional performance targets for transparent near-infrared switching electrochromic window glazings

Authors: DeForest, Nicholas; Arman Shehabi; Guillermo Garcia; Jeffery B Greenblatt; Eric R Masanet; Eleanor S Lee; Stephen E Selkowitz, and Delia J Milliron.
03/2013

A bottom-up model to estimate the energy efficiency improvement and CO2 emission reduction potentials in the Chinese iron and steel industry

Authors: Hasanbeigi, Ali; William R Morrow III; Jayant A Sathaye; Eric R Masanet, and Tengfang T Xu.
02/2013

2012

Energy Efficiency Improvement and Cost Saving Opportunities for the Baking Industry

Authors: Masanet, Eric R; Peter L Therkelsen, and Ernst Worrell.
12/2012

Avoided emissions from high penetration of photovoltaic electricity in the United States

Authors: Zhai, Pei; Peter H Larsen; Dev Millstein; Surabi Menon, and Eric R Masanet.
11/2012

Long-Term Energy and Climate Implications of Carbon Capture and Storage Deployment Strategies in the US Coal-Fired Electricity Fleet

Authors: Sathre, Roger, and Eric R Masanet.
09/2012

Assessment of Energy Efficiency Improvement and CO2 Emission Reduction Potentials in the Cement Industry in China

Authors: Hasanbeigi, Ali; William R Morrow III; Eric R Masanet; Jayant A Sathaye, and Tengfang T Xu.
07/2012

United States Industrial Sector Energy End Use Analysis

Authors: Shehabi, Arman; William R Morrow III, and Eric R Masanet.
06/2012

Assessment of Energy Efficiency Improvement and CO2 Emission Reduction Potentials in the Iron and Steel Industry in China

Authors: Hasanbeigi, Ali; William R Morrow III; Jayant A Sathaye; Eric R Masanet, and Tengfang T Xu.
05/2012

Material Nature Versus Structural Nurture: The Embodied Carbon of Fundamental Structural Elements

Authors: Sathre, Roger; Ambrose Dodoo; Leif Gustavsson; Bruce Lippke; Gregg Marland; Eric R Masanet; Birger Solberg, and Frank Werner.
05/2012

A framework for environmental assessment of CO2 capture and storage systems

Authors: Sathre, Roger; Mikhail Chester; Jennifer Cain, and Eric R Masanet.
01/2012

Lifecycle greenhouse gas implications of US national scenarios for cellulosic ethanol production

Authors: Scown, Corinne D; William W Nazaroff; Umakant Mishra; Bret Strogen; Agnes B Lobscheid; Eric R Masanet; Nicholas J Santero; Arpad Horvath, and Thomas E McKone.
01/2012

Spatially-explicit impacts of carbon capture and sequestration on water supply and demand

Authors: Sathre, Roger; Hanna Breunig; Peter H Larsen; Eric R Masanet; Thomas E McKone; Nigel Quinn, and Corinne D Scown.
01/2012

Drought-tolerant Biofuel Crops could be a Critical Hedge for Biorefineries

Authors: Morrow III, William R; Anand R Gopal; Gary A Fitts; Sarah M Lewis; Larry L Dale; Eric R Masanet, and Thomas E McKone.

2011

Energy Efficiency Improvement and Cost Saving Opportunities for the Dairy Processing Industry

Authors: Brush, Adrian; Eric R Masanet, and Ernst Worrell.
10/2011

Estimating the Energy Use and Efficiency Potential of U.S. Data Centers

Authors: Masanet, Eric R; Richard E Brown; Arman Shehabi; Jonathan G Koomey, and Bruce Nordman.
08/2011

Estimating the Energy Use and Efficiency Potential of U.S. Data Centers

Authors: Masanet, Eric R; Richard E Brown; Arman Shehabi; Jonathan G Koomey, and Bruce Nordman.
08/2011

Grand Challenges for Life-Cycle Assessment of Biofuels

Authors: McKone, Thomas E; William W Nazaroff; Peter Berck; Maximilian Auffhammer; Timothy E Lipman; Margaret S Torn; Eric R Masanet; Agnes B Lobscheid; Nicholas J Santero; Umakant Mishra; Audrey Barrett; Matt Bomberg; Kevin Fingerman; Corinne D Scown; Bret Strogen, and Arpad Horvath.
03/2011

2010

Data center design and location: Consequences for electricity use and greenhouse-gas emissions

Authors: Shehabi, Arman; Eric R Masanet; Hillary Price; Arpad Horvath, and William W Nazaroff.
10/2010

Energy Efficiency Improvement and Cost Saving Opportunities for the U.S. Iron and Steel Industry: An ENERGY STAR® Guide for Energy and Plant Managers

Authors: Worrell, Ernst; Paul Blinde; Maarten Neelis; Eliane Blomen, and Eric R Masanet.
10/2010

2009

Evaluation of Life-Cycle Assessment Studies of Chinese Cement Production: Challenges and Opportunities

Authors: Lu, Hongyou; Eric R Masanet, and Lynn K Price.
07/2009

Assessment of Supply Chain Energy Efficiency Potentials: A U.S. Case Study

Authors: Masanet, Eric R; Klaas Jan Kramer; Gregory K Homan; Richard E Brown, and Ernst Worrell.
05/2009

Assessment of Household Carbon Footprint Reduction Potentials

Authors: Masanet, Eric R; Klaas Jan Kramer; Gregory K Homan; Richard E Brown, and Ernst Worrell.
04/2009

Opportunities to change development pathways toward lower greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency

Authors: Sathaye, Jayant A; Swart Alterra; Eric R Masanet; Franck Lecocq; Adil Najam; Roberto Schaeffer, and Harald Winkler.
01/2009

Energy Efficiency Improvement and Cost Saving Opportunities for the Pulp and Paper Industry

Authors: Kramer, Klaas Jan; Eric R Masanet; Tengfang T Xu, and Ernst Worrell.

2008

Our Environment in Hot Water: Comparing Water Heaters, A Life Cycle Approach Comparing Tank and Tankless Water Heaters in California

Authors: Lu, Alison; James E McMahon; Eric R Masanet, and James D Lutz.
08/2008

Energy Efficiency Improvement and Cost Saving Opportunities for the Petrochemical Industry An ENERGY STAR® Guide for Energy and Plant Managers

Authors: Neelis, Maarten; Ernst Worrell, and Eric R Masanet.
06/2008

Report to Congress on Server and Data Center Energy Efficiency: Public Law 109-431

Authors: Brown, Richard E; Eric R Masanet; Bruce Nordman; William F Tschudi; Arman Shehabi; John Stanley; Jonathan G Koomey; Dale A Sartor, and Peter T Chan.
06/2008

Energy Efficiency Improvement and Cost Saving Opportunities for the Fruit and Vegetable Processing Industry. An ENERGY STAR Guide for Energy and Plant Managers

Authors: Masanet, Eric R; Ernst Worrell; Wina Graus, and Christina Galitsky.
03/2008

Energy Efficiency Improvement and Cost Saving Opportunities for the Glass Industry

Authors: Worrell, Ernst; Christina Galitsky; Eric R Masanet, and Wina Graus.
03/2008

Energy Efficiency Improvement and Cost Saving Opportunities for the Pharmaceutical Industry

Authors: Galitsky, Christina; Sheng-Chieh Chang; Ernst Worrell, and Eric R Masanet.
03/2008

2006

Improving Energy Efficiency in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Operations

Authors: Galitsky, Christina; Sheng-Chieh Chang; Ernst Worrell, and Eric R Masanet.
06/2006

2005

Development of Energy Balances for the State of California

Authors: Murtishaw, Scott; Lynn K Price; Stephane de la Rue du Can; Eric R Masanet; Ernst Worrell, and Jayant A Sathaye.
12/01/2005