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.

Maya Minamihara

Maya Minamihara

Senior Administrator

(510) 486-4636

MMinamihara@lbl.gov

eta.lbl.gov/people/Maya-Minamihara

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Awards

Spot: Maya Minamihara - May 13th 2022

Maya took the lead on this group effort. Her contribution made the ARCHES event a huge success! Attendees were greeted with food, professionalism and all the help they could need while attending this event. Thank you!

Spot: Maya Minamihara - June 30th 2021

Maya has gone above and beyond to provide ESC Director Noel Bakhtian with world-class support, stretching herself and committing a significant amount of time and effort to ensure that Noel's needs have been met.

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Spot: Maya Minamihara - July 13th 2020

In recognition of outstanding contributions, leadership and tireless work for the organization of the 15th International Conference on Laser Ablation (COLA).

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Spot: Maya Minamihara - February 23rd 2017

For her excellent efforts clearing a longstanding encumbrance so that funds could be used for research.

Spot: Maya Minamihara - November 16th 2016

For her generous effort and assistance with the UCOP/LBNL Battery Workshop, providing flawless collateral and logistical execution of the Poster Session at the UCOP/LBNL Battery Workshop.

Spot: Maya Minamihara - December 02nd 2015

In recognition of her extraordinary effort and high quality work in producing 220 Poster Session abstract booklets single-handedly and managing the setup of the Poster Session at the 2015 Bay Area Battery Summit.

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