Won Young Park

Won Young Park

Policy Researcher III
(510) 495-2252
eta.lbl.gov/people/won-young-park
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Bio

Won Young Park is a principal scientific engineering associate at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), leading technical analyses on energy efficiency in TVs/displays, air-conditioners, refrigerating appliances, off-grid appliances, and electric vehicles in support of international initiatives, including

  • the Superefficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment (SEAD),
  • the Global Lighting and Energy Access Partnership (Global LEAP), and
  • the Clean Cooling Collaborative (formerly Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program or K-CEP). 

He participated as technical lead in the SEAD Global Efficiency Medal competition for TVs/displays and the Global LEAP Off-Grid Awards for TVs and Fans, and the development of the UN Environment led United for Efficiency (U4E) Model Regulation Guidelines for Air Conditioners, Refrigerating Appliances, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment which are designed to help developing and emerging economies newly establish or improve their energy-efficiency standards. He also made contributions in providing national/regional market, technology and policy analyses on air conditioners and refrigerating appliances in Brazil, China, Indonesia, Rwanda, ASEAN, East and Southern African countries. 

Prior to LBNL, he worked at Samsung SDI in South Korea, focusing on digital display technology and the alternate energy business. As a research engineer, he evaluated production data to optimize manufacturing processes and collaborated in the development of long-term roadmaps for plasma display technology. He received a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Yonsei University, South Korea, and a Master of Public Policy from UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy.

Awards

K-CEP Progress on Cooling Policy Award: Nihar Shah, Won Young Park -  February 06th 2020

In 2020, the Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program (K-CEP) awarded the LBNL team of Won Young Park and Nihar Shah the "Progress on Cooling Policy" award along with the UN Environment (UNEP) United for Efficiency (U4E) Initiative and the Natural Resources Defence Council (NRDC) in recognition of their work on the U4E "Model Regulation Guidelines" for energy-efficient and climate-friendly air-conditioners. The potential worldwide energy and environmental benefits by 2040 that are possible with a market transition, supported by policy improvements aligned with the model regulation guidelines, to energy-efficient room air-conditioners are estimated to be about 558 terawatt-hours, equivalent to electricity generation from 255 500-megawatt-capacity power plants and 516 million tons of CO2 emissions.

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Publications

2023

A Clean Energy Korea by 2035, Transitioning to 80% Carbon-Free Electricity Generation

Authors: Park, Won Young; Nikit Abhyankar; Umed Paliwal; James Hyungkwan Kim; Nina Khanna; Kenji Shiraishi; Jiang Lin; Amol A. Phadke; Yong Hyun Song; Hee Seung Moon; Eunsung Kim; Sanghyun Hong, and Seung Wan Kim.
04/2023

Korean Power System Challenges and Opportunities, Priorities for Swift and Successful Clean Energy Deployment at Scale

Authors: Park, Won Young; Nina Khanna; James Hyungkwan Kim; Kenji Shiraishi; Nikit Abhyankar; Umed Paliwal; Jiang Lin; Amol A. Phadke; Hee Seung Moon; Yong Hyun Song; Eunsung Kim; Sanghyun Hong; Yunsik Chung, and Seung Wan Kim.
04/2023

The 2035 Japan Report: Plummeting Costs of Solar, Wind, and Batteries Can Accelerate Japan’s Clean and Independent Electricity Future

Authors: Shiraishi, Kenji; Won Young Park; Nikit Abhyankar; Umed Paliwal; Nina Khanna; Toru Morotomi; Jiang Lin, and Amol A. Phadke.
02/2023

Cost-Benefit Analysis for Air Conditioner in Tunisia

Authors: Letschert, Virginie E.; Shreya Agarwal; Stephane de la Rue du Can, and Won Young Park.
02/2023

2022

International review of market trends, technologies and policies for commercial refrigeration equipment and implications for China

Authors: Khanna, Nina; Chao Ding; Won Young Park; Nihan Karali, and Nihar Shah.
11/2022

Cooling Egypt: Cost and benefits of room air conditioner efficiency improvement in Egypt

Authors: Shaffie, Ambereen; Nihar Shah; Nihan Karali; Won Young Park; Moustafa Al-Sammany; Brian Holuj, and Leon Becker.
10/2022

Energy efficiency improves energy access affordability

Authors: de la Rue du Can, Stephane; Virginie E. Letschert; Shreya Agarwal; Won Young Park, and Usamah Kaggwa.
09/2022

A review of the legislative landscape and refrigeration market for introducing an energy efficiency standards and labeling program for refrigeration appliances in Uganda

Authors: Agarwal, Shreya; Stephane de la Rue du Can; Virginie E. Letschert; Won Young Park, and Usamah Kaggwa.
06/2023

Improving energy performance metrics to maximize the benefits of disruptive technologies

Authors: Park, Won Young; Nihar Shah; Kenji Shiraishi, and Edward L. Vine.
06/2022

Assessment of Seasonal Energy Performance for Room Air Conditioners in Multiple Climates

Authors: Park, Won Young, and Nihar Shah.
06/2022

Cost-Benefit Analysis for Energy Efficient Refrigerators and Freezers in Uganda

Authors: Letschert, Virginie E.; Shreya Agarwal; Stephane de la Rue du Can; Won Young Park, and Usamah Kaggwa.
05/2022

2021

Evaluation of hybrid evaporative-vapor compression air conditioners for different global climates

Authors: Jacob, Tabeel A.; Nihar Shah, and Won Young Park.
12/2021

Model Regulation Guidelines for Energy-Efficient and Climate-Friendly Commercial Refrigeration Equipment

Authors: Park, Won Young; Nihar Shah; Chao Ding; Brian Holuj, and Marco Duran.
11/2021

Model Regulation Guidelines for Energy-Efficient and Climate-Friendly Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Supporting Information

Authors: Park, Won Young; Nihar Shah; Tabeel A. Jacob; Chao Ding; Nihan Karali; Brian Holuj, and Marco Duran.
11/2021

Ensuring the climate benefits of the Montreal Protocol: Global governance architecture for cooling efficiency and alternative refrigerants

Authors: Park, Won Young; Nihar Shah; Edward L. Vine; Patrick Blake; Brian Holuj; James Hyungkwan Kim, and Dae Hoon Kim.
06/2021

Harmonizing Energy-Efficiency Standards for Room Air Conditioners in Southeast Asia

Authors: Park, Won Young; Nihar Shah; Virginie E. Letschert, and Patrick Blake.
05/2021

Technical Note on Quality and Performance Metrics of Cooling Products for East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC)

Authors: Park, Won Young; Nihar Shah; Patrick Blake, and Madeleine Edl.
02/2021

Trends in best-in-class energy-efficient technologies for room air conditioners

Authors: Shah, Nihar; Won Young Park, and Chao Ding.
01/2021

2020

Designing Policies and Programs to Accelerate High Efficiency Appliance Adoption

Authors: Khanna, Nina; Nihar Shah; Won Young Park; Chao Ding, and Jiang Lin.
09/2020

Energy-Efficiency Improvement Potential of Multi-split Air Conditioning Systems in China

Authors: Karali, Nihan; Chao Ding; Won Young Park; Nihar Shah, and Jiang Lin.
04/2020

Improving the energy efficiency of room air conditioners in China: Costs and benefits

Authors: Karali, Nihan; Nihar Shah; Won Young Park; Nina Khanna; Chao Ding; Jiang Lin, and Nan Zhou.
01/2020

Lost in translation: Overcoming divergent seasonal performance metrics to strengthen air conditioner energy-efficiency policies

Authors: Park, Won Young; Nihar Shah; Jun Young Choi; Hee Jeong Kang; Dae Hoon Kim, and Amol A. Phadke.
01/2020

Chinese policy leadership would cool global air conditioning impacts: Looking East

Authors: Phadke, Amol A.; Nihar Shah; Jiang Lin; Won Young Park; Yongsheng Zhang; Durwood Zaelke; Chao Ding, and Nihan Karali.
01/2020

Accelerating the Transition to More Energy Efficient Air Conditioners in Indonesia

Authors: Letschert, Virginie E.; Sarah K. Price; Ambereen Shaffie; Won Young Park; Nihan Karali; Nikit Abhyankar; Nihar Shah, and Ari Darmawan Pasek.
01/2020

2019

Providing reliable and financially sustainable electricity access in India using super-efficient appliances

Authors: Phadke, Amol A.; Won Young Park, and Nikit Abhyankar.
09/2019

Model Regulation Guidelines for Energy-Efficient and Climate-Friendly Air Conditioners

Authors: Park, Won Young; Nihar Shah; Brian Holuj; Noah Horowitz, and Alex Hillbrand.
09/2019

Enabling access to household refrigeration services through cost reductions from energy efficiency improvements

Authors: Park, Won Young; Nihar Shah, and Amol A. Phadke.
07/2019

The manufacturer economics and national benefits of cooling efficiency for air conditioners in Brazil

Authors: Letschert, Virginie E.; Nihan Karali; Won Young Park; Nihar Shah; Gilberto Jannuzzi; Fernando Costa; Roberto Lamberts; Kamyla Borges, and Suely Machado Carvalho.
06/2019

Accelerating Cooling Efficiency in Indonesia

Authors: Letschert, Virginie E.; Nihar Shah; Won Young Park; Nihan Karali; Ambereen Shaffie; Sarah K. Price; Nikit Abhyankar; Ari Darmawan Pasek; Edi Sartono; Hari Kusmardianto, and Andi Novianto.
06/2019

Challenges and Recommended Policies for Simultaneous Global Implementation of Low-GWP Refrigerants and High Efficiency in Room Air Conditioners

Authors: Park, Won Young; Nihar Shah; Chao Ding, and Yi Qu.
04/2019

Market Assessment of Multi-split Air Conditioning Systems in the Chinese and Global Market

Authors: Khanna, Nina; Chao Ding; Won Young Park; Nihar Shah, and Jiang Lin.
04/2019

2017

Assessment of commercially available energy-efficient room air conditioners including models with low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants

Authors: Park, Won Young; Nihar Shah, and Brian F. Gerke.
10/2017

Opportunities for Simultaneous Efficiency Improvement and Refrigerant Transition in Air Conditioning

Authors: Shah, Nihar; Nina Khanna; Nihan Karali; Won Young Park; Yi Qu, and Nan Zhou.
07/2017

Adoption of energy-efficient televisions for expanded off-grid electricity service

Authors: Park, Won Young, and Amol A. Phadke.
07/2017

Modeling Technological Change and Its Impact on Energy Savings in the U.S. Iron and Steel Sector

Authors: Karali, Nihan; Won Young Park, and Michael A. McNeil.
06/2017

Techno-Economic Assessment of Deep Electrification of Passenger Vehicles in India

Authors: Abhyankar, Nikit; Anand R. Gopal; Colin Sheppard; Won Young Park, and Amol A. Phadke.
05/2017

Accelerating Energy Efficiency Improvements in Room Air Conditioners in India: Potential, Costs-Benefits, and Policies

Authors: Abhyankar, Nikit; Nihar Shah; Won Young Park, and Amol A. Phadke.

Technical and Economic Aspects of Designing an Efficient Room Air-Conditioner Program in India

Authors: Abhyankar, Nikit; Nihar Shah; Amol A. Phadke, and Won Young Park.

2016

Energy savings opportunities in the global digital television transition

Authors: Park, Won Young; Anand R. Gopal, and Amol A. Phadke.
12/2016

Cost-Benefit of Improving the Efficiency of Room Air Conditioners (Inverter and Fixed Speed) in India

Authors: Shah, Nihar; Nikit Abhyankar; Won Young Park; Amol A. Phadke; Saurabh Diddi; Deepanshu Ahuja; P.K. Mukherjee, and Archana Walia.
06/2016

2015

Using learning curves on energy-efficient technologies to estimate future energy savings and emission reduction potentials in the U.S. iron and steel industry

Authors: Karali, Nihan; Won Young Park, and Michael A. McNeil.
06/2015

Powering a Home with Just 25Watts of Solar PV: Super-Efficient Appliances Can Enable Expanded Off-Grid Energy Service Using Small Solar Power Systems

Authors: Phadke, Amol A.; Arne Jacobson; Won Young Park; Ga Rick Lee; Peter Alstone, and Amit Khare.
04/2015

2014

Superefficient Refrigerators: Opportunities and Challenges for Efficiency Improvement Globally

Authors: Shah, Nihar; Won Young Park; Nicholas Bojda; Michael A. McNeil, and Paul Waide.
08/2014

Efficiency improvement opportunities for televisions in India: Implications for market transformation programs

Authors: Park, Won Young; Amol A. Phadke, and Nihar Shah.
03/2014

2013

Efficiency Improvement Opportunities in TVs: Implications for Market Transformation Programs

Authors: Park, Won Young; Amol A. Phadke; Nihar Shah, and Virginie E. Letschert.
08/2013

Assessment of SEAD Global Medals for Televisions

Authors: Park, Won Young.
04/2013

Efficiency Improvement Opportunities for Personal Computer Monitors: Implications for Market Transformation Programs

Authors: Park, Won Young; Amol A. Phadke, and Nihar Shah.
01/2013

Assessment of SEAD Global Efficiency Medals for Televisions

Authors: Park, Won Young.

2012

Business Case for Energy Efficiency in Support of Climate Change Mitigation, Economic and Societal Benefits in the Republic of Korea

Authors: McNeil, Michael A.; Nicholas Bojda; Won Young Park; Mo Zhou; Jing Ke, and Jun Young Choi.
06/2012

2011

TV Energy Consumption Trends and Energy-Efficiency Improvement Options

Authors: Park, Won Young; Amol A. Phadke; Nihar Shah, and Virginie E. Letschert.
08/2011