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

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)

2017

Aghajanzadeh, Arian, Aimee T McKane, Paul Sheaffer, Peter L Therkelsen, and Prakash Rao."AUTOMATED REGISTER V1.0.3: User Manual for Using the Automated Register of Implemented Actions." (2017).

Liu, Jingjing, and Aimee T McKane."Guide for Determining Energy Savings from Changes in Operations, Behavior, and Maintenance Procedures." (2017).

2016

Aghajanzadeh, Arian, Peter L Therkelsen, Prakash Rao, and Aimee T McKane."Global Impact Estimation of ISO 50001 Energy Management System for Industrial and Service Sectors." (2016).

Therkelsen, Peter L, Prakash Rao, Arian Aghajanzadeh, and Aimee T McKane."The ISO 50001 Impact Estimator Tool (IET 50001 V1.1.4) - User Guide and Introduction to the ISO 50001 Impacts Methodology." (2016).

Rao, Prakash, Paul Sheaffer, Aimee T McKane, and Paul Scheihing."Assessing Energy Efficiency Opportunities in US Industrial and Commercial Building Motor Systems."Energy Efficiency in Motor Driven Systems, 2015 (2016).

2015

Piette, Mary Ann, Sila Kiliccote, Girish Ghatikar, Aimee T McKane, Nance Matson, Janie Page, Jason S MacDonald, Arian Aghajanzadeh, Douglas R Black, and Rongxin Yin."Demand Response Research Center - Final Report." (2015).

Aghajanzadeh, Arian, Aimee T McKane, Craig P Wray, and Peter L Therkelsen."2006-2015 Research Summary of Demand Response Potential in California Industry, Agriculture and Water Sectors." (2015).

Yin, Rongxin, Arian Aghajanzadeh, Rongpeng Zhang, Aimee T McKane, Peter L Therkelsen, and Tianzhen Hong."Development and Validation of Demand Response Quick Assessment Tool For Refrigerated Warehouses in California." (2015).

Therkelsen, Peter L, Prakash Rao, Aimee T McKane, Ridah Sabouni, Yannick Tamm, and Paul Scheihing."Development of an Enhanced Payback Function for the Superior Energy Performance Program."2015 American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry (2015).

Rao, Prakash, Aimee T McKane, and Andre de Fontaine."Energy Savings from Industrial Water Reductions."2015 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry (2015).

Olsen, Daniel, Arian Aghajanzadeh, and Aimee T McKane."Opportunities for Automated Demand Response in California Agricultural Irrigation." (2015).

Aghajanzadeh, Arian, Craig P Wray, and Aimee T McKane."Opportunities for Automated Demand Response in California Wastewater Treatment Facilities." (2015).

Aghajanzadeh, Arian, Craig P Wray, and Aimee T McKane."Opportunities for Automated Demand Response in California Wastewater Treatment Facilities." (2015).

Homan, Gregory K, Arian Aghajanzadeh, and Aimee T McKane."Opportunities for Automated Demand Response in California's Dairy Processing Industry." (2015).

Siciliano, Graziella, Aimee T McKane, and Pamela de los Reyes."Promoting Strong ISO 50001 Outcomes with Supportive National Infrastructure."2015 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry (2015).

McKane, Aimee T, Paul Sheihing, Tracy Evans, Sandy Glatt, and William Meffert."The Business Value of Superior Energy Performance."2015 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry (2015).

2013

Rao, Prakash, Ali Hasanbeigi, and Aimee T McKane."A Framework to Survey the Energy Efficiency of Installed Motor Systems."2013 Energy Efficiency in Motor Driven Systems (2013).

Therkelsen, Peter L, Aimee T McKane, Ridah Sabouni, and Tracy Evans."Assessing the Costs and Benefits of the Superior Energy Performance Program."American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry (2013).

McKane, Aimee T, Miriam L Goldberg, and Julia Vetromile."International Approaches to Measurement and Verification of Continual Improvement in Industrial Facilities."ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry (2013).

McKane, Aimee T, Miriam L Goldberg, and Julia Vetromile."International Approaches to Measurement and Verification of Continual Improvement in Industrial Facilities."ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry (2013).

Therkelsen, Peter L, and Aimee T McKane."Implementation and Rejection of Industrial Steam System Energy Efficiency Measures."Energy Policy 57 (2013) 318-328. DOI

2012

Olsen, Daniel, Sasank Goli, David Faulkner, and Aimee T McKane."Opportunities for Automated Demand Response in Wastewater Treatment Facilities in California - Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant Case Study." (2012).

Olsen, Daniel, Sasank Goli, and Aimee T McKane."Examining Synergies between Energy Management and Demand Response: A Case Study at Two California Industrial Facilities." (2012).

Ghatikar, Girish, Aimee T McKane, Sasank Goli, Peter L Therkelsen, and Daniel Olsen."Assessing the Control Systems Capacity for Demand Response in California Industries." (2012).