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)

2019

Schein, Jonah, Peter T. Chan, Yuting Chen, Camilla Dunham, Heidi Fuchs, Virginie E. Letschert, Michael A. McNeil, Moya Melody, Sarah K. Price, Hannah Stratton, and Alison A. Williams."Methodology for the national water savings models– indoor residential and commercial/institutional products, and outdoor residential products."Water Supply (2019). DOI

2017

Stratton, Hannah, Heidi Fuchs, Yuting Chen, Camilla Dunham, Chun Chun Ni, and Alison A. Williams."Keeping Pace with Water and Wastewater Rates."American Water Works Association (2017).

Schein, Jonah, Peter T. Chan, Yuting Chen, Camilla Dunham, Heidi Fuchs, Virginie E. Letschert, Michael A. McNeil, Moya Melody, Sarah K. Price, Hannah Stratton, and Alison A. Williams."Methodology for the National Water Savings and Spreadsheet: Indoor Residential and Commercial/Institutional Products, and Outdoor Residential Products."The International Water Association Specialist Conference on Efficient Use and Management of Water (2017).

2016

Williams, Alison A., Yuting Chen, Camilla Dunham, Heidi Fuchs, Sarah K. Price, and Hannah Stratton."Methodology for Outdoor Water Savings Model and Spreadsheet Tool for U.S. and Selected States." (2016).

Stratton, Hannah, Heidi Fuchs, Yuting Chen, Camilla Dunham, and Alison A. Williams."Water and Wastewater Rate Hikes Outspace CPI." (2016).

Meyers, Stephen, Alison A. Williams, Peter T. Chan, and Sarah K. Price."Energy and Economic Impacts of the U.S. Federal Energy and Water Conservation Standards Adopted From 1987 Through 2015." (2016).

Williams, Alison A., Yuting Chen, Camilla Dunham, Heidi Fuchs, and Hannah Stratton."Methodology For National Water Savings Model and Spreadsheet Tool - Outdoor Water Use." (2016).

2015

Meyers, Stephen, Alison A. Williams, Peter T. Chan, and Sarah K. Price."Energy and Economic Impacts of U.S. Federal Energy and Water Conservation Standards Adopted From 1987 Through 2014." (2015).

2014

Williams, Alison A., Sarah K. Price, and Edward L. Vine."The Cost of Enforcing Building Energy Codes: Phase 2." (2014).

Meyers, Stephen, Alison A. Williams, Peter T. Chan, Gregory J. Rosenquist, Helcio Blum, Barbara A. Atkinson, Sanaee Iyama, Jie Gu, Maithili Iyer, and Sarah K. Price."Energy and Economic Impacts of U.S. Federal Energy and Water Conservation Standards Adopted from 1987 through 2013." (2014).

Melody, Moya, Hannah Stratton, Alison A. Williams, and Camilla Dunham."Resources for National Water Savings for Outdoor Water Use." (2014).

Melody, Moya, Hannah Stratton, Alison A. Williams, and Camilla Dunham."Resources for Outdoor Water Use Determination." (2014).

Williams, Alison A., Heidi Fuchs, and Camilla Dunham."Estimates of Savings Achievable from Irrigation Controller." (2014).

2013

Williams, Alison A., Edward L. Vine, Sarah K. Price, Andrew Sturges, and Gregory J. Rosenquist."The Cost of Enforcing Building Energy Codes: Phase 1." (2013).

Meyers, Stephen, Alison A. Williams, and Peter T. Chan."Energy and Economic Impacts of U.S. Federal Energy and Water Conservation Standards Adopted From 1987 Through 2012." (2013).

2012

Williams, Alison A., Hung-Chia Yang, Bereket Beraki, Louis-Benoit Desroches, Scott J. Young, Chun Chun Ni, Henry Willem, Jeffery B. Greenblatt, Camilla Dunham, and Sally M. Donovan."Surveys of Microwave Ovens in U.S. Homes." (2012).

Williams, Alison A., Barbara A. Atkinson, Karina Garbesi, and Francis M. Rubinstein."Quantifying National Energy Savings Potential of Lighting Controls in Commercial Buildings." (2012) 14.

Meyers, Stephen, Alison A. Williams, and Peter T. Chan."Energy and Economic Impacts of U.S. Federal Energy and Water Conservation Standards Adopted From 1987 Through 2011." (2012).

Williams, Alison A., Barbara A. Atkinson, Karina Garbesi, Erik Page, and Francis M. Rubinstein."Lighting Controls in Commercial Buildings."Leukos: The Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America 8.3 (2012) 19. DOI

2011

Meyers, Stephen, Alison A. Williams, and Peter T. Chan."Energy and Economic Impacts of U.S. Federal Energy and Water Conservation Standards Adopted From 1987 Through 2010." (2011).

Williams, Alison A., Camilla Dunham, and James D. Lutz."A Systems Framework for Assessing Plumbing Products-Related Water Conservation." (2011).

Williams, Alison A., Barbara A. Atkinson, Karina Garbesi, Francis M. Rubinstein, and Erik Page."A Meta-Analysis of Energy Savings from Lighting Controls in Commercial Buildings." (2011) 25.