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)

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).

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).

Rapp, Vi H., Brett C. Singer, J. Chris Stratton, Craig P. Wray, and Brennan Less."Assessment of Literature Related to Combustion Appliance Venting Systems." (2015).

2014

Haves, Philip, Craig P. Wray, David A. Jump, Daniel Veronica, and Christopher Farley."Development of Diagnostic and Measurement and Verification Tools for Commercial Buildings." (2014).

Lorenzetti, David M., and Craig P. Wray."Air-Handling System Modeling in EnergyPlus: Recommendations for Meeting Stakeholder Needs." (2014).

2013

Ly, Peter, George A. Ban-Weiss, Nathan Finch, Craig P. Wray, Mark de Ogburn, William W. Delp, Hashem Akbari, Scott Smaby, Ronnen M. Levinson, Bret Gean, and SEI Group Inc.."Building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) roofs for sustainability and energy efficiency." (2013) 156 pp..

Rapp, Vi H., Albert Pastor-Perez, Brett C. Singer, and Craig P. Wray."Predicting Backdrafting and Spillage for Natural-Draft Gas Combustion Appliances: Validating VENT-II." (2013). DOI

Ban-Weiss, George A., Craig P. Wray, William W. Delp, Peter Ly, Hashem Akbari, and Ronnen M. Levinson."Electricity production and cooling energy savings from installation of a building-integrated photovoltaic roof on an office building."Energy and Buildings 56 (2013) 210 - 220. DOI

Stratton, J. Chris, and Craig P. Wray."Procedures and Standards for Residential Ventilation System Commissioning: An Annotated Bibliography." (2013).

2012

Stratton, J. Chris, William J. N. Turner, Craig P. Wray, and Iain S. Walker."Measuring Residential Ventilation System Airflows: Part 1 – Laboratory Evaluation of Airflow Meter Devices." (2012).

Turner, William J. N., Jennifer M. Logue, and Craig P. Wray."Commissioning Residential Ventilation Systems: A Combined Assessment of Energy and Air Quality Potential Values." (2012).

Stratton, J. Chris, Iain S. Walker, and Craig P. Wray."Measuring Residential Ventilation System Airflows: Part 2 - Field Evaluation of Airflow Meter Devices and System Flow Verification." (2012).

2011

Akbari, Hashem, Tengfang T. Xu, Haider Taha, Craig P. Wray, and Jayant A. Sathaye."Using Cool Roofs to Reduce Energy Use, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Urban Heat-island Effects." (2011).

Wray, Craig P., Max H. Sherman, Damien Gondre, and Yun-Gyu Lee."Energy Performance Assessment of Ventilation Systems in Korean Apartments with Radiant Floor Heating: Final Report." (2011).

2010

Wray, Craig P., and Max H. Sherman."Duct Leakage Modeling in EnergyPlus and Analysis of Energy Savings from Implementing SAV with InCITeTM." (2010).

Sherman, Max H., and Craig P. Wray."Parametric System Curves: Correlations Between Fan Pressure Rise and Flow for Large Commercial Buildings." (2010).

2008

Wray, Craig P., Max H. Sherman, Iain S. Walker, Darryl J. Dickerhoff, and Clifford C. Federspiel."Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning: Recent Advances in Diagnostics and Controls to Improve Air-Handling System Performance."American Institute of Physics, AIP Conference Proceedings 1044 (2008) 149-162.

Wray, Craig P., and Hashem Akbari."The effects of roof reflectance on air temperatures surrounding a rooftop condensing unit."Energy and Buildings 40.1 (2008) 11-28. DOI

2007

Beard, Daniel P., and Craig P. Wray."Final Report: Green the Capitol Initiative." (2007).

Wray, Craig P., and Hashem Akbari."The Effects of Roof Reflectance on Air Temperatures Surrounding a Rooftop Condensing Unit."Energy and Buildings 40 (2007) 11-28.

Beard, Daniel P., and Craig P. Wray."Preliminary Report: Green the Capitol Initiative." (2007).

2006

Akbari, Hashem, Craig P. Wray, Ronnen M. Levinson, and Tengfang T. Xu."Inclusion of Solar Reflectance and Thermal Emittance Prescriptive Requirements for Steep-Sloped Nonresidential Roofs in Title 24." (2006).

Wray, Craig P., Hashem Akbari, Ronnen M. Levinson, and Tengfang T. Xu."Inclusion of Solar Reflectance and Thermal Emittance Prescriptive Requirements for Residential Roofs in Title 24." (2006).