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)

2014

Liao, Anna, Steven Lanzisera, James D Lutz, Christian Fitting, Margarita Kloss, and Christopher Stiles."Performance Monitoring of Residential Hot Water Distribution Systems."2014 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2014).

2013

Johnson, Alissa K, James D Lutz, Michael A McNeil, and Theo Covary."An international Survey of Electric Storage Tank Water Heater Efficiency and Standards."Southern African Energy Efficiency Convention 2013 (2013).

Willem, Henry, Thomas A Burke, Camilla Dunham, Bereket Beraki, James D Lutz, Moya Melody, Mythri Nagaraju, Chun Chun Ni, Stacy Pratt, Sarah K Price, and Venessa Tavares."Using Field-Metered Data to Quantify Annual Energy Use of Residential Portable Unit Dehumidifiers." (2013).

2012

Lutz, James D, Asa S Hopkins, Virginie E Letschert, Victor H Franco, and Andrew Sturges."Using National Survey Data to Estimate Lifetimes of Residential Appliances."HVAC&R Research (2012).

2011

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

Lutz, James D, and Energy Analysis Department."Water and Energy Wasted During Residential Shower Events: Findings from a Pilot Field Study of Hot Water Distribution Systems." (2011) 18.

Lutz, James D, Renaldi Renaldi, Alexander B Lekov, Yining Qin, and Moya Melody."Hot Water Draw Patterns in Single-Family Houses: Findings from Field Studies." (2011) 26.

Hopkins, Asa S, Alexander B Lekov, James D Lutz, Gregory J Rosenquist, and Energy Analysis Department."Simulating a Nationally Representative Housing Sample Using EnergyPlus." (2011) 55.

Lutz, James D, Peter J Biermayer, and Derek A King."Pilot Phase of a Field Study to Determine Waste of Water and Energy in Residential Hot-Water Distribution Systems." (2011) 29.

Lutz, James D."Review of International Methods of Test to Rate the Efficiency of Water Heaters." (2011) 21.

2010

Lutz, James D."Evaluation of TANK Water Heater Simulation Model as Embedded in HWSim." (2010) 11.

Lutz, James D, Peter J Biermayer, Richard E Brown, Alan K Meier, James E McMahon, and Energy Analysis Department."How to Make Appliance Standards Work: Improving Energy and Water Efficiency Test Procedures." (2010) 10.

Lutz, James D."FEMP Designated Product Assessment for Commercial Gas Water Heaters." (2010) 8.

2009

Biermayer, Peter J, and James D Lutz."Gas Water Heater Energy Losses." (2009) 20.

2008

Franco, Victor H, James D Lutz, Alexander B Lekov, and Lixing Gu."Furnace Blower Electricity: National and Regional Savings Potential." (2008) 14.

Lu, Alison, James E McMahon, Eric R Masanet, and James D Lutz."Our Environment in Hot Water: Comparing Water Heaters, A Life Cycle Approach Comparing Tank and Tankless Water Heaters in California." (2008) 25.

Lutz, James D."Water Heaters and Hot Water Distribution Systems." (2008) 83.

2006

Lutz, James D, Victor H Franco, Alexander B Lekov, and Gabrielle Wong-Parodi."BPM Motors in Residential Gas Furnaces: What are the Savings?."2006 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 1 (2006) 12.

Lekov, Alexander B, Victor H Franco, and James D Lutz."Residential Two-Stage Gas Furnaces - Do They Save Energy?." (2006) 11.

Lekov, Alexander B, Victor H Franco, Stephen Meyers, James E McMahon, Michael A McNeil, and James D Lutz."Electricity and Natural Gas Efficiency Improvements for Residential Gas Furnaces in the U.S.." (2006).

2005

Pinckard, Margaret J, Richard E Brown, Evan Mills, James D Lutz, Mithra M Moezzi, Celina S Atkinson, Christopher A Bolduc, Gregory K Homan, and Katie Coughlin."Documentation of Calculation Methodology, Input Data, and Infrastructure for the Home Energy Saver Web Site." (2005) 108.

Dunham, Camilla, Victor H Franco, Alexander B Lekov, and James D Lutz."Development of the Household Sample for Furnace and Boiler Life-Cycle Cost Analysis." (2005) 22.

Walker, Iain S, and James D Lutz."Laboratory Evaluation of Residential Furnace Blower Performance." (2005).

2004

Lekov, Alexander B, James D Lutz, James E McMahon, Graham Stevens, Michael Rivest, and Mohammed Kahn."Technical Support Document: Energy Efficiency Program for Consumer Products: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Furnaces and Boilers. ANOPR Version." (2004).

Lutz, James D, Camilla Dunham, Alexander B Lekov, and James E McMahon."Modeling Energy Consumption of Residential Furnaces and Boilers in U.S. homes." (2004) 141.