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)

2022

Walker, Iain S, Brennan Less, Nuria Casquero-Modrego, and Leo I Rainer."The Costs of Home Decarbonization in the US."Proceedings of the 2022 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. (2022).

2021

Less, Brennan, Iain S Walker, Nuria Casquero-Modrego, and Leo I Rainer."The Cost of Decarbonization and Energy Upgrade Retrofits for US Homes." (2021).

2019

Mills, Evan, Norman Bourassa, Leo I Rainer, Jimmy Mai, Ian Vaino, Claire Curtin, Arman Shehabi, Louis-Benoit Desroches, and Nathaniel Mills."A Plug-Loads Game Changer: Computer Gaming Energy Efficiency without Performance Compromise." (2019).

Less, Brennan, Iain S Walker, Jonathan L Slack, Leo I Rainer, and Ronnen M Levinson."Sealed and Insulated Attic Hygrothermal Performance in New California Homes Using Vapor and Air Permeable Insulation—Field Study and Simulations." (2019).

Meier, Alan K, Richard E Brown, Daniel L Gerber, Aditya Khandekar, Margarita Kloss, Hidemitsu Koyanagi, Richard Liou, Leo I Rainer, and Seth Sanders."Efficient and Zero Net Energy-Ready Plug Loads." (2019).

Meier, Alan K, Leo I Rainer, Abigail A Daken, Tsuyoshi Ueno, Marco Pritoni, and Dan Baldewicz."What can connected thermostats tell us about American heating and cooling habits?."ECEEE 2019 SUMMER STUDY (2019).

2018

Rainer, Leo I, Aditya Khandekar, and Alan K Meier."Builder Installed Electrical Loads: The Energy Mortgage on a New House."ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2018).

2017

Mills, Evan, Norman Bourassa, Leo I Rainer, Jimmy Mai, Louis-Benoit Desroches, Arman Shehabi, Ted Pollak, and Nathaniel Mills."An Energy-focused Profile of the Video Gaming Marketplace." (2017).

2014

Mills, Evan, Norman Bourassa, Leo I Rainer, Gregory K Homan, Noel Market, Danny S Parker, Glenn Dickey, and Joan Glickman."Asset Rating with the Home Energy Scoring Tool."Energy and Building 80 (2014) 441-450. DOI

2012

Bourassa, Norman, Leo I Rainer, Evan Mills, and Joan Glickman."The Home Energy Scoring Tool: A Simplified Asset Rating for Single Family Homes."2012 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2012).

Parker, Danny S, Evan Mills, Leo I Rainer, Norman Bourassa, and Gregory K Homan."Accuracy of the Home Energy Saver Energy Calculation Methodology."2012 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2012).

2005

Akbari, Hashem, Ronnen M Levinson, and Leo I Rainer."Monitoring the energy-use effects of cool roofs on California commercial buildings."Energy and Buildings 37.10 (2005) 1007-1016. DOI

2004

Apte, Michael G, Alfred T Hodgson, Derek G Shendell, Leo I Rainer, and Marc A Hoeschele."Designing Building Systems to Save Energy and Improve Indoor Environments: A Practical Demonstration."2004 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 3 (2004) 13-27.

Rainer, Leo I, Marc A Hoeschele, Michael G Apte, Derek G Shendell, and William J Fisk."Energy savings estimates and cost benefit calculations for high performance relocatable classrooms." (2004).

2003

Apte, Michael G, Dennis L DiBartolomeo, Toshifumi Hotchi, Alfred T Hodgson, Seung-Min Lee, Shawna M Liff, Leo I Rainer, Derek G Shendell, Douglas P Sullivan, and William J Fisk."Simultaneous Energy Savings and IEQ Improvements in Relocatable Classrooms." (2003) 13. DOI

Apte, Michael G, Alfred T Hodgson, Derek G Shendell, Dennis L DiBartolomeo, Toshifumi Hotchi, Seung-Min Lee, Shawna M Liff, Leo I Rainer, Douglas P Sullivan, and William J Fisk."Simultaneous Improvements in Relocatable Classrooms."ASHRAE IAQ Applications (2003) 7-10.

2002

Apte, Michael G, Alfred T Hodgson, Derek G Shendell, Dennis L DiBartolomeo, Toshifumi Hotchi, Satish Kumar, Seung-Min Lee, Shawna M Liff, Leo I Rainer, Richard C Schmidt, Douglas P Sullivan, Richard C Diamond, and William J Fisk."Energy and Indoor Environmental Quality in Relocatable Classrooms."Indoor Air 2002, 9th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate II (2002) 62-69.

Shendell, Derek G, Dennis L DiBartolomeo, William J Fisk, Alfred T Hodgson, Toshifumi Hotchi, Seung-Min Lee, Douglas P Sullivan, Michael G Apte, and Leo I Rainer."Final methodology for a field study of indoor environmental quality and energy efficiency in new relocatable classrooms in Northern California." (2002).

2001

Shendell, Derek G, Michael G Apte, Dennis L DiBartolomeo, William J Fisk, Alfred T Hodgson, Satish Kumar, Douglas P Sullivan, and Leo I Rainer."Linking Energy Efficiency and Indoor Environmental Quality to Provide Thermal Comfort and Reduce Children's Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds: Demonstration Project in New Relocatable Classrooms at Northern California Public Schools."11th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Analysis, November 4-8, 2001 (2001) 148.

2000

Akbari, Hashem, and Leo I Rainer."Measured energy savings from the application of reflective roofs in 3 AT&T regeneration buildings." (2000).

1998

Konopacki, Steven J, Lisa M Gartland, Hashem Akbari, and Leo I Rainer."Demonstration of energy savings of cool roofs." (1998). DOI

1996

Rainer, Leo I, Steve E Greenberg, and Alan K Meier."You Won't Find These Leaks with a Blower Door: The Latest in "Leaking Electricity" in Homes." (1996).

1994

Akbari, Hashem, Joseph H Eto, Steven J Konopacki, Asim Afzal, Kristin E Heinemeier, and Leo I Rainer."A New Approach to Estimate Commercial Sector End-Use Load Shapes and Energy Use Intensities."ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 1994 (1994).

1993

Akbari, Hashem, Joseph H Eto, Steven J Konopacki, Asim Afzal, Kristin E Heinemeier, and Leo I Rainer."Integrated Estimation of Commerical Sector End-Use Load Shapes and Energy Use Intensities in the PG&E Service Area." (1993).

1992

Sailor, David J, Leo I Rainer, and Hashem Akbari."Measured impact of neighborhood tree cover on microclimate."1992 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 9 (1992) 149-158.