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)

2008

McNeil, Michael A., Virginie E. Letschert, and Stephane de la Rue du Can."Global Potential of Energy Efficiency Standards and Labeling Programs." (2008).

McNeil, Michael A., Maithili Iyer, Stephen Meyers, Virginie E. Letschert, and James E. McMahon."Potential benefits from improved energy efficiency of key electrical products: The case of India."Energy Policy 36.9 (2008) 3467–3476. DOI

Letschert, Virginie E., and Michael A. McNeil."The Boom of Electricity Demand in the Residential Sector in the Developing World and the Potential for Energy Efficiency."2008 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 9 (2008).

McNeil, Michael A., Camilla Dunham, Virginie E. Letschert, and Mirka della Cava."WaterSense Program: Methodology for National Water Savings Analysis Model Indoor Residential Water Use." (2008).

2007

Garcia, Agenor Gomes Pinto, Alexandre S. Szklo, Roberto Schaeffer, and Michael A. McNeil."Energy-efficiency standards for electric motors in Brazilian industry."Energy Policy 35.6 (2007). DOI

McNeil, Michael A., and Maithili Iyer."Techno-Economic Analysis of Indian Draft Standard Levels for Room Air Conditioners." (2007).

Letschert, Virginie E., and Michael A. McNeil."Coping with residential electricity demand in India’s future – How much can efficiency achieve?."ECEEE 2007 SUMMER STUDY (2007).

Zhou, Nan, Michael A. McNeil, David Fridley, Jiang Lin, Lynn K. Price, Stephane de la Rue du Can, Jayant A. Sathaye, and Mark D. Levine."Energy Use in China: Sectoral Trends and Future Outlook." (2007).

McNeil, Michael A., Virginie E. Letschert, and Robert D Van Buskirk."Methodology for the Policy Analysis Modeling System." (2007).

McNeil, Michael A., Virginie E. Letschert, and Robert D Van Buskirk."User Instructions for the Policy Analysis Modeling System (PAMS)." (2007).

2006

Rosenquist, Gregory J., Michael A. McNeil, Maithili Iyer, Stephen Meyers, and James E. McMahon."Energy efficiency standards for equipment: Additional opportunities in the residential and commercial sectors." 34.17 (2006) 3257–3267.

Sathaye, Jayant A., Stephane de la Rue du Can, Satish Kumar, Maithili Iyer, Christina Galitsky, Amol A. Phadke, Michael A. McNeil, Lynn K. Price, Ranjit Bharvirkar, and Srinivasan Padmanabhan."Implementing End-use Efficiency Improvements in India: Drawing from Experience in the US and Other Countries." (2006).

Ben Hagan, Essel, Robert D Van Buskirk, Alfred Ofosu-Ahenkorah, and Michael A. McNeil."Refrigerator Efficiency in Ghana: Tailoring an Appliance Market Transformation Program Design for Africa." (2006) 37.

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

McNeil, Michael A., Maithili Iyer, Stephen Meyers, Virginie E. Letschert, and James E. McMahon."Potential Benefits from Improved Energy Efficiency of Key Electrical Products: The Case of India." (2005) 60.

Meyers, Stephen, James E. McMahon, and Michael A. McNeil."Realized and Prospective Impacts of U.S. Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential Appliances: 2004 Update." (2005) 39.

2004

Rosenquist, Gregory J., Michael A. McNeil, Maithili Iyer, Stephen Meyers, and James E. McMahon."Energy Efficiency Standards and Codes for Residential/Commercial Equipment and Buildings: Additional Opportunities." (2004).

Rosenquist, Gregory J., Michael A. McNeil, Maithili Iyer, Stephen Meyers, and James E. McMahon."Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential and Commercial Equipment: Additional Opportunities." (2004).

2002

Meyers, Stephen, James E. McMahon, Michael A. McNeil, and Xiaomin Liu."Realized and Prospective Impacts of U.S. Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential Appliances." (2002) 43.

Meyers, Stephen, James E. McMahon, Michael A. McNeil, and Larry L. Dale."Determination Analysis of Energy Conservation Standards for Small Electric Motors." (2002) 47.

Meyers, Stephen, James E. McMahon, Michael A. McNeil, and Larry L. Dale."Determination Analysis of Energy Conservation Standards for Small Electric Motors." (2002) 46.

2000

McNeil, Michael A., Alexander B. Lekov, Xiaohong Liu, James D. Lutz, Camilla Dunham, and James E. McMahon."Projected National Economic and Energy Savings from Water Heater Efficiency Standards in the U.S.." (2000).