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)

2009

Jonsson, Jacob C., Michael D. Rubin, Annica M. Nilsson, Andreas Jonsson, and Arne Roos."Optical characterization of fritted glass for architectural applications."Optical Materials 31.6 (2009) 949 - 958. DOI

2008

Jonsson, Jacob C., Eleanor S. Lee, and Michael D. Rubin."Light-scattering properties of a woven shade-screen material used for daylighting and solar heat-gain control."SPIE Optics+Photonics (2008).

Mitchell, Robin, Christian Kohler, Joseph H. Klems, Michael D. Rubin, Dariush K. Arasteh, Charlie Huizenga, Tiefeng Yu, and Dragan C. Curcija."WINDOW 6.2/THERM 6.2 Research Version User Manual." (2008) 1-126.

2007

Jonsson, Jacob C., and Michael D. Rubin."NFRC Interlaboratory Comparison on Optical Properties."NFRC Conference (2007).

2005

Andersen, Marilyn, Michael D. Rubin, Rebecca Powles, and Jean-Louis Scartezzini."Bi-Directional Transmission Properties of Venetian Blinds: Experimental Assessment Compared to Ray-Tracing Calculations."Solar Energy 78 (2005) 187-198.

2003

Andersen, Marilyn, Michael D. Rubin, and Jean-Louis Scartezzini."Comparison Between Ray-Tracing Simulations and Bi-Directional Transmission Measurements on Prismatic Glazing."Solar Energy 74.2 (2003) 157-173. DOI

2002

Richardson, Thomas J., Baker Farangis, Jonathan L. Slack, Ponnusamy Nachimuthu, Rupert C.C. Perera, Nobumichi Tamura, and Michael D. Rubin."X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Transition Metal-Magnesium Hydride Thin Films."Journal of Alloys and Compounds 356-357 (2002) 204-207. DOI

Farangis, Baker, Ponnusamy Nachimuthu, Thomas J. Richardson, Jonathan L. Slack, Rupert C.C. Perera, Eric M. Gullikson, Dennis W. Lindle, and Michael D. Rubin."In Situ X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Study of Hydrogen Absorption by Nickel-Magnesium Thin Films."Physical Review B 67.8 (2002). DOI

Farangis, Baker, Ponnusamy Nachimuthu, Thomas J. Richardson, Jonathan L. Slack, Bruno K. Meyer, Rupert C.C. Perera, and Michael D. Rubin."Structural and Electronic Properties of Magnesium-3D Transition Metal Switchable Mirrors."Fifth International Meeting on Electrochromism (2002). DOI

Lee, Eleanor S., L. Zhou, Mehry Yazdanian, Vorapat Inkarojrit, Jonathan L. Slack, Michael D. Rubin, and Stephen E. Selkowitz."Energy Performance Analysis of Electrochromic Windows in New York Commercial Office Buildings." (2002).

Versluis, Richard, Rebecca Powles, and Michael D. Rubin."Optics Version 5.1.01." (2002).

Myers, Whittier R., Lin-Wang Wang, Thomas J. Richardson, and Michael D. Rubin."Calculation of Thermodynamic, Electronic, and Optical Properties of Monoclinic Mg₂NiH₄."Journal of Applied Physics 91.8 (2002) 4879-4885. DOI

2001

Richardson, Thomas J., Jonathan L. Slack, Baker Farangis, and Michael D. Rubin."Mixed Metal Films with Switchable Optical Properties."Applied Physics Letters 80.8 (2001) 1349-1351. DOI

Richardson, Thomas J., Jonathan L. Slack, Robert D. Armitage, Robert Kostecki, Baker Farangis, and Michael D. Rubin."Switchable Mirrors Based on Nickel-Magnesium Films."Applied Physics Letters 78.20 (2001) 3047-3049. DOI

2000

Rubin, Michael D., and Rebecca Powles."Optical Properties of Glazing Materials at Normal Incidence."Revista della Statzione Sperimentale del Vetro (2000) 13-16.

Richardson, Thomas J., Jonathan L. Slack, and Michael D. Rubin."Electrochromism in Copper Oxide Thin Films."4th International Meeting on Electrochromism (2000).

Richardson, Thomas J., and Michael D. Rubin."Liquid Phase Deposition of Electrochromic Thin Films."Electrochimica Acta 46 (2000) 2119-2123.

1999

Armitage, Robert D., Michael D. Rubin, Thomas J. Richardson, Nada O'Brien, and Yong Chen."Solid State Gadolinium-Magnesium Hydride Optical Switch."Applied Physics Letters 75.13 (1999) 1863-1865.

Anders, André, Robert A. MacGill, and Michael D. Rubin."Evaluation of the Plasma Distribution of a Quasi-Linear Constricted Plasma Source."IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 27.1 (1999) 82-83.

von Rottkay, Klaus, Michael D. Rubin, and Peter A. Duine."Refractive Index Changes of Pd-Coated Magnesium Ianthanide Switchable Mirrors Upon Hydrogen Insertion."Journal of Applied Physics 85.1 (1999) 408-413. DOI

1998

Sullivan, Robert, Liliana O. Beltran, Eleanor S. Lee, Michael D. Rubin, and Stephen E. Selkowitz."Energy and Daylight Performance of Angular Selective Glazings."ASHRAE/DOE/BTECC Conference, Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Buildings VII (1998).

Richardson, Thomas J., Klaus von Rottkay, Jonathan L. Slack, Franck Michalak, and Michael D. Rubin."Tungsten-Vanadium Oxide Sputtered Films for Electrochromic Devices."Electrochemical Society: Molecular Functions of Electroactive Thin Films 98-26 (1998).

von Rottkay, Klaus, Michael D. Rubin, Franck Michalak, Robert D. Armitage, Thomas J. Richardson, Jonathan L. Slack, and Peter A. Duine."Effect of Hydrogen Insertion on the Optical Properties of PD-Coated Magnesium Lanthanides."Electrochimica Acta (1998).

Veszelei, Monica, Lisen Kullman, Claes G. Granqvist, Klaus von Rottkay, and Michael D. Rubin."Optical Constants of Sputter-Deposited Ti-Ce Oxide and Zr-Ce Oxide Films."Applied Optics 37.25 (1998) 5993-6001. DOI

Arasteh, Dariush K., Elizabeth U. Finlayson, Yu Joe Huang, Charlie Huizenga, Robin Mitchell, and Michael D. Rubin."State-of-the-Art Software for Window Energy-Efficiency Rating and Labeling."ACEEE 1998 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (1998).