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)

2024

Chatellier-Lorentzen, Diego, Alberto Diaz-Gonzalez, Michael A McNeil, and Stephane de la Rue du Can."New Minimum Energy Performance Standard for Air Conditioners in Ecuador." (2024).

2020

de la Rue du Can, Stephane, Lethabo Thaba, Charlie Heaps, Resmun Moonsamy, Theo Covary, and Michael A McNeil."South Africa’s Appliance Energy Efficiency Standards and Labeling Program." (2020).

2019

McNeil, Michael A, Nihan Karali, and Virginie E Letschert."Forecasting Indonesia's electricity load through 2030 and peak demand reductions from appliance and lighting efficiency."Energy for Sustainable Development 49.April 2019 (2019). DOI

2018

Schein, Jonah, Peter T Chan, Yuting Chen, Camilla Dunham, Heidi Fuchs, Virginie E Letschert, Michael A McNeil, Moya Melody, Sarah K Price, Hannah Stratton, and Alison A Williams."Methodology for the national water savings models– indoor residential and commercial/institutional products, and outdoor residential products."Water Supply (2018). DOI

de la Rue du Can, Stephane, and Michael A McNeil."South Africa: Energy Savings Estimates from New Standard and Labeling Program Policy Brief." (2018).

2017

Gerke, Brian F, Michael A McNeil, and Thomas Tu."The International Database of Efficient Appliances (IDEA): A new tool to support appliance energy-efficiency deployment."Applied Energy 205 (2017) 453 - 464. DOI

Letschert, Virginie E, Brian F Gerke, Michael A McNeil, Thomas Tu, Brian Dean, Edi Sartono, Jaya Rajasa, and Chad Gallinat."Baseline Evaluation and Policy Implications for Air Conditioners in Indonesia."9th International Conference On Energy Efficiency In Domestic Appliances and Lighting (2017).

McNeil, Michael A, Stephane de la Rue du Can, Philipp Munzinger, Noah Horowitz, Marie Baton, Jeremy Tait, and et al."Accelerating the Global Adoption of Climate-Friendly and Energy-Efficient Refrigerators."U4E Policy Guide Series (2017).

Karali, Nihan, Won Young Park, and Michael A McNeil."Modeling Technological Change and Its Impact on Energy Savings in the U.S. Iron and Steel Sector."Applied Energy 202.September 15, 2017 (2017). DOI

Schein, Jonah, Peter T Chan, Yuting Chen, Camilla Dunham, Heidi Fuchs, Virginie E Letschert, Michael A McNeil, Moya Melody, Sarah K Price, Hannah Stratton, and Alison A Williams."Methodology for the National Water Savings and Spreadsheet: Indoor Residential and Commercial/Institutional Products, and Outdoor Residential Products."The International Water Association Specialist Conference on Efficient Use and Management of Water (2017).

McNeil, Michael A, and Virginie E Letschert."Paying Attention to the Peak: Indonesia." (2017).

2016

McNeil, Michael A, Wei Feng, Stephane de la Rue du Can, Nina Khanna, Jing Ke, and Nan Zhou."Energy efficiency outlook in China’s urban buildings sector through 2030."Energy Policy 97 (2016) 532 - 539. DOI

Gerke, Brian F, Michael A McNeil, Thomas Tu, and Feiyang Xu."The International Database of Efficient Appliances (IDEA): A New Resource for Global Efficiency Policy."2016 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2016).

Khanna, Nina, Nan Zhou, David Fridley, and Michael A McNeil."Prospective Evaluation of the Energy and CO₂ Emissions Impact of China’s 2010 – 2013 Efficiency Standards for Products." (2016).

McNeil, Michael A, Stephane de la Rue du Can, Dan Hamza-Goodacre, and Prodipto Roy."Energy Efficiency Indicators and Impact Metrics." (2016).

2015

de la Rue du Can, Stephane, Michael A McNeil, and Greg Leventis."Rebound Effects in the Context of Developing Country Efficiency Programs." (2015).

de la Rue du Can, Stephane, Greg Leventis, Nihar Shah, and Michael A McNeil."Cooling the Growth of Air Conditioners Energy Consumption."ECEEE 2015 Summer Study on energy efficiency (2015).

Karali, Nihan, Won Young Park, and Michael A McNeil."Using learning curves on energy-efficient technologies to estimate future energy savings and emission reduction potentials in the U.S. iron and steel industry." (2015).

McNeil, Michael A, and Ana Maria Carreno."Impacts Evaluation of Appliance Energy Efficiency Standards in Mexico since 2000."International Energy Program Evaluation Conference (2015).

Gerke, Brian F, Michael A McNeil, and Thomas Tu."International Database of Efficient Appliances (IDEA): A Novel Tool for Efficiency Program Development and Evaluation." (2015).

Karali, Nihan, Michael A McNeil, Virginie E Letschert, and Stephane de la Rue du Can."Potential Impact of Lighting and Appliance Efficiency Standards on Peak Demand: The Case of Indonesia."8th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting (2015).

McNeil, Michael A, Theo Covary, and John Vermeulen."Water Heater Technical Study to Improve MEPS – South Africa."8th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting (2015).

2014

Cabeza, Luisa F, Diana Urge-Vorsatz, Michael A McNeil, Camila Barreneche, and Susana Serrano."Investigating greenhouse challenge from growing trends of electricity consumption through home appliances in buildings."Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 36 (2014) 188-193. DOI

Shah, Nihar, Won Young Park, Nicholas Bojda, Michael A McNeil, and Paul Waide."Superefficient Refrigerators: Opportunities and Challenges for Efficiency Improvement Globally."2014 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2014).

Zhao, Yue, Jing Ke, Chun Chun Ni, Michael A McNeil, Nina Khanna, Nan Zhou, David Fridley, and Qiqiang Li."A Comparative Study of Energy Consumption and Efficiency of Japanese and Chinese Manufacturing Industry."Energy Policy 70 (2014) 45-56. DOI