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)

2011

Zhou, Nan, Lynn K Price, Stephanie Ohshita, Nina Zheng, Hu Min, and Nina Khanna."A Guidebook for Low-Carbon Development at the Local Level." (2011).

Zhou, Nan, Lynn K Price, Nina Zheng, Jing Ke, Ali Hasanbeigi, and Nina Khanna."National Level Co-Control Study of the Targets for Energy Intensity and Sulfur Dioxide in China." (2011).

Fridley, David, Michael A McNeil, Nina Zheng, Virginie E Letschert, Jing Ke, Yamina Saheb, and Nina Khanna."Analysis of Potential Energy Saving and CO₂ Emission Reduction of Home Appliances and Commercial Equipments in China."Energy Policy 39.8 (2011) 4541-4550. DOI

Zheng, Nina, Nan Zhou, Lynn K Price, Stephanie Ohshita, and Nina Khanna."A Low Carbon Development Guide for Local Government Actions in China."ECEEE Summer Study, Giens, France, June 6-11,2011 (2011).

Price, Lynn K, Mark D Levine, Nan Zhou, David Fridley, Nathaniel T Aden, Hongyou Lu, Michael A McNeil, Nina Zheng, Yining Qin, Ping Yowargana, and Nina Khanna."Assessment of China’s Energy-Saving and Emission-Reduction Accomplishments and Opportunities During the 11th Five Year Plan."Energy Policy 39 (2011) 2165-2178.

Zhou, Nan, David Fridley, Michael A McNeil, Nina Zheng, Jing Ke, Mark D Levine, and Nina Khanna."China’s Energy and Carbon Emissions Outlook to 2050." (2011) 83.

Fridley, David, Nina Zheng, Yining Qin, and Nina Khanna."Inventory of China’s Energy-Related CO₂ Emissions in 2008." (2011).

Zhou, Nan, David Fridley, Michael A McNeil, Nina Zheng, Virginie E Letschert, Jing Ke, and Nina Khanna."Analysis of Potential Energy Saving and CO₂ Emission Reduction of Home Appliances and Commercial Equipments in China." (2011).

Gadgil, Ashok J, David Fridley, Nina Zheng, Andree Sosler, Thomas W Kirchstetter, Amol A Phadke, and Nina Khanna."Using Energy Efficiency and Producing it Renewably."Physics of Sustainable Energy II: Using Energy Efficiency and Producing it Renewably 1401 (2011) 54-74. DOI

2010

Zheng, Nina, Nan Zhou, David Fridley, and Nina Khanna."Comparative Analysis of Modeling Studies on China’s Future Energy and Emissions Outlook." (2010).

Zhou, Nan, David Fridley, Michael A McNeil, Nina Zheng, Virginie E Letschert, Jing Ke, and Nina Khanna."Analysis of Potential Energy Saving and CO₂ Emission Reduction of Home Appliances and Commercial Equipments in China."The 2010 American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy's Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2010).

Zhou, Nan, David Fridley, Nina Zheng, André Pierrot, and Nina Khanna."China Energy Efficiency Round Robin Testing Results for Room Air Conditioners." (2010).

Fridley, David, Nina Zheng, Nan Zhou, and Nina Khanna."Comparison of Test Procedures and Energy Efficiency Criteria in Selected International Standards &Labeling Programs for Clothes Washers, Water Dispensers, Vending Machines and CFLs." (2010).

Levine, Mark D, Lynn K Price, Nan Zhou, David Fridley, Nathaniel T Aden, Hongyou Lu, Michael A McNeil, Nina Zheng, Yining Qin, Ping Yowargana, and Nina Khanna."Assessment of China’s Energy-Saving and Emission-Reduction Accomplishments and Opportunities During the 11th Five Year Plan." 39.4 (2010).

2009

Aden, Nathaniel T, David Fridley, Nina Zheng, and Nina Khanna."China’s Coal: Demand, Constraints, and Externalities." (2009) 41.

2008

Zhou, Nan, Nina Zheng, and Nina Khanna."International Experience in Standards and Labeling Programs for Rice Cookers." (2008).

Zhou, Nan, Nina Zheng, David Fridley, Ruohong Wang, Christine Egan, and Nina Khanna."Check-Testing of Manufacturer Self Reported Labeling Data & Compliance with MEPS." (2008).

Fridley, David, Nina Zheng, Nan Zhou, and Nina Khanna."Estimating Total Energy Consumption and Emissions of China’s Commercial and Office Buildings." (2008).

Fridley, David, Nina Zheng, Nan Zhou, Nathaniel T Aden, Jiang Lin, Jianhong Cheng, Tomoyuki Sakamoto, and Nina Khanna."China Refrigerator Information Label: Specification Development and Potential Impact." (2008).