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)

2013

Fridley, David, Nina Zheng, Nan Zhou, Jing Ke, Ali Hasanbeigi, William R Morrow III, Lynn K Price, and Nina Khanna."China Energy and Emissions Path to 2030." (2013).

2012

Levine, Mark D, Stephane de la Rue du Can, Nina Zheng, Christopher J Williams, Jennifer Amann, Dan Staniaszek, and Nina Khanna."Building Energy-Efficiency Best Practice Policies and Policy Packages." (2012).

Zhou, Nan, John Romankiewicz, David Fridley, Nina Zheng, and Nina Khanna."International Comparison of Energy Efficiency Awards for Appliance Manufacturers and Retailers." (2012).

Fridley, David, Nina Zheng, Nan Zhou, Jing Ke, Ali Hasanbeigi, William R Morrow III, Lynn K Price, and Nina Khanna."China Energy and Emissions Paths to 2030 (2nd Edition)." (2012).

Price, Lynn K, Nan Zhou, David Fridley, Hongyou Lu, Nina Zheng, Cecilia Fino-Chen, Stephanie Ohshita, and Nina Khanna."Development of an End-Use Sector- Based Low-Carbon Indicator System for Cities in China."ACEEE’s 2012 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2012).

Zhou, Nan, Stephanie Ohshita, Lynn K Price, Nina Zheng, and Nina Khanna."A Low Carbon Development Guide for Local Government Actions in China." (2012).

Zheng, Nina, Nan Zhou, Cecilia Fino-Chen, David Fridley, and Nina Khanna."Evaluation of Local Enforcement of Energy Efficiency Standards and Labeling Program in China."International Energy Program Evaluation Conference (2012).

Zhou, Nan, Nina Zheng, David Fridley, John Romankiewicz, and Nina Khanna."International Comparative Analysis of Appliance Efficiency Standards & Labeling Programs: Implications for China."ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2012).

Zhou, Nan, John Romankiewicz, David Fridley, Nina Zheng, and Nina Khanna."International Comparison of Product Certification and Verification Methods for Appliances." (2012).

Zheng, Nina, Nan Zhou, Cecilia Fino-Chen, David Fridley, and Nina Khanna."Local Enforcement of Appliance Efficiency Standards and Labeling Program in China: Progress and Challenges."2012 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2012).

Ke, Jing, Nina Zheng, David Fridley, Lynn K Price, Nan Zhou, and Nina Khanna."Potential Energy Savings and CO₂ Emissions Reduction of China’s Cement Industry." (2012).

Fridley, David, Nina Zheng, Nan Zhou, and Nina Khanna."Urban RAM: Assessing the Energy Impact of Having People in Cities."ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2012).

Zheng, Nina, Nan Zhou, David Fridley, and Nina Khanna."Comparison of Test Procedures and Energy Efficiency Criteria in Selected International Standards & Labeling Programs for Copy Machines, External Power Supplies, LED Displays, Residential Gas Cooktops and Televisions." (2012).

Zhou, Nan, Nina Zheng, David Fridley, and Nina Khanna."International Review of the Development and Implementation of Energy Efficiency Standards and Labeling Programs." (2012).

Price, Lynn K, Nan Zhou, David Fridley, Stephanie Ohshita, Hongyou Lu, Nina Zheng, Cecilia Fino-Chen, and Nina Khanna."Development of a Low-Carbon Indicator System for China."Habitat International (2012).

2011

Price, Lynn K, Nan Zhou, David Fridley, Stephanie Ohshita, Hongyou Lu, Nina Zheng, Cecilia Fino-Chen, and Nina Khanna."Development of a Low-Carbon Indicator System for China." (2011).

Zhou, Nan, Nina Zheng, Cecilia Fino-Chen, David Fridley, Cao Ning, and Nina Khanna."Status of the Local Enforcement of Energy Efficiency Standards and Labeling Program in China." (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).

Zhou, Nan, David Fridley, Michael A McNeil, Nina Zheng, Jing Ke, and Mark D Levine."Peak CO₂? China’s Emissions Trajectories to 2050." (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).