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)

2019

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 (2019). DOI

2017

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).

2016

Meyers, Stephen, Alison A. Williams, Peter T. Chan, and Sarah K. Price."Energy and Economic Impacts of the U.S. Federal Energy and Water Conservation Standards Adopted From 1987 Through 2015." (2016).

2015

Meyers, Stephen, Alison A. Williams, Peter T. Chan, and Sarah K. Price."Energy and Economic Impacts of U.S. Federal Energy and Water Conservation Standards Adopted From 1987 Through 2014." (2015).

2014

Meyers, Stephen, Alison A. Williams, Peter T. Chan, Gregory J. Rosenquist, Helcio Blum, Barbara A. Atkinson, Sanaee Iyama, Jie Gu, Maithili Iyer, and Sarah K. Price."Energy and Economic Impacts of U.S. Federal Energy and Water Conservation Standards Adopted from 1987 through 2013." (2014).

2013

Meyers, Stephen, Alison A. Williams, and Peter T. Chan."Energy and Economic Impacts of U.S. Federal Energy and Water Conservation Standards Adopted From 1987 Through 2012." (2013).

Coughlin, Katie, Hongxia Shen, Peter T. Chan, Brian McDevitt, and Andrew Sturges."Modeling the Capacity and Emissions Impacts of Reduced Electricity Demand." (2013).

2012

Meyers, Stephen, Alison A. Williams, and Peter T. Chan."Energy and Economic Impacts of U.S. Federal Energy and Water Conservation Standards Adopted From 1987 Through 2011." (2012).

2011

Meyers, Stephen, Alison A. Williams, and Peter T. Chan."Energy and Economic Impacts of U.S. Federal Energy and Water Conservation Standards Adopted From 1987 Through 2010." (2011).

Sathaye, Jayant A., Kenneth Andrasko, and Peter T. Chan."Emissions Scenarios, Costs, and Implementation Considerations of REDD Programs."Environment and Development Economics (2011).

2009

Lekov, Alexander B., Victor H. Franco, Gabrielle Wong-Parodi, James E. McMahon, and Peter T. Chan."Economics of Residential Gas Furnaces and Water Heaters in United States New Construction Market." (2009).

2008

Brown, Richard E., Eric R. Masanet, Bruce Nordman, William F. Tschudi, Arman Shehabi, John Stanley, Jonathan G. Koomey, Dale A. Sartor, and Peter T. Chan."Report to Congress on Server and Data Center Energy Efficiency: Public Law 109-431." (2008).

2006

Gumerman, Etan, Peter T. Chan, Bernard Lesieutre, Chris Marnay, and Juan Wang."Modeling Interregional Transmission Congestion in the National Energy Modeling System." (2006) 74.

Sathaye, Jayant A., Willy Makundi, Larry L. Dale, Peter T. Chan, and Kenneth Andrasko."GHG Mitigation Potential, Costs and Benefits in Global Forests: A Dynamic Partial Equilibrium Approach." (2006).

2005

Sathaye, Jayant A., Willy Makundi, Larry L. Dale, Peter T. Chan, and Kenneth Andrasko."Generalized Comprehensive Mitigation Assessment Process (GCOMAP):." (2005).

2004

LaCommare, Kristina Hamachi, Etan Gumerman, Chris Marnay, Peter T. Chan, and Katie Coughlin."A New Approach for Modeling the Peak Utility Impacts from a Proposed Commerical Unitary Air-Conditioning Standard." (2004) 102.

Lutz, James D., Alexander B. Lekov, Camilla Dunham, Peter T. Chan, Stephen Meyers, and James E. McMahon."Life-Cycle Cost Analysis of Energy Efficiency Design Options for Residential Furnaces and Boilers." (2004) 102.

2003

Lutz, James D., Alexander B. Lekov, Peter T. Chan, Camilla Dunham, Stephen Meyers, and James E. McMahon."Life-Cycle Cost Analysis of Energy Efficiency Design Options for Residential Furnaces and Boilers." (2003).

2002

LaCommare, Kristina Hamachi, Chris Marnay, Etan Gumerman, Peter T. Chan, Gregory J. Rosenquist, and Julie G. Osborn."Investigation of Residential Central Air Conditioning Load Shapes in NEMS." (2002) 41.

2001

Rosenquist, Gregory J., Peter T. Chan, Alexander B. Lekov, James E. McMahon, and Robert D Van Buskirk."Consumer Life-Cycle Cost Impacts of Energy-Efficiency Standards for Residential-Type Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps." (2001) 30.

Rosenquist, Gregory J., Peter T. Chan, Alexander B. Lekov, James E. McMahon, and Robert D Van Buskirk."Consumer Life-Cycle Cost Impacts of Energy-Efficiency Standards for Residential-Type Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps."2002 Winter Meeting of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE), January 11-16, 2002 108.Part 1 (2001) 619-630.

Chan, Peter T., Julie G. Osborn, Kristina Hamachi LaCommare, Chris Marnay, and Etan Gumerman."Potential for Renewable Energy Development: Alternatives to AEO2001." (2001) 60.

Rosenquist, Gregory J., Alexander B. Lekov, Peter T. Chan, and James E. McMahon."Determining Benefits and Costs of Improved Central Air Conditioner Efficiencies." (2001) 14.

2000

McMahon, James E., Peter T. Chan, and Stuart Chaitkin."Impacts of U.S. Appliance Standards to Date." (2000) 11.

1998

DeVuono, Anthony, Peter T. Chan, James D. Lutz, Chris Marnay, Gregory J. Rosenquist, and James E. McMahon."Draft Report on Potential Impact of Alternative Efficiency Levels for Residential Cooking Products." (1998).