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

Xu, Tengfang T., Chuang Wang, Tianzhen Hong, and Mark D. Levine."U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Technical Assistance to Beichuan Reconstruction: Creating and Designing Low- to Zero-carbon Communities in New Beichuan, Sichuan Province." (2009).

Xu, Tengfang T., Chuang Wang, Tianzhen Hong, and Mark D. Levine."US Department of Energy (DOE) Technical Assistance to Beichuan Reconstruction: Creating and Designing Low- to Zero-carbon Communities in New Beichuan, Sichuan Province." (2009).

Xu, Tengfang T.."Performance Evaluation for a Modular, Scalable Passive Cooling System in Data Centers." (2009).

Xu, Tengfang T.."Performance Evaluation for Modular, Scalable Cooling Systems with Hot Aisle Containment in Data Centers." (2009).

Xu, Tengfang T.."Performance Evaluation for Modular, Scalable Cooling Systems with Hot Aisle Containment in Data Centers." (2009).

Xu, Tengfang T.."Performance Evaluation for Modular, Scalable Liquid-Rack Cooling Systems in Data Centers." (2009).

Xu, Tengfang T.."Performance Evaluation for Modular, Scalable Overhead Cooling Systems In Data Centers." (2009).

Xu, Tengfang T., Chuang Wang, Tianzhen Hong, and Mark D. Levine."Technical Assistance to Beichuan Reconstruction: Creating and Designing Low- to Zero-carbon Communities in New Beichuan." (2009).

Kramer, Klaas Jan, Eric R. Masanet, Tengfang T. Xu, and Ernst Worrell."Energy Efficiency Improvement and Cost Saving Opportunities for the Pulp and Paper Industry." (2009).

2007

Xu, Tengfang T., and Steve E. Greenberg."Data Center Energy Benchmarking: Part 1-5." (2007).

Xu, Tengfang T., and Duo Wang."Demonstration of Advanced Filtration Technologies: Developing Energy-rebate Criteria through Performing Standard Laboratory Tests and Statistical Analyses." (2007).

Xu, Tengfang T., Jan Eudy, and Chuck Berndt."New Challenges in Contamination Control: The Leadership Role of IEST in Shaping Future Research and Practices."CleanRooms Magazine (2007) 18-20.

Xu, Tengfang T.."Standard Methods of Characterizing Performance of Fan Filter Units, Version 3.x." (2007).

2006

Xu, Tengfang T.."Development of a Fan-Filter Unit Test Standard, Laboratory Validations, and its Applications across Industries."CleanRooms Magazine (2006).

Akbari, Hashem, Craig P. Wray, Ronnen M. Levinson, and Tengfang T. Xu."Inclusion of Solar Reflectance and Thermal Emittance Prescriptive Requirements for Steep-Sloped Nonresidential Roofs in Title 24." (2006).

Wray, Craig P., Hashem Akbari, Ronnen M. Levinson, and Tengfang T. Xu."Inclusion of Solar Reflectance and Thermal Emittance Prescriptive Requirements for Residential Roofs in Title 24." (2006).

Xu, Tengfang T.."An Innovative Method for Dynamic Characterization of Fan Filter Unit Operation."Journal of the IEST 50 (2006).

2005

Xu, Tengfang T.."Investigating the Performance of a Minienvironment System."ESTECH 2005 Conference (2005).

Xu, Tengfang T.."Advanced Energy-Efficient Filtration: Fan-Filter Unit." (2005).

Xu, Tengfang T.."Best Practice for Energy Efficient Cleanrooms: Control of Chilled Water System." (2005).

Xu, Tengfang T.."Best Practice for Energy Efficient Cleanrooms: Cooling tower and condenser water optimization." (2005).

Xu, Tengfang T.."Best Practice for Energy Efficient Cleanrooms: Fan/Filter Units." (2005).

Xu, Tengfang T.."Best Practice for Energy Efficient Cleanrooms: Minienvironments." (2005).

Xu, Tengfang T.."Best Practice for Energy Efficient Cleanrooms: Variable speed pumping." (2005).

Xu, Tengfang T.."Best Practice for Energy Efficient Cleanrooms: Variable-speed-drive chiller." (2005).