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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.

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2011

Mills, Evan, and Arne Jacobson."From Carbon to Light: A New Framework for Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reducitons from Replacing Fuel-Based Lighting with LED Systems.."Energy Efficiency (2011). DOI

Hermelink, Andreas, and Alan K. Meier."Introduction to Panel 6 Innovations in buildings and appliances."ECEEE 2011 SUMMER STUDY (2011).

2010

Harris, Jeffrey P., Richard C. Diamond, Carl Blumstein, Chris Calwell, Maithili Iyer, Christopher T. Payne, and Paul Siderius."Towards a Policy of Progressive Efficiency."People-Centered Initiatives for Increasing Energy Saving (2010).

Mathew, Paul A., William F. Tschudi, Dale A. Sartor, and James Beasley."Cleanroom Energy Efficiency: Metrics and Benchmarking."ASHRAE Journal 52 (2010).

Walker, Iain S., Mile Lubliner, Darryl J. Dickerhoff, and William W. Delp."Air Leakage of Furnaces and Air Handlers."2010 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings: The Climate for Efficiency is Now (2010).

Sherman, Max H., and Iain S. Walker."Does Mixing Make Residential Ventilation More Effective?."2010 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2010).

Mortensen, Dorthe Kragsig, Max H. Sherman, and Iain S. Walker."IAQ Based Design of an Efficient DCV System."10th REHVA World Congress (2010).

Walker, Iain S., Darryl J. Dickerhoff, and William W. Delp."Residential Forced Air System Cabinet Leakage and Blower Performance." (2010).

Walker, Iain S.."Ventilating Existing Homes in the US."Air Infiltration Review 31.2 (2010).

Mills, Evan, and J Tracy."Illuminating The Pecking Order in Off-Grid Lighting: A Demonstration of LED Lighting for Saving Energy in the Poultry Sector."Light & Engineering 19.4 (2010).

Sherman, Max H., and Iain S. Walker."Impacts of Mixing on Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Homes."HVAC & Research Journal (2010).

2009

Granderson, Jessica, Mary Ann Piette, Girish Ghatikar, and Phillip N. Price."Building Energy Information Systems: State of the Technology and User Case Studies." (2009).

Granderson, Jessica, Junqiao Han Dudley, Sila Kiliccote, and Mary Ann Piette."Chilled Water Storage System and Demand Response at the University of California at Merced."9th International Conference for Enhanced Building Operations, November 17-18, 2009 (2009).

Singer, Brett C., Paul A. Mathew, Steve E. Greenberg, William F. Tschudi, Dale A. Sartor, Susan Strom, and Walter Vernon."Hospital Energy Benchmarking Guidance." (2009) 32.

Sherman, Max H., Iain S. Walker, and Darryl J. Dickerhoff."Final Report on Residential Integrated Ventilation Energy Controller."Energy Innovations Small Grant 55044A (2009).

Granderson, Jessica, Mary Ann Piette, Girish Ghatikar, and Phillip N. Price."Preliminary Findings from an Analysis of Building Energy Information System Technologies."2009 National Conference on Building Commissioning, June 3-5, 2009 (2009).

Rubinstein, Francis M., Girish Ghatikar, Jessica Granderson, David S. Watson, Paul Haugen, and Carlos Romero."Barrier Immune Radio Communications for Demand Response." (2009).

Walker, Iain S.."Ozone Reductions Using Residential Building Envelopes."INIVE EEIG 30 (2009).

Shen, Eric, and Tianzhen Hong."Simulation-based assessment of the energy savings benefits of integrated control in office buildings."Building Simulation 2.4 (2009) 239-251. DOI

Al-Beaini, Sara, Sam Borgeson, Brian E. Coffey, David Gregory, Kyle S. Konis, Corinne D. Scown, Jelena Simjanovic, John Stanley, Bret Strogen, and Iain S. Walker."Feasibility of Achieving a Zero-Net-Energy, Zero-Net-Cost Homes." (2009).

Mathew, Paul A., Steve E. Greenberg, Srirupa Ganguly, Dale A. Sartor, and William F. Tschudi."How Does Your Data Center Measure Up? Energy Efficiency Metrics and Benchmarks for Data Center Infrastructure Systems."HPAC Journal (2009).

Sherman, Max H., and Iain S. Walker."Measured Air Distribution Effectiveness for Residential Mechanical Ventilation Systems."ASHRAE HVAC&R Research Journal 15.2 (2009) 211-230.

Walker, Iain S., Max H. Sherman, and William W. Nazaroff."Ozone Reductions Using Residential Building Envelopes." (2009).

Sherman, Max H., and Iain S. Walker."Residential Integrated Ventilation Energy Controller."EISG – PIER report (2009).

Mathew, Paul A., Dale A. Sartor, and William F. Tschudi."Self-benchmarking Guide for Cleanrooms: Metrics, Benchmarks, Actions." (2009).