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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.
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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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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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2022

Delp, William W, Brennan Less, Haoran Zhao, Spencer M Dutton, Wanyu R Chan, and Brett C Singer."Simulation-Based Analysis of Impacts of Reduced Envelope and Duct Air Leakage on Indoor Air Pollutant Concentrations in Occupied Manufactured Homes." (2022).

2021

de Mesquita, P. Jacob Bueno, William W Delp, Wanyu R Chan, William P Bahnfleth, and Brett C Singer."Control of airborne infectious disease in buildings: evidence and research priorities."Indoor Air (2021). DOI

Singer, Brett C, Haoran Zhao, Chelsea V Preble, William W Delp, Jovan Pantelic, Michael D Sohn, and Thomas W Kirchstetter."Measured Influence of Overhead HVAC on Exposure to Airborne Contaminants from Simulated Speaking in a Meeting and a Classroom."Indoor Air (2021). DOI

2020

Fisk, William J, Brett C Singer, and Wanyu R Chan."Association of Residential Energy Efficiency Retrofits with Indoor Environmental Quality, Comfort, and Health: A Review of Empirical Data."Building and Environment (2020). DOI

2019

Fisk, William J, Pawel Wargocki, and Xiaojing Zhang."Do Indoor CO2 Levels Directly Affect Perceived Air Quality, Health, or Work Performance?."ASHRAE Journal (2019).

Fisk, William J, Wanyu R Chan, and Alexandra L Johnson."Does Dampness and Mold in Schools affect Health? Results of a Meta-Analysis."Indoor Air 2019 (2019). DOI

2017

Fisk, William J."The Ventilation Problem in Schools: Literature Review."Indoor Air 27.6 (2017) 1039-1051. DOI

Fisk, William J, and Wanyu R Chan."Effectiveness and cost of reducing particle-related mortality with particle filtration."Indoor Air (2017). DOI

2016

Fisk, William J, and Wanyu R Chan."Health benefits and costs of filtration interventions that reduce indoor exposure to PM2.5 during wildfires."Indoor Air 27.1 (2016) 191 - 204. DOI

Fisk, William J, Jerome A Paulson, Lloyd J Kolbe, and Claire L Barnett."Significance of the School Physical Environment - A Commentary."Journal of School Health (2016) 483 - 487. DOI

2015

Fisk, William J."Review of Some Effects of Climate Change on Indoor Environmental Quality and Health and Associated No-Regrets Mitigation Measures."Building and Environment 86 (2015) 70-80. DOI

2013

Fisk, William J."Health benefits of particle filtration."Indoor Air (2013). DOI

2012

Fisk, William J, Douglas R Black, and Gregory Brunner."Changing Ventilation Rates in U.S. Offices: Implications for Health, Work Performance, Energy, and Associated Economics."Building and Environment 47 (2012) 368-372. DOI

2011

Fisk, William J, Douglas R Black, and Gregory Brunner."Benefits and costs of improved IEQ in offices."Indoor Air 21.3 (2011) 357–367. DOI

2010

Fisk, William J, Ekaterina Eliseeva, and Mark J Mendell."Association of residential dampness and mold with respiratory tract infections and bronchitis: a meta analysis."Environmental Health 9.72 (2010).

2009

Fisk, William J."Climate Change, and IEQ."ASHRAE Journal 51 (2009) 22-23.

Fisk, William J, Anna G Mirer, and Mark J Mendell."Quantitative relationship of sick building syndrome symptoms with ventilation rates."Indoor Air 19 (2009) 159-165.

2008

Mendell, Mark J, Quanhong Lei-Gomez, Anna G Mirer, Olli Seppänen, and Gregory Brunner."Risk factors in heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems for occupant symptoms in U.S. office buildings: the U.S. EPA BASE study."Indoor Air 18 (2008) 1.2, 1.7.

2007

Mendell, Mark J."Indoor residential chemical emissions as risk factors for respiratory and allergic effects in children: A Review."Indoor Air 17.4 (2007) 18. DOI

Mudarri, David, and William J Fisk."Public health and economic impact of dampness and mold."Indoor Air 17.3 (2007) 226-235. DOI

Fisk, William J, Quanhong Lei-Gomez, and Mark J Mendell."Meta-Analyses of the Associations of Respiratory Health Effects with Dampness and Mold in Homes."Indoor Air 17 (2007) 284-96. DOI

Fisk, William J, and Olli Seppänen."Providing better indoor environmental quality brings economic benefits."REHVA World Congress - CLIMA 2007 (2007).

2006

Seppänen, Olli, William J Fisk, and Quanhong Lei-Gomez."Ventilation and Work Performance in office work."Indoor Air 16 (2006) 28-36. DOI

2005

Mendell, Mark J, and Garvin A Heath."Do Indoor Pollutants and Thermal Conditions in Schools Influence Student Performance? A Critical Review of the Literature."Indoor Air 2005 15 (2005) 27-52. DOI

2000

Fisk, William J, John D Spengler, Jonathan M Samet, and John F McCarthy."Estimates of Potential Nationwide Productivity and Health Benefits From Better Indoor Environments: An Update."Indoor Air Quality Handbook (2000).