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)

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.

Eto, Joseph H, and Robert J Thomas."Computational Needs for the Next Generation Electric Grid Proceedings." (2011) 376.

Zhang, Xiaofeng, Honghe Zheng, Vincent S. Battaglia, and Richard L. Axelbaum."Electrochemical performance of spinel LiMn₂O₄ cathode materials made by flame-assisted spray technology."Journal of Power Sources 196.7 (2011) 3640-3645. DOI

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

Logue, Jennifer M., Thomas E. McKone, Max H. Sherman, and Brett C. Singer."Hazard Assessment of Chemical Air Contaminants Measured in Residences."Indoor Air 21.2 (2011) 92-109. DOI

Desroches, Louis-Benoit, and Karina Garbesi."Max Tech and Beyond." (2011) 60.

Sherman, Max H., and Iain S. Walker."Meeting Residential Ventilation Standards Through Dynamic Control of Ventilation Systems."Energy and Buildings 43.8 (2011) 1904-1912.

Torrens, , J. Ignacio, Marcus Keane, Andrea Costa, and James O'Donnell."Multi-Criteria Optimisation using Past, Real Time and Predictive Performance Benchmarks."Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory 19.4 (2011) 1258-1265.

Schiller, Steven R., Charles A. Goldman, and Elsia Galawish."National Energy Efficiency Evaluation, Measurement and Verification (EM&V) Standard: Scoping Study of Issues and Implementation Requirements." (2011) 80.

Ward, Gregory J., Richard G. Mistrick, Eleanor S. Lee, Andrew McNeil, and Jacob C. Jonsson."Simulating the Daylight Performance of Complex Fenestration Systems Using Bidirectional Scattering Distribution Functions within Radiance."Leukos, The Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society 7.4 (2011). DOI

Bhangar, Seema, Nasim A. Mullen, Susanne V. Hering, Nathan M. Kreisberg, and William W. Nazaroff."Ultrafine particle concentrations and exposure in seven residences in northern California."Indoor Air 21.2 (2011) 132-144.. DOI

Xu, Tengfang T., Jing Ke, and Jayant A. Sathaye."User's Manual for BEST-Dairy: Benchmarking and Energy/water-Saving Tool (BEST) for the Dairy Processing Industry (Version 1.2)." (2011).

Scown, Corinne D., Arpad Horvath, and Thomas E. McKone."Water Footprint of U.S. Transportation Fuels."Environmental Science & Technology 45.7 (2011) 2541 - 2553. DOI

Coles, Henry C., Tae Won Han, Phillip N. Price, Ashok J. Gadgil, and William F. Tschudi."Air Corrosivity in U.S. Outdoor-Air-Cooled Data Centers is Similar to That in Conventional Data Centers." (2011).

Zhou, Nan, Michael A. McNeil, and Mark D. Levine."Assessment of Building Energy-Saving Policies and Programs in China During the 11th Five Year Plan." (2011).

Zhou, Nan, Michael A. McNeil, and Mark D. Levine."Assessment of Building Energy-Saving Policies and Programs in China During the 11th Five Year Plan." (2011).

Zimring, Mark."Austin’s Home Performance with Energy Star Program: Making a Compelling Offer to a Financial Institution Partner."Clean Energy Program Policy Brief (2011) 4.

Satchwell, Andrew, Peter Cappers, and Charles A. Goldman."Carrots and Sticks: A Comprehensive Business Model for the Successful Achievement of Energy Efficiency Resource Standards."ECEEE Summer Study, Giens, France, June 6-11, 2011 (2011) 24.

Selkowitz, Stephen E., Robin Mitchell, Maurya McClintock, Daniel McQuillen, Andrew McNeil, and Mehry Yazdanian."COMFEN 3.0: Evolution of an Early Design Tool for Commercial Façades and Fenestration Systems."Building Enclosure Sustainability Symposium (BESS), April 29-30, 2011 (2011).

Xu, Tengfang T., Jan Willem Slaa, and Jayant A. Sathaye."Developing Information on Energy Savings and Associated Costs and Benefits of Energy Efficient Emerging Technologies Applicable in California." (2011).

Cheung, Hoi Ying (Iris), Alan K. Meier, and Richard E. Brown."Energy savings assessment for digital-to-analog converter boxes."Energy Policy 39.3 (2011) 1312-1317. DOI

Mills, Andrew D., Amol A. Phadke, and Ryan H. Wiser."Exploration of resource and transmission expansion decisions in the Western Renewable Energy Zone initiative."Energy Policy 39.3 (2011) 1732 - 1745. DOI

Ji, Liwen, Zhongkui Tan, Tevye R. Kuykendall, Shaul Aloni, Shidi Xun, Eric Lin, Vincent S. Battaglia, and Yuegang Zhang."Fe₃O₄ nanoparticle-integrated graphene sheets for high-performance half and full lithium ion cells."Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 13.15 (2011) 7170-7177. DOI

McKone, Thomas E., William W. Nazaroff, Peter Berck, Maximilian Auffhammer, Timothy E. Lipman, Margaret S. Torn, Eric R. Masanet, Agnes B. Lobscheid, Nicholas J Santero, Umakant Mishra, Audrey Barrett, Matt Bomberg, Kevin Fingerman, Corinne D. Scown, Bret Strogen, and Arpad Horvath."Grand Challenges for Life-Cycle Assessment of Biofuels."Environmental Science & Technology 45.5 (2011) 1751 - 1756. DOI