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)

2013

Eto, Joseph H, Ian Dobson, Mani Venkatasubramanian, Yuri V. Makarov, and Nancy J. Lewis."Synchrophasors for the Integration of Renewables: PIER Program Final Project Report."Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program (2013).

2012

Eto, Joseph H, Nancy J. Lewis, David S. Watson, Sila Kiliccote, David M. Auslander, Igor Paprotny, and Yuri V. Makarov."Demand Response as a System Reliability Resource."Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program (2012).

2009

Eto, Joseph H, Robert H. Lasseter, Ben Schenkman, John Stevens, Harry T. Volkommer, David Klapp, Ed Linton, Hector Hurtado, Jean Roy, and Nancy J. Lewis."CERTS Microgrid Laboratory Test Bed (California Energy Commission Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program Final Report."Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program (2009).

2008

Eto, Joseph H, Manu Parashar, Bernard Lesieutre, and Nancy J. Lewis."Real-Time Grid Reliability Management (2008): PIER Final Project Report."Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program (2008) 62.

Eto, Joseph H, Manu Parashar, Bernard Lesieutre, and Nancy J. Lewis."California ISO Phasor Application Summary Report (Real-Time Grid Reliability Management PIER Final Project Report Appendix D)."Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program (2008) 30.

Eto, Joseph H, Manu Parashar, Bernard Lesieutre, and Nancy J. Lewis."California ISO Real Time Voltage Security Assessment (VSA) Project: Summary of Survey Results on Methodologies for use in Real-Time Voltage Security Assessment (Real-Time Grid Reliability Management PIER Final Project Report Appendix A)."Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program (2008) 13.

Eto, Joseph H, Manu Parashar, Bernard Lesieutre, and Nancy J. Lewis."California ISO Real Time Voltage Security Assessment (VSA) Prototype Functional Specifications/Prototype Development (Real-Time Grid Reliability Management PIER Final Project Report Appendix C)."Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program (2008) 15.

Eto, Joseph H, Manu Parashar, Bernard Lesieutre, and Nancy J. Lewis."California ISO Real Time Voltage Security Assessment (VSA) Summary Report (Real-Time Grid Reliability Management PIER Final Project Report Appendix B)."Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program (2008) 50.

Eto, Joseph H, Manu Parashar, Bernard Lesieutre, and Nancy J. Lewis."Prototype Phasor-Based Real-Time Monitoring Software Tool - Training Presentation (Real-Time Grid Reliability Management PIER Final Project Report Appendix E)."Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program (2008) 61.

Eto, Joseph H, Manu Parashar, Bernard Lesieutre, and Nancy J. Lewis."Prototype Phasor-Based Real-Time Monitoring Software Tool - User Guide (Real-Time Grid Reliability Management PIER Final Project Report Appendix F)."Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program (2008) 78.

Eto, Joseph H, Manu Parashar, Bernard Lesieutre, and Nancy J. Lewis."Scoping Study Report on Improving Load and Generator Response Models (Real-Time Grid Reliability Management PIER Final Project Report Appendix G)."Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program (2008) 82.

Eto, Joseph H, Manu Parashar, and Nancy J. Lewis."Real Time Systems Operations 2006 - 2007."PIER Final Project Report (2008).

2007

Eto, Joseph H, Manu Parashar, Bernard Lesieutre, and Nancy J. Lewis."Real Time Grid Reliability Management 2005: PIER Final Project Report."Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program (2007).

2005

Eto, Joseph H, Manu Parashar, Bernard Lesieutre, and Nancy J. Lewis."CA ISO Real Time Voltage Security Assessment (VSA) Project: Summary of Survey Result on Methodologies for use in Real Time Voltage Security Assessment."CAISO Real-Time Voltage Security Assessment (VSA) (2005) 13.