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.

Kristan Johnson

Kristan Johnson

Senior Administrator

510-486-6230

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eta.lbl.gov/people/Kristan-Johnson

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Awards

Spot: Kristan Johnson - March 14th 2023

Above and beyond effort to graciously and without reservation provide time-sensitive proposal support to a PI outside of her department.

Spot: Kristan Johnson - July 7th 2021

For going above and beyond to manage two record-setting webinars, including utilizing new webinar capabilities and interacting with over 700 attendees, and with a high degree of professionalism.

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Spot: Kristan Johnson - May 13th 2021

A fabulous and expeditious job ushering through a number of high-impact publications on tight and externally defined deadlines.

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Spot: Kristan Johnson - June 14th 2019

Extraordinary effort in supporting the Workshop on Advanced Computing for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, hosted by LBNL on May 7, 2019, for DOE/VTO.

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Spot: Kristan Johnson - August 10th 2018

In recognition of your efficient and resourceful efforts to help prepare the 4th floor office for the new EAEI Division Director.

Spot: Kristan Johnson - February 9th 2018

For the help, advice, patience, and hard work going above and beyond the call of duty to get the National Survey of Wind Power Project Neighbors outreach campaign put together and out the door. Thank You!