Energy Technologies Area

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Energy Technologies Area
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

What We Do

Research

Our research is guided by the most pressing challenges of our time. From developing strategies to fight the Climate Crisis to fixing our nation's infrastructure to addressing inequity through energy justice, our research has real-world impact across sectors.
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Strategic Initiatives

Learn about the Energy Technologies Area's strategic research initiatives and ten-year milestones. Our Strategic Plan covers ETA's priority research areas: energy storage, resilience, integrated energy systems, the water-energy nexus, and science of manufacturing.
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Our Divisions

Our researchers are organized into four research Divisions, which are dedicated to science and delivering results that are tangible. Our Divisions host expertise and facilities and foster partnership to bring energy solutions to the world.
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Tackling the Climate Crisis

The Energy Technologies Area is building on energy efficiency expertise to deliver strategies and technologies that mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis in buildings, manufacturing, transportation and air quality.

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Spotlights

Storage: The Key to Climate Solutions
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Resilient Communities and Infrastructure Initiative
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How to Make Lithium-Ion Batteries Invincible
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Announcing the National Energy Storage Summit

National Energy Storage Summit Jumpstarting America's Energy Storage FutureRegister to Attend the National Energy Storage Summit on March 8th - 9th, 2022

Berkeley Lab's National Energy Storage virtual summit will convene and connect national and regional thought leaders across industry, government, communities, and the research enterprise.

Hosted by Berkeley Lab's Energy Storage Center, the summit aims to catalyze solutions and partnerships around specific challenges in energy storage deployment, and enable our nation’s transition to a clean, affordable, and resilient energy future. 

Learn more and register: national-energystorage-summit.lbl.gov

Why GEBs?

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Reduction in CO2 emissions per year by 2030 from national GEBs adoption*

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Equivalent CO2 emissions reductions from national GEBs adoption*

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Equivalent CO2 emissions reductions from national GEBs adoption*

Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings (GEBs) are becoming an important resource for the electric grid in the United states. By reducing and shifting the timing of electricity consumption, GEBs could decrease CO2 emissions by 80 million tons per year by 2030.
*A National Roadmap for Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings. 2021.

Latest News

Approaching freight train rolls on tracks. (Credit: BeyondImages/iStock)
Big Batteries on Wheels Can Deliver Zero-Emissions Rail
Nov-23-2021
Trains have been on the sidelines of electrification efforts for a long time in the U.S. b...
Berkeley Lab researchers have reported a breakthrough in phase-change materials, which will improve the affordability of thermal energy storage. Phase-change materials can be added inside walls and automatically keep a building cool or warm depending on the ambient temperature. (Credit: Jenny Nuss/Berkeley Lab)
Thermal Energy Storage for Decarbonizing Buildings
Nov-18-2021
Could a tank of ice or hot water be a battery? Yes! If a battery is a device for storing e...
Cars powered by fossil fuels emit carbon dioxide (CO2), the most prevalent greenhouse gas. A team of scientists led by Berkeley Lab has developed a new technique that improves the conversion of CO2 emissions into useful chemicals and liquid fuels. (Credit: Rasulov/Shutterstock)
New Technique Improves Carbon Dioxide Conversion
Nov-17-2021
Carbon dioxide (CO2), a product of burning fossil fuels and the most prevalent greenhouse...

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Publications

Popovich, Natalie, Deepak Rajagopal, Elif Tasar, and Amol A Phadke. "Economic, environmental and grid-resilience benefits of converting diesel trains to battery-electric." Nature Energy 6.11 (2021) 1017 - 1025.
de Mesquita, 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).
Pigman, Margaret, Jeff Deason, and Sean Murphy. Who is participating in residential energy efficiency programs? Exploring demographic and other household characteristics of participants in utility customer-funded energy efficiency programs. 2021.
Kahrl, Fredrich, Shruti M Deorah, Lakshmi Alagappan, Paul M Sotkiewicz, and Nikit Abhyankar. Policy and Regulatory Recommendations to Support a Least-Cost Pathway for India’s Power Sector. 2021.
Abhyankar, Nikit, Shruti M Deorah, and Amol A Phadke. Least-Cost Pathway for India's Power System Investments: Renewable energy and flexible resources offer a technically feasible and cost-effective alternative to new coal-fired generation. 2021.

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