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.
Publications
News +
For media inquiries,
please contact ETA
Interim Communications Manager
Kiran Julin

[email protected]
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.

Mohamed Firas Jemal

Mohamed Firas Jemal

Affiliate

510-486-7762

[email protected]

eta.lbl.gov/people/Mohamed-Firas-Jemal

Download Portrait Photo

Bio

Mohamed Firas Jemal, a Smart Energy and Sustainability Engineering graduate from the Mediterranean Institute of Technology (Tunisia, 2022), joined Berkeley Lab in 2022 as a Research Affiliate. His primary mission involves co-developing and validating an adapted version of BETTER to enhance energy efficiency in Tunisia's commercial building sector, fostering resilient and sustainable economic development. Currently, Firas is actively involved in various Tunisian projects, notably contributing to the design of a revolving fund, showcasing his commitment to innovative and sustainable solutions.

Affiliated with the Energy Analysis & Environmental Impacts Division and the Energy Efficiency for Development (EE4D) program, a Berkeley Lab and USAID partnership, Firas provides crucial technical assistance for scaling up rapid and effective energy efficiency interventions in Tunisia.

His work centers on shaping impactful energy and environmental policies, particularly in demand-side management. Under the supervision of Stephane De La Rue Du Can, he collaborates with a diverse team, actively engaging in designing and improving energy demand forecasting models. His commitment extends to conducting training workshops, contributing to technical reports, and addressing challenges to make a substantial impact on Tunisia's clean energy landscape.