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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.
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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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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)

2021

Jia, Lujie, Jian Wang, Shuaiyang Ren, Guoxi Ren, Xiang Jin, Licheng Kao, Xuefei Feng, Feipeng Yang, Qi Wang, Ludi Pan, Qingtian Li, Yi‐sheng Liu, Yang Wu, Gao Liu, Jun Feng, Shoushan Fan, Yifan Ye, Jinghua Guo, and Yuegang Zhang."Unraveling Shuttle Effect and Suppression Strategy in Lithium/Sulfur Cells by In Situ/Operando X‐ray Absorption Spectroscopic Characterization."ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS 4.2 (2021) 222 - 228. DOI

2020

Bui, Ngoc T., Hyungmook Kang, Simon J. Teat, Gregory M. Su, Chih-Wen Pao, Yi-Sheng Liu, Edmond W. Zaia, Jinghua Guo, Jeng-Lung Chen, Katie R. Meihaus, Chaochao Dun, Tracy M. Mattox, Jeffrey R. Long, Peter Fiske, Robert Kostecki, and Jeffrey J. Urban."A nature-inspired hydrogen-bonded supramolecular complex for selective copper ion removal from water."Nature Communications 11.1 (2020). DOI

Chen, Ke, Bai Song, Navaneetha K. Ravichandran, Qiye Zheng, Xi Chen, Hwijong Lee, Haoran Sun, Sheng Li, Geethal AmilaGama Gamage, Fei Tian, Zhiwei Ding, Qichen Song, Akash Rai, Hanlin Wu, Pawan Koirala, Aaron J. Schmidt, Kenji Watanabe, Bing Lv, Zhifeng Ren, Li Shi, David G. Cahill, Takashi Taniguchi, David Broido, and Gang Chen."Ultrahigh thermal conductivity in isotope-enriched cubic boron nitride."Science 367.6477 (2020) 555 - 559. DOI

2018

Lee, Jinhyuk, Daniil A. Kitchaev, Deok-Hwang Kwon, Chang-Wook Lee, Joseph K. Papp, Yi-Sheng Liu, Zhengyan Lun, Raphaële J. Clément, Tan Shi, Bryan D. McCloskey, Jinghua Guo, Mahalingam Balasubramanian, and Gerbrand Ceder."Reversible Mn²⁺/Mn⁴⁺ double redox in lithium-excess cathode materials."Nature 556.7700 (2018) 185 - 190. DOI

Wang, Rui, Jingyu Cao, Shichang Cai, Xuemin Yan, Junsheng Li, William M. Yourey, Wei Tong, and Haolin Tang."MOF@Cellulose Derived Co–N–C Nanowire Network as an Advanced Reversible Oxygen Electrocatalyst for Rechargeable Zinc–Air Batteries."ACS Applied Energy Materials 1.3 (2018) 1060 - 1068. DOI

2016

Hou, Jing, Yisheng Liu, Yong Wu, Nan Zhou, and Wei Feng."Comparative study of commercial building energy-efficiency retrofit policies in four pilot cities in China."Energy Policy 88 (2016) 204 - 215. DOI

2015

Ling, Min, Jingxia Qiu, Sheng Li, Cheng Yan, Milton J Kiefel, Gao Liu, and Shanqing Zhang."Multifunctional SA-PProDOT Binder for Lithium Ion Batteries."Nano Letters 15.7 (2015) 4440 - 4447. DOI

Hou, Jing, Yisheng Liu, Yong Wu, Wei Feng, and Nan Zhou."Comparative Study of Commercial Building Energy-Efficiency Retrofit Policies in Four Pilot Cities in China."European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ECEEE) Summer Study on Energy Efficiency, June 1-6, 2015 (2015).

Ling, Min, Yanan Xu, Hui Zhao, Xingxing Gu, Jingxia Qiu, Sheng Li, Mingyan Wu, Xiangyun Song, Cheng Yan, Gao Liu, and Shanqing Zhang."Dual-functional gum arabic binder for silicon anodes in lithium ion batteries."Nano Energy 12 (2015) 178-185. DOI

Shao, Yuyan, Nav Nidhi Rajput, Jianzhi Hu, Mary Hu, Tianbiao Liu, Zhehao Wei, Meng Gu, Xuchu Deng, Suochang Xu, Kee Sung Han, Jiulin Wang, Zimin Nie, Guosheng Li, Kevin R. Zavadil, Jie Xiao, Chongmin Wang, Wesley A. Henderson, Ji-Guang Zhang, Yong Wang, Karl T. Mueller, Kristin A. Persson, and Jun Liu."Nanocomposite polymer electrolyte for rechargeable magnesium batteries."Nano Energy 12 (2015) 750-759. DOI

Ling, Min, Hui Zhao, Xingcheng Xiao, Feifei Shi, Mingyan Wu, Jingxia Qiu, Sheng Li, Xiangyun Song, Gao Liu, and Shanqing Zhang."Low cost and environmentally benign crack-blocking structures for long life and high power Si electrodes in lithium ion batteries."Journal of Materials Chemistry A 3 (2015) 2036-2042. DOI

Wu, Yong, Jing Huo, Yisheng Liu, Yinan Li, Kexi Xu, Nan Zhou, and Wei Feng."Research on an Energy-Efficiency Improvement Roadmap for Commercial Buildings in China."European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ECEEE) Summer Study on Energy Efficiency, June 1-6, 2015 (2015).

2013

Ling, Min, Jingxia Qiu, Sheng Li, Hui Zhao, Gao Liu, and Shanqing Zhang."An environmentally benign LIB fabrication process using a low cost, water soluble and efficient binder."Journal of Materials Chemistry A 1.38 (2013) 11543-11547. DOI

2011

Pang, Xiufeng, and Mingsheng Liu."Prevention of Compressor Short Cycling in Direct-Expansion (DX) Rooftop Units, Part 1: Theoretical Analysis and Simulation."ASHRAE Transactions 117.2 (2011) 666-676.

Pang, Xiufeng, and Mingsheng Liu."Prevention of Compressor Short Cycling in Direct-Expansion (DX) Rooftop Units— Part 2: Field Investigation."ASHRAE Transactions 117.2 (2011) 677-685.

2010

Liu, Mingsheng, Jingjuan Feng, Zhan Wang, Keke Zheng, and Xiufeng Pang."Impacts of Static Pressure Reset on VAV System Air Leakage, Fan Power, and Thermal Energy."ASHRAE Transactions 116.1 (2010) 428-436.

2009

Cho, Young-Hum, Mingsheng Liu, and Xiufeng Pang."Improving Control and Operation of a Single Duct VAV System through CCLEP."ASHRAE Transactions 115.2 (2009) 760-768.

Wu, Lixia, Mingsheng Liu, Xiufeng Pang, Gang Wang, and Thomas G. Lewis."CCLEP Reduces Energy Consumption by More than 50% for a Luxury Shopping Mall."ASHRAE Transactions 115.2 (2009) 492-501.

2007

Feng, Jingjuan, Mingsheng Liu, and Xiufeng Pang."Economizer Control Using Mixed Air Enthalpy."the 7th International Conference of Enhanced Building Operations (2007).

Wu, Lixia, Mingsheng Liu, Gang Wang, and Xiufeng Pang."Integrated Static Pressure Reset with Fan Air Flow Station in Dual-duct VAV System Control."ASME Energy Sustainability (2007).

Cho, Young-Hum, Xiufeng Pang, and Mingsheng Liu."VAV System Optimization through Continuous Commissioning in an Office Building."the 7th International Conference of Enhanced Building Operations (2007).

2006

Pang, Xiufeng, B Zheng, and Mingsheng Liu."Case Study of Continuous Commissioning in an Office Building."the 6th International Conference of Enhanced Building Operations (2006).

2005

Pang, Xiufeng, B Zheng, and Mingsheng Liu."Building Pressure Control in VAV System with Relief Air Fan."the 5th International Conference of Enhanced Building Operations (2005).

Zheng, , B, Mingsheng Liu, and Xiufeng Pang."Continuous Commissioning of an Office Building."the 5th International Conference of Enhanced Building Operations (2005).