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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 scientific challenges across the buildings, transportation, and industrial sectors. ETA is at the forefront of improving the country's aging electrical grid and innovating distributed energy and storage solutions; developing grid-integrated building systems; and providing the most comprehensive market and data analysis worldwide.
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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 increasing reliability are key to the foundation of our research, which is driven by techno-economic analysis and in-lab experimentation and discovery.

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Publications by Research Area

Demand Response

Energy Markets & Planning

Energy Efficiency

Industrial Energy Analysis

Systems and Energy Technologies Analysis

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Building & Industrial Energy Systems (BIES)

Energy Analysis (EA)

Energy Technologies & Systems (ETS)

2018

Ming, Tingzhen, Cunjin Cai, Wei Yang, Wenqing Shen, Wei Feng, and Nan Zhou."Optimization of Dimples in Microchannel Heat Sink with Impinging Jets—Part B: the Influences of Dimple Height and Arrangement."Journal of Thermal Science 27.4 (2018) 321 - 330. DOI

Huo, Tengfei, Hong Ren, Weiguang Cai, Wei Feng, Miaohan Tang, and Nan Zhou."The total-factor energy productivity growth of China’s construction industry: evidence from the regional level."Natural Hazards 92.3 (2018) 1593 - 1616. DOI

Huo, Tengfei, Hong Ren, Xiaoling Zhang, Weiguang Cai, Wei Feng, Nan Zhou, and Xia Wang."China's energy consumption in the building sector: A Statistical Yearbook-Energy Balance Sheet based splitting method."Journal of Cleaner Production 185 (2018) 665 - 679. DOI

Zhang, Bingying, Qiqiang Li, Luhao Wang, and Wei Feng."Robust optimization for energy transactions in multi-microgrids under uncertainty."Applied Energy 217 (2018) 346 - 360. DOI

Zhou, Zhihua, Chendong Wang, Xiuhao Sun, Feng Gao, Wei Feng, and George Zillante."Heating energy saving potential from building envelope design and operation optimization in residential buildings: A case study in northern China."Journal of Cleaner Production 174 (2018) 413 - 423. DOI

Feng, Wei, Ming Jin, Xu Liu, Yi Bao, Chris Marnay, Cheng Yao, and JianCheng Yu."A review of microgrid development in the United States – A decade of progress on policies, demonstrations, controls, and software tools."Applied Energy 228 (2018) 1656 - 1668. DOI

Feng, Wei, Ming Jin, Xu Liu, Yi Bao, Chris Marnay, Cheng Yao, and JianCheng Yu."A review of microgrid development in the United States – A decade of progress on policies, demonstrations, controls, and software tools."Applied Energy 228 (2018) 1656 - 1668. DOI

Gerber, Daniel L, Vagelis Vossos, Wei Feng, Chris Marnay, Bruce Nordman, and Richard E Brown."A simulation-based efficiency comparison of AC and DC power distribution networks in commercial buildings."Applied Energy 210 (2018) 1167-1187. DOI

Wang, Han, Qing Cheng, Wei Feng, and Wenhao Xu."Experimental and theoretical research on the electrical conductivity of a liquid desiccant for the liquid desiccant air-conditioning system: LiCl aqueous solution."International Journal of Refrigeration 91 (2018) 189 - 198. DOI

Jin, Ming, Wei Feng, Chris Marnay, and Costas Spanos."Microgrid to enable optimal distributed energy retail and end-user demand response."Applied Energy 210 (2018) 1321 - 1335. DOI

2017

Ge, Jing, Wei Feng, Nan Zhou, Mark D Levine, and Carolyn Szum."Accelerating energy efficiency in China’s existing commercial buildings Part 2: Solutions and policy recommendations ." (2017).

Gerber, Daniel L, Vagelis Vossos, Wei Feng, Aditya Khandekar, Chris Marnay, and Bruce Nordman."A simulation-based efficiency comparison of AC and DC power distribution networks in commercial buildings."Second International Conference on DC Microgrids (2017).

Khanna, Nina, David Fridley, Nan Zhou, Nihan Karali, Jingjing Zhang, and Wei Feng."China’s Trajectories beyond Efficiency: CO2 Implications of Maximizing Electrification and Renewable Resources through 2050."ECEEE Summer Study 2017. Presqu'ile Giens, Hyeres France, 2017 (2017).

Feng, Wei, Xiwang Li, Carolyn Szum, Nan Zhou, Michael Bendewald, Zihe Meng, and Yani Zeng."From Prescriptive to Outcome-Based — The Evolution of Building Energy Codes and Standards in China."ECEEE Summer Study 2017 (2017).

Price, Lynn K, Nina Khanna, Nan Zhou, David Fridley, Ali Hasanbeigi, Hongyou Lu, and Wei Feng."Reinventing Fire: China – the Role of Energy Efficiency in China’s Roadmap to 2050."ECEEE Summer Study 2017 (2017).

Liu, Xu, Chris Marnay, Wei Feng, Nan Zhou, and Nihan Karali."A Review of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Smart Grid Projects and Their Implications for China." (2017).

Ding, Chao, Khee Poh Lam, and Wei Feng."An Evaluation Index for Cross Ventilation Based on CFD Simulations and Ventilation Prediction Model Using Machine Learning algorithms."Procedia Engineering 205 (2017) 2948 - 2955. DOI

Ge, Jing, Wei Feng, Nan Zhou, Mark D Levine, and Carolyn Szum."Accelerating Energy Efficiency in China's Existing Commercial Buildings, Part 1: Barrier Analysis." (2017).

Liu, Xu, Jing Ge, Wei Feng, and Nan Zhou."An Overview of the U.S. Better Buildings Initiative as a Model for Other Countries." (2017).

2016

Nachtrieb, Robert, David Fridley, Wei Feng, Nihan Karali, Nina Khanna, Nan Zhou, Jimmy Tran, and Carolyn Szum."CERC-BEE Impact Model." (2016).

Jin, Ming, Wei Feng, Ping Liu, Chris Marnay, and Costas Spanos."MOD-DR: Microgrid optimal dispatch with demand response."Applied Energy 187 (2016). DOI

Lin, Jiang, Ryan H Wiser, Wei Feng, and Chris Marnay."Distributed Generation: Trends and Solutions in US." (2016).

McNeil, Michael A, Wei Feng, Stephane de la Rue du Can, Nina Khanna, Jing Ke, and Nan Zhou."Energy efficiency outlook in China’s urban buildings sector through 2030."Energy Policy 97 (2016) 532 - 539. DOI

Feng, Wei, Nina Khanna, David Fridley, Jing Ke, Ke Huang, and Nan Zhou."Impact Analysis of Developing Net Zero Energy Buildings in China."2016 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in BUildings 10 (2016).

Zhou, Nan, Nina Khanna, Wei Feng, Ellen M Franconi, Jon Creyts, Lijing Gu, and Jianguo Zhang."Policy Roadmap to 50% Energy Reduction in Chinese Buildings by 2050."2016 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2016).