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  1. Energy Efficiency: What Has Research Delivered in the Last 40 Years

    This article presents a critical assessment of 40 years of research that may be brought under the umbrella of energy efficiency, spanning different aggregations and domains—from individual producing and consuming agents to economy-wide effects to the role of innovation to the influence of policy. After 40 years of research, energy efficiency initiatives are generally perceived as highly ...

  2. Energy efficiency

    By accelerating high-efficiency and net-zero buildings, AI could cut energy and emissions by 40-90% by 2050 combined with adequate policies. Chao Ding. Jing Ke. Nan Zhou. Research Open Access 14 ...

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    Energy Efficiency covers topics related to energy efficiency, savings, consumption, sufficiency, and transition in all sectors across the globe. Areas of current interest include: Evaluation and modeling of energy efficiency policies and demand-side management programs. Impact of energy efficiency economy-wide across diverse levels of ...

  4. Energy Efficiency 2020

    Investment in efficiency is projected to fall 9% in 2020. Investments in new energy-efficient buildings, equipment and vehicles are expected to decline in 2020, as economic growth falls by an estimated 4.6% and income uncertainty affects consumer and business decision making. Sales of new cars are expected to fall by more than 10% from 2019 ...

  5. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Home Page

    Learn more. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is transforming energy through research, development, commercialization, and deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. Partner with us to accelerate the transition of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies to the marketplace.

  6. Energy Efficiency in Sustainable Buildings: A ...

    Map the research landscape of energy efficiency in sustainable buildings into a coherent taxonomy. Determine the motivations of using energy efficiency in sustainable and green buildings. Highlight the main challenges that hinder the achievement of sustainable buildings by targeting energy efficiency.

  7. Energy Efficiency

    Berkeley Lab is developing data and technologies that increase energy efficiency and improve the health, safety, and comfort of building occupants in the U.S. and worldwide. Researchers are developing new strategies to cool buildings, cities, and the planet by making roofs, pavements, and cars cooler in the sun.

  8. Energy Efficiency

    Energy Efficiency. Meeting global energy needs and increasing energy security, while reducing the environmental impacts of energy use, necessitates using the energy we have much more efficiently. Stanford research seeks to reduce energy consumption in buildings, transportation, computers and water systems. Efficient transportation studies at ...

  9. Energy Efficiency

    energy efficiency is currently seeing a strong global focus among policy makers in recognition of its important role in enhancing energy security and affordability, and in accelerating clean energy transitions. This comes, however, as the estimated 2023 rate of progress in energy intensity - the main metric used for the energy efficiency of the global economy - is set to fall back to below ...

  10. Energy efficiency

    Research Energy efficiency. Projects SESAME. Evaluating the impacts of the global energy system ... Analysis points the way to energy-efficient systems Making appliances—and energy grids—more efficient. Conserving energy with the ideal ceiling fan Reducing risk in power generation planning. Why including non-carbon options is key

  11. Energy Efficiency: Buildings and Industry

    The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) champions clean energy through its technical offices and programs that fund research and development and promote energy efficiency across all sectors of the U.S. economy. Learn how you, too, can become a Clean Energy Champion.

  12. Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy

    The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) strengthens U.S. energy security, environmental quality, and economic vitality. ... EERE's applied research, development, and demonstration activities aim to make renewable energy cost-competitive with traditional sources of energy. Learn more about EERE's work in geothermal, solar ...

  13. From Urban Design to Energy Sustainability: How Urban Morphology ...

    In response to the pressing need for sustainable urban development amidst global population growth and increased energy demands, this study explores the impact of an urban block morphology on the efficiency of building photovoltaic (PV) systems amidst the pressing global need for sustainable urban development. Specifically, the research quantitatively evaluates how building distribution and ...

  14. Must-read research on the energy transition

    Benchmarking progress is essential to a successful transition. The World Economic Forum's Energy Transition Index, which ranks 115 economies on how well they balance energy security and access with environmental sustainability and affordability, shows that the biggest challenge facing energy transition is the lack of readiness among the world's largest emitters, including US, China, India ...

  15. About the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

    From the launch of federal energy and research agencies in the 1970s to legislation dedicating resources to clean energy research, EERE has a rich history that has shaped its mission. In this timeline, find out about the visionaries and programs that solidified EERE as a leader in renewable energy and energy efficiency.

  16. MIT engineers' new theory could improve the design and operation of

    Momentum theory equations "are the first thing you would read about in a wind energy textbook, and are the first thing that I talk about in my classes when I teach about wind power," Howland says. From that theory, physicist Albert Betz calculated in 1920 the maximum amount of energy that could theoretically be extracted from wind.

  17. Research

    Research. To advance our energy system, the Energy and Efficiency Institute has built a strong research program through its Centers, Education, Global Impact Efforts, Collaborators, and Research Initiatives. The EEI integrates technical and business expertise to drive market-changing energy efficiency solutions.

  18. PDF Assessing the Energy-Efficiency Gap

    Energy-efficient technologies offer considerable promise for reducing the financial costs and environmental damages associated with energy use, but these technologies appear not to be ... Research, and University Fellow of Resources for the Future; and Stavins is the Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government at

  19. Energy‐Efficiency Maximization in Backscatter Communication‐Based Non

    In the quest for energy-efficient solutions, the confluence of backscatter communication (BackCom) and nonorthogonal multiple access ... The research develops distinct optimization algorithms—namely, the Dinkelbach method and the SCA—for the proposed decoding methods. These optimization algorithms promise an efficient resolution to the ...

  20. Evaluating the Energy Efficiency Gap: Research and Practice

    The initiative will advance understanding of this "energy efficiency gap" and the diverse factors that affect the adoption of energy-efficient equipment and practices. It focuses on differences between predicted and observed adoption of these technologies. The initiative's findings will inform future research and policy. Project Summary:

  21. Highly efficient broadband solar thermal absorber for domestic

    The flowchart for the optimization in materials as well as design is also shown in this research. The optimization makes the design more compact and handy for industrial use. ... Efficiency of hot-carrier solar energy converters. J. Appl. Phys., 53 (5) (1982), pp. 3813-3818, 10.1063/1.331124. View in Scopus Google Scholar [16] V.V. Tyagi, et al.

  22. Energy Efficiency Technologies

    Energy efficient technologies with applications in multiple industries that use low-carbon fuels and energy sources or clean electricity. Low- or no-heat process technologies which achieve similar end products to current processes while utilizing significantly less thermal energy, such as mechanical separations or electrochemical processes.

  23. How Green Energy Research Is Shaping a Fossil Fuel-Free Future

    Now, Barecka's research has received support from the U.S. Department of Energy through a program that supports projects that use "renewable energy sources like wind and solar to produce liquids for sustainable fuels or chemicals that can be transported and stored as easily as carbon-intensive liquids like gasoline or oil."

  24. More efficient electric vehicles can reduce grid stress, cut charging

    Improving average EV efficiency could also help reduce vehicle prices by almost $5,000, according to research published Tuesday by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.

  25. Results of Long-Term Operation of Solar Thermal Plants in Russia

    Abstract The total capacity of solar heat supply systems in Russia in 2020 reached 70 MW (87 500 m2). Thirty solar thermal plants (STPs) with a total area of 1400 m2 (100%) were built in 2019-2020, including 21 plants with flat solar collectors (SCs) with an area of 1300 m2 (92.9%) and 9 STPs with vacuum tubular SCs (100 m2, 7.1%). Based on their purpose, 25 of these STPs with an area of ...

  26. 2024 ARPA-E Fusion Programs Annual Meeting

    June 11-12, 2024Seattle, WADay 1: Tuesday, June 11, 2024TimeEvent8:00 - 9:00 AMRegistration & Networking Breakfast9:00 - 9:10 AMOpening Remarks, Meeting Overview and ObjectivesAhmed Diallo, Program Director, ARPA-E9:10 - 9:20 AMDOE Leadership RemarksDerek Passarelli, Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Science & Innovation, DOE9:20 - 9:30 AMUpdate from The Fusion Energy Sciences ...

  27. Research Topics

    The Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Postdoctoral Research Awards are intended to be an avenue for significant energy efficiency and renewable energy innovation. The EERE Postdoctoral Research Awards are designed to engage early career postdoctoral recipients in research that will provide them opportunities to understand the ...

  28. Krasnodar Krai

    Krasnodar Krai is located in the southwestern part of the North Caucasus and borders Rostov Oblast in the northeast, Stavropol Krai and Karachay-Cherkessia in the east, and with the Abkhazia region (internationally recognized as part of Georgia) in the south. [14] The Republic of Adygea is completely encircled by the krai territory. The krai's Taman Peninsula is situated between the Sea of ...

  29. Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai

    Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai. Coordinates: 43°40′43″N40°12′19″E43.67861°N 40.20528°E. For other places with the same name, see Krasnaya Polyana. Krasnaya Polyana. Красная Поляна. Urban-type settlement. General view of the Krasnaya Polyana from the Psekhako Ridge. In the foreground is a mountain Olympic village.

  30. Large-Scale Solar Siting Research

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) works alongside stakeholders, including solar developers, regulators, and host communities to identify strategies and tools that improve siting and permitting processes and outcomes. Learn more about SETO's goals. SETO Research in Large-Scale Solar Siting