The proposed project will develop a new, commercial cooktop, fuel substitution measure in the CA eTRM for use in the CA Instant Rebates midstream foodservice program and appropriate IOU downstream programs. The existing measure package, SWFS026, for both commercial electric and gas cooktops will be...
As California continues to take a global leadership role in building and transportation decarbonization by aggressively pursuing energy efficiency and electrification measures to meet its climate goals, including its 2022 Scoping Plan to Achieve Carbon Neutrality (updated and released in November...
The objective of this study is to examine the energy savings, benefits, and drawbacks of various types of pool heating equipment. A macro-based Excel tool will be developed to conduct an hourly energy, cost, and GHG emissions analysis of five types of pool heating equipment: traditional gas pool...
The proposed project is a field demonstration of an electric clothes dryer controller that can be added onto an existing electric dryer. Previous studies have shown that clothes dryers operate longer than needed even in automatic termination mode, wasting energy and drying time. The proposed...
This project will explore market potential and assess how Fault Managed Power Systems (FMPS) can reduce the barriers to electrification efforts by reducing the complexity and cost of electrical infrastructure upgrades across non-residential (commercial, industrial, and agricultural) customer...
Air source heat pumps for replacing gas-powered water and space heating are a keystone technology in efforts to decarbonize buildings.[1] Heat pumps have the potential to save approximately 60% of total residential heating energy consumption and reduce GHG emissions by 13.1 MMTCO2e if installed in...
Air-to-water heat pumps (AWHPS) have been gaining traction worldwide in countries where hydronic heating is the predominant HVAC option., With the United States increasing national focus on decarbonization of the building sector, the AWHPs market still trails behind other more popular HVAC options....
This proposed CalNEXT project will develop a test method to validate that control programming is consistent with the control sequences in ASHRAE Guideline 36 (G36) High-Performance Sequences of Operation for HVAC Systems. The eventual goal is for the test method to evolve into an ASHRAE standard...
Mechanical ventilation is becoming more prevalent due to Indoor Air quality (IAQ) concerns, particularly as construction trends move towards tighter envelopes to increase efficiency. Yet there is a tension between providing ventilation to ensure good IAQ and reducing the energy and demand impacts...
Laboratory cold storage solutions such as freezers, refrigerators, and cryogenic storage tanks are critical to keeping valuable reagents and priceless samples safe. Ultra-Low Temperature Freezers (ULTs) are designed for laboratory applications that maintain set point storage temperatures between...
